Clinical Audit Officer

Job summary The Clinical Audit Officer will report to the Senior Clinical Audit Officer. On certain assignments, the post holder might have to report to the Business Manager and Quality Manager and Data Analyst. The quality team manages Trust quality assurance processes and functions, such as the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection process, clinical audit and effectiveness, Tendable, Trust policies, NICE guidance, Quality Priorities and annual Quality Account, Quality Committee and Clinical Quality Review Group administration. The role will involve implementation of the annual trust wide clinical audit program and providing specialised advice and support on clinical audit to all professional groups. Main duties of the job The post holder will have to develop and manage systems and processes to support and facilitate clinical audit activity. In particular to: Design audit projects within the broad framework of the audit, agree milestones and deadlines for the delivery of the programme. Conduct clinical audits to the agreed annual workplan. Produce clinical audit reports which are easily digestible and contain clear and succinct findings, conclusions and recommendations. Facilitating/undertaking service improvement activity when indicated. Provide a key link between the corporate audit department and the audit programs in directorates/Clinical Academic Groups. Tendable: Managing various Tendable Portals and assisting the Senior Clinical Auditor on the various aspects around Tendable. About us South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well‑established community links and an international reputation. We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users. Our Values We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special. Benefits We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. Some of our benefits are highlighted here: Generous pay, pensions and leave Work life balance Career development Car lease Accommodation NHS discounts South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. Job responsibilities Undertake clinical audit projects as directed by the Head of Quality to support delivery of the Trustwide audit; developing systems for prioritising requests for clinical audit support in response to local issues and in line with the Trustwide audit programme deadlines. Ensure the effective provision of specialist support and advice to health professionals on the key principles of critically appraising literature, clinical audit methodologies, database design and data analysis, ethical considerations when undertaking audit and the relationship between audit and other strands of clinical governance. Produce clinical audit reports which are easily digestible, contain clear and succinct findings, conclusions and recommendations and are able to produce simple MS PowerPoint summaries of each audit report and deliver presentations to relevant stakeholders. Ensure that a system is in place to record and follow up recommendations and action plans at the end of clinical audit projects to ensure implementation of changes. Communicate and disseminate clinical audit results and recommendations for changes in practice, and facilitate clinical teams to act on these to enable continuous quality improvement, including motivating, negotiating and persuading staff groups/teams. Produce regular Clinical Audit newsletters for the Trust which includes key findings and messages from the audit and effectiveness; arrange audit feedback meetings open to all staff to present feedback on Trust-wide audit projects and develop the Trust's web pages of clinical audit activity. Provide basic and advanced training to staff on clinical audit. Ensure appropriate mechanisms for the involvement of users in the formulation of the clinical audit programme and actively facilitate user input into Trust-wide audit. Person Specification – Essential Experience of research, clinical audit and/or related quality improvement work. Degree educated or relevant experience. Strong Excel skills; experience in numerical, analytical and data management skills. Knowledge of structures, concepts & processes of Clinical Governance. Experience of standard setting, clinical audit methodologies, quantitative and qualitative analysis. Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Good verbal and written communication skills, liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Willing to learn and be a good team player. Person Specification – Desirable Recognised further postgraduate/clinical qualification in a relevant field. Experience of managing change and facilitating improvements within a healthcare setting. Experience of delivering training courses. Experience of presenting project findings to large groups. Experience of working in a mental health setting. Ability to establish and maintain administrative systems and processes, including the knowledge and skills in managing Tendable, back-end Tenable data, User Management Portal and Inspection Portal. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled‑worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here: Criminal records checks for overseas applicants. Employer details South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Maudsley Hospital 111 Denmark Hill London SE5 8AZ Employer's website https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ Details Date posted: 24 November 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 5 Salary: £37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time Reference number: 334-NCL-7496109-A-MU Job locations Maudsley Hospital 111 Denmark Hill London SE5 8AZ #J-18808-Ljbffr