gesh Senior Clinical Auditor (Site Lead)

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Site Lead Clinical Auditor to provide leadership in clinical audit within the GESH group. This role involves overseeing clinical audit programmes, managing participation issues, and ensuring effective action plans are implemented. The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues to enhance compliance and best practices across the organization, while also mentoring team members. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of clinical audit and make a significant impact on clinical effectiveness in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical audit and effectiveness.
• Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical audit programmes and support corporate-level projects.
• Mentor clinical audit team members and foster collaboration.

Skills

Clinical Audit Leadership

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Training and Mentoring

Education

Degree in Healthcare or Related Field

Tools

Clinical Audit Software

Job description

Job summary

The role of the Site Lead Clinical Auditor provides clinical audit leadership within the GESH group. This includes overseeing clinical audit programmes, managing participation issues, tracking progress, and ensuring SMART action plans are embedded across GESH. The role also supports corporate-level clinical audit projects.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for synthesizing multiple sources of information to create a comprehensive view of clinical audit and effectiveness across GESH.

Working with group colleagues to review compliance, benchmarking within the group to minimize variations, and embedding best practices to maintain an overall site picture.

The role promotes and supports local clinical audit projects, providing expertise to designated sites within GESH. Additionally, it involves supporting all clinical effectiveness and audit activities and contributing to the strategic development of clinical audit across GESH.

The post-holder will mentor and support other clinical audit team members to foster collaboration across the group.

They are expected to work independently within established group guidelines.

While based at one location within GESH, the post requires regular travel to other sites.

About us

St George's, Epsom, and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group serve a population of four million in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, a major trauma center and the largest healthcare provider in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

In 2021, our two trusts formed a hospitals group to enhance collaboration on research, education, and workforce development.

Details

• Date posted: 09 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £44,806 to £53,134 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 200-NN-7020295-RB-A
• Locations: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Epsom, KT18 7EG

Job description

Responsibilities include:

• Group Clinical Audit Programmes: Lead creation and oversight of clinical audit programmes across GESH.
• Corporate Level Clinical Audit Projects: Provide oversight and support for these projects.
• Clinical Speciality Support: Serve as the main contact for clinical specialties and audit inquiries at designated sites.
• Clinical Audit Expertise: Facilitate multidisciplinary audit development, initiate and manage projects, develop recommendations, and triangulate data to assess clinical effectiveness across GESH.
• Reporting: Ensure central reporting of audit progress, discuss provisions for audit projects, and provide updates and summaries.
• Establishing and Maintaining Relationships: Collaborate with stakeholders, attend meetings, and influence clinical audit within the clinical governance framework.
• Training Programme: Deliver regular and ad-hoc audit training, designing tools and courses.
• Other Responsibilities: Support other clinical auditors as needed.