Head of Clinical Effectiveness

An opportunity has arisen to take on the role of Head of Clinical Effectiveness in the newly restructured Quality Governance team.
The Clinical Effectiveness team are part of the Chief Nurse portfolio working very closely with the Executive Medical Director and the Medical Director's team.
The postholder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse for Safety and Governance with Trust Policy Management, Clinical Guidelines, Clinical Audit, NCEPOD, LocSSIPs, NatSSIPs 2and NICE guidance assessment as well providing senior leadership across the Quality Governance teams.
The Head of Clinical Effectiveness is a senior professional manager within the Trust’s Quality Governance team.
The post holder will report to the Deputy Chief Nurse Safety and Governance on a broad range of safety and quality activities in liaison with other key professionals both within and external to the organisation.
The Head of Clinical Effectiveness is a senior leader responsible for operational management of the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness function. The postholder will also develop systems and processes to ensure that we have an in-depth understanding of patient outcomes via local audits and national programmes including, but not limited to, M&M, PROMS, NJR, ICNARC, SJR and utilisation of CRAB data.
You will have a passion for maximising the quality of our care through an evidence-based approach to improvement. A key requirement will be the ability to influence clinical practice across service provision, therefore the ability to operate in a matrix structure is essential. You will be working closely with the Executive Chief Nurse and Executive Medical Director and their teams.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems