Job summary
Employer heading
Data Quality Assurance Officer
Band 4
Job overview
In support of the Trust’s Data Quality Initiative to improve the quality of data entered onto current and future administration systems the Information Directive is seeking to recruit a full time permanent member of staff to support the work within the Data Quality Assurance Department.
The post will be a supportive role to assist the Data Quality Assurance Department to help operational areas across the Trust in the improvement of all aspects of Data Quality, completeness and assurance.
The candidate will be required to work with operational staff in both an advisory and practical role. Have the ability to analyse data quality validation reports to maintain continued improvement in data quality for all operational activity across the Trust.
Ideally have a NHS background, good IT skills and some knowledge of the Summary Care Record Application (SCRa) would be advantageous, but where appropriate, IT system training within the Trust can be arranged.
The candidate will need to demonstrate excellent communication and customer skills. When required represent the department at local meetings to discuss data quality matters. An ability to analyse, gather and dissect data. Highly desirable is an aptitude to organise, prioritise own work as well as the ability to work effectively within a specialist team.
Main duties of the job
- Use appropriate daily/weekly/monthly scheduled reports to resolve data errors
- Support the EPIC programme
- Resolve duplicated and confused patient records
- Contact colleagues across sites to resolve errors Assist with annual audit for Inpatient/Outpatient/Waiting List
- Assist the running of weekly nhs no tracing process
- Monthly data Challenges Support staff to resolve duplicated records within Cancer / Acute Services
- Keep accurate data spreadsheets
- Ability to use IT programmes related to the role
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Health Record & Information Management (IHRIM) or equivalent knowledge and experience
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge and experience
- ECDL level or equivalent
- General good standard of education equivalent to 5 GCSES including English & Maths
Experience
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of Patient Administration Systems or equivalent
- Proven experience of NHS structure and interdependencies
- Mentoring and training of colleagues and staff
- Experience of following processes and checking validity of the process and resultant data items
- Proven knowledge of Information Governance Laws ie FOI, Data Protection Act etc.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS PAS systems across a range of data sets
- Knowledge of CRS, NACS and NHS Data dictionary
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven record working on data quality corrections
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sonia Bhatoa
- Job title
- Data Quality Performance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07870 989382
- Additional information
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