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Clinical Improvement Coordinator
Band 6
Base: Glasgow Royal Infirmary/ Dykebar Hospital
If you thrive when asking questions, believe in the power of data, and want to make a contribution to improving the quality of care in NHSGGC, the CGSU Clinical Improvement Coordinator post could be for you.
You will work within the Clinical Governance Support Unit (CGSU), which supports NHSGGC in providing high quality, safe, effective and person-centred healthcare. The CGSU support equal opportunities and the promotion of flexible, employee friendly working practices for all staff and offers Flexi-Time and Hybrid Working to encourage staff well-being. The successful candidate has the opportunity to select their preferred base at either Dykebar Hospital or Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
The Corporate, Analytics, Reporting and Evaluation team (CARE) has a fundamental role in ensuring the spread of improvement across the organisation, through the development of good quality clinical informatics, and structures for shared learning, evaluation and networking; and maintains the systems that provide corporate oversight and assurance for incidents, clinical quality publications, and clinical guidelines within the Board.
What you'll do
You will bring expertise in quality improvement, and will manage a portfolio of improvement projects that reflect local, organisational and national priorities. Key tasks will include but are not restricted to:
- Provide advice on relevant clinical governance and quality improvement polices, frameworks and programmes
- Develop quality measures, and ensure robust data and information flows
- Collect, analyse, interpret and use data to drive improvement or provide assurance
- Produce written and verbal reports to provide oversight
- Develop and deliver training and awareness raising sessions
- Work with local teams to ensure that improvement is shared and learning implemented to help to improve and imbed quality
What you'll bring
These will include but are not restricted to:
- Be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience/knowledge
- 3 years experience in a role which demonstrates an advanced level of knowledge and practical experience of quality improvement methodologies
- Skilled in project management
- Able to apply a range of quality improvement tools and techniques
- Highly developed problem solving, analytical and interpretative skills.
- An ability to develop and manage effective relationships and networks
- Excellent understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft office packages
For further information please contact Lorna Fairlie at Lorna.Fairlie@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs
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