Job summary
- Main area
- Quality Department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This role is office based.)
- Job ref
- 218-AC-B5-8362039
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator (Clinical Docs, Mortality & NICE)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator (Clinical Documents, Mortality and NICE).
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a high calibre, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Clinical Effectiveness Team as a Band 5 Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator (Clinical Documents, Mortality and NICE).
The Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator will assist the Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator in the implementation, promotion, delivery, and monitoring of the clinical effectiveness portfolio including clinical guidelines, NICE guidelines, and mortality review across University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Based at the University Hospital in Coventry, you will be required to work both independently and as part of a team.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be of graduate calibre having proven experience of using Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. The post holder will be responsible for critically reviewing and analysing mortality data to support healthcare professionals to interpret mortality statistics, themes and trends.
Excellent written and communication skills are required in this role. The successful person will be liaising and negotiating with healthcare professionals at all levels, to develop clinical documents. You will be required to advise and facilitate healthcare professionals in the implementation of NICE guidance. Therefore, a flexible working pattern is needed to coincide with the accessibility of healthcare professionals.
Having an eye for detail you will ensure that the structure, content and format of clinical documents adheres to relevant Trust policy. You will also conduct editorial and governance checks.
We are looking for candidates with excellent written and verbal communication skills, dedication and the ability to handle sensitive issues with diplomacy. An understanding of the NHS is desirable, and you will need to show past experience of working with data. You will need to be highly organised, to successfully manage your workload in this busy and dynamic environment.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Providing support and education to healthcare professionals and other relevant members of staff in the interpretation and presentation of mortality data.
- Supporting the development of reports and action plans, providing information and ongoing monitoring of performance pertaining to clinical effectiveness activities, and disseminate and communicate findings to healthcare professionals, committees and other relevant members of staff as required.
- Assisting in the promotion, facilitation, and monitoring of the clinical guidelines process across the Trust, providing assistance to healthcare professionals in the development, review, approval, and publication of clinical guidelines.
- Assisting in the promotion of reviewing mortality data and contributing to the provision of timely mortality information throughout the Trust.
- Facilitating the implementation of NICE clinical guidance within the Trust, providing advice and support to healthcare professionals in ensuring the completion of baseline assessments and subsequent action plans to promote timely implementation of guidance as appropriate.
- Ensuring the delivery and ongoing promotion and development of training for healthcare professionals on areas within the clinical effectiveness portfolio.
- Assisting in the creation of Standard Operating Procedures for your area of expertise.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree or equivalent working experience.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of formal IT training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and MS Office applications e.g., Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook. • Experience of producing formal written reports. • Experience of managing multiple projects / assignments. • Experience of producing and providing oral presentations. • Experience of undertaking data analysis.
Desirable criteria
- • Previous NHS experience. • Experience of training others. • Experience of developing / monitoring action plans. • Experience of undertaking • / facilitating the undertaking of clinical audit. • Experience of developing clinical guidelines.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • An understanding of recent changes in the NHS, particularly in areas associated with quality improvement. • Knowledge of information governance within the NHS. • An understanding of the concept of quality evaluation and other quality initiatives in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of National Clinical Guidelines e.g., NICE, Royal Colleges. • Knowledge of the development of clinical guidelines. • Understanding of the national agenda on Learning from Deaths and clinical effectiveness including clinical audit.
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision. • Ability to work effectively within a team environment. • Ability to manage time effectively/meet deadlines. • Ability to work in a confidential and sensitive manner. • Good decision-making skills and the ability to resolve issues quickly and effectively. • Demonstrable computer literacy and IT skills. • Demonstrable analytical skills.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Katharine Freeman
- Job title
- Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476968280
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