Job summary
- Main area
- Quality Governance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 36.75 hours per week (This post is advertised at 36.75 hours per week, however applications for a minimum of 30 hours per week will be considered. Please indicate your preferred working hours on your application form.)
- Job ref
- 435-C076-26-B
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackburn Royal Teaching Hospital
- Town
- Blackburn
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/11/2026 17:00
Employer heading
Clinical Effectiveness Data Co-ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 3
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
Clinical Audit is central to our commitment to improving services and enhancing organisational effectiveness. The Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team plays a key role in supporting clinical teams to measure performance against national and local standards, contributing to the Trust’s Forward Measurement Programme, NICE Guidance processes, and NCEPOD studies.
This role has a particular focus on supporting the National Major Trauma and Rehabilitation (NMTR) Audit, a high‑profile national programme requiring accurate, timely and complete data submissions. The post underpins the Trust’s ability to meet its statutory reporting obligations and provides essential assurance within the wider Quality and Safety framework.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team and support the delivery of the Trust’s Clinical Effectiveness Strategy.
In this role, you will:
Lead on the collection, validation and submission of NMTR audit data, ensuring high levels of accuracy and compliance with national deadlines.
· Support Clinical Effectiveness Facilitators by providing reliable data, assisting with audit planning, and contributing to reporting and assurance processes.
· Work collaboratively with clinical teams and directorates to collect and interpret clinical data from a variety of sources.
· Use established measurement tools, audit systems and processes to monitor whether national and local standards are met.
· Help identify areas of good practice, support learning from results, and contribute to quality improvement work.
This role is essential to maintaining consistent, high‑quality data that supports clinical services, performance monitoring and the Trust’s wider improvement programmes.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves on supporting staff to achieve their full potential and recognise the link between an engaged workforce and high‑quality patient care.
Within the Clinical Audit & Effectiveness Team, you will be part of a supportive, collaborative environment that values accuracy, shared learning and continuous improvement.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will have:
· Strong organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail
· Experience handling data or working within a data quality/information role
· Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
· Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with staff at all levels
· The ability to work independently but also support team colleagues and Facilitators
· A positive, proactive approach and the ability to manage competing deadlines
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good educational background to “A” level or equivalent (including NVQ level 3 or equivalent NHS experience)
- Experience in data collection methodology
- Previous general office / administrative experience
- Ability to work well in a team
- Ability to organise own workload and to meet demands and deadlines
- Ability to input data onto spreadsheets / systems with accuracy
- Ability to communicate with Clinicians and Senior Healthcare Professionals
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Good all round IT Skills including use of Microsoft Office (i.e. Word / Excel) Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team
- High standard of data quality skills and demonstrating attention to detail
- Ability to demonstrate own activities to new of less experienced employees
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-motivating and able to motivate others
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS relevant experience
- Experience of working with medical records – 1 year
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Marsden
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Effectiveness Facilitator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01282804462
- Additional information
Working Hours
This role is advertised at 36.75 hours per week, however applications for a minimum of 30 hours per week will be considered. Please indicate your preferred hours on your application.
All shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a short Excel and data‑handling test as part of the recruitment process.
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