Substance Misuse Programme Clinical Audit – Irish College General Practitioners – Dublin 2

The ICGP wishes to appoint a part-time Substance Misuse Programme Clinical Audit Facilitator.

The Irish College General Practitioners (ICGP) is the professional body for general practice in Ireland. The College was founded in 1984 and is based in Lincoln Place, Dublin 2. The College’s primary aim is to serve the patient and the general practitioner by encouraging and maintaining the highest standards of general medical practice. It is the representative organisation on education, training and standards in general practice

This post is initially for a period of 6 months and the commitment is 4 sessions per week.

For a full job description please contact recruitment@icgp.ie

Duties

Carry out external audits of GP practices that are participating in the Methadone Treatment Protocol, on behalf of the joint ICGP/HSE Audit Review Group (ARG)for Substance Misuse
Provide provisional reports on audits for the GPs to make comments, clarifications or corrections
Provide accurate final audit reports and present them to the ARG, taking into account the comments, clarifications and corrections made by the GP
Facilitate the self-audit process by inviting the GPs to self-audit, collating the results of the self-audit and providing a report  based on the results and presenting the reports to the ARG along with any comments or amendments sent by the GP

Key Skills and Experience

Candidates must:

Demonstrate prior evidence of Quality Management, Project Management, Healthcare or Medical Education Management
Have a clear understanding of Irish health systems
Possess experience of clinical audit data collation and interpretation of output
Demonstrate relevant knowledge in the area of Audit
Demonstrate evidence of policy development and the ability to translate policy into action

To Apply: Applications by comprehensive CV and one page cover letter stating why you feel you are suitable for this position should be sent by email to: recruitment@icgp.ie

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