Quality Practitioner Assessment and Accreditation

3 weeks ago

Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse to join the Assessment and Accreditation Team who is passionate about the delivery of high quality patient care. The role involves supporting clinical teams in understanding what they are doing well and where improvements are needed through regular audits.

The Assessment and Accreditation process is well established at the NCA and the post holder will contribute to the further development of this by;
- Undertaking assessments of wards/departments/clinical teams across a specified Care Organisation to monitor the standards of care, treatment and therapy delivered using a condensed version of the Nursing Assessment and Accreditation tool
- Assist Ward Managers / Team Leaders to develop effective action plans which address areas of practice identified as requiring further focus following an assessment. Liaise with specialist teams to provide support as needed to improve patient outcomes
- Support the formal assessment process by undertaking assessments of wards / departments /clinical teams across the NCA with a Senior Assessor, to monitor the standards of care, treatment and therapy delivered using the assessment and accreditation system assessment tool Act as a resource for the care organisation with regards to quality care provision.

The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.
- Provide an authoritative and credible source of knowledge and specialist clinical advice / information to teams, taking an active role in self - development, objectively reviewing own performance in terms of management, clinical practice and decision making, identifying own needs and taking steps to meet those needs.
- Establish productive working relationships and effective communication with colleagues at all levels within the Care Organisation.
- Undertake assessments of wards / departments/ clinical teams across a specified Care Organisation to monitor the standards of care, treatment and therapy delivered using a condensed version of the assessment and accreditation system assessment tool Provide constructive verbal feedback to Ward Managers and Lead Nurses following assessments. Provide detailed written feedback in a timely manner following assessments.
- Support the formal assessment process by undertaking assessments of wards / departments /clinical teams across the NCA with a Senior Assessor, to monitor the standards of care, treatment and therapy delivered using the assessment and accreditation system assessment tool Assist Ward Managers / Team Leaders to develop effective action plans which address areas of practice identified as requiring further focus following an assessment.
- Ensure appropriate escalation to Divisional Leads where concerns are raised, to enable a remedial action plan to be made and implemented.
- To assist in the sharing of best practice both within the Care Organisations and externally.
- Provide assurance around compliance with regulatory and internal standards of care which includes for example, the quality aspects of the five CQC domains which include Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well Led.
- Performance reports for the Care Organisation and specialist teams to reflect the level of progress made and identify key areas where focus is required. Contribute to the development and process of change by providing support to quality initiatives, i.e., Quality Improvement Tests of Change, Quality Collaborative.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of service development.
- Support and facilitate training sessions / days including presenting on the Preceptorship programme and on Induction days.
- Represent the Care Organisation regarding quality issues for the wider Trust and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the ongoing development and expansion of the Accreditation programme.
- Engage and maintain links with the Directors of Nursing/ service, Assistant Directors of Services, Divisional Directors, clinical and non-clinical staff and external stakeholders (where appropriate)

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