Clinical Effectiveness Manager Band 7

The Clinical Effectiveness Manager is a full-time (1.0 WTE) post with responsibility for providing strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Trust's clinical effectiveness agenda. The role ensures robust governance and assurance in relation to clinical audit, NICE guidance identification and implementation, supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care. Working in partnership with clinical leaders, managers and corporate teams, the post-holder will drive continuous improvement, support regulatory readiness and provide clear, reliable assurance to senior management and Trust committees, while leading and developing the clinical effectiveness function. There is a requirement for onsite working., To actively manage the Clinical Effectiveness & Audit Agenda across the Group.

To ensure the Group is adhering to current policies and guidelines and they are updated in line with national guidance.

To support clinical teams across the Group, in identifying quality improvements from the recommendations identified in clinical audit reports, and the ability to generate reports to all levels of staff across the Group, to pre-determined time scales.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).