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Job summary

Main area
Data Quality
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
218-AC-B3-6662991-A
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire
Town
Coventry
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust logo

Data Solutions Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

EPR will connect data and information and provide secure access into each individual’s complete health record, removing the need for hand-written notes and forms. Clinical staff will have instant access to the patient information they need, wherever they need it, and with less time looking for records, or waiting for results to update, they can dedicate more time caring for those that need it most.

In time, patients will be able to manage their own appointments, review test results, respond to messages and manage their own health through a secure online patient portal.

The successful applicant will be expected to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support our UHCWi directives. 

The job will entail working in the Data Quality team at UHCW to support EPR stabilisation post implementation. 

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.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as part of the Performance & Informatics team to ensure that patient related data held within the Trust is accurate and complete to enable reliable and robust reporting to support clinical and business processes, statutory information returns and income generation.

To support the recording of high quality data on the Trusts patient-based systems.

To use systems to identify data quality issues on the Trusts patient-based systems using a variety of tools and in collaboration with the services identify the root causes of the issues.

To work with the services to complete retrospective corrections on key data quality items.

Monitor and report on performance and improvements until the data quality levels required are sustainably achieved.

Be an expert in all aspects of data quality and patient data management ensuring knowledge and adherence to all relevant national policy and procedures.

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

  • Ensure you are up to date with all relevant national and local guidance, policy and procedures relating to data quality and patient data management.
  • Develop and sustain an in-depth knowledge of the use of Cerner, the Trust’s EPR system, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of functionality and use.
  • Identify and correct data quality issues on the Trusts patient-based systems. 
  • Validate patient’s journeys ensuring the data quality is exceptional and accurate. 
  • Use the NHS Care Record Service to find and verify NHS numbers, addresses, postcodes, GPs etc. for all active patients and update accordingly.
  • Support implementation of data quality solutions with the services including: 
  • Identify areas of good data quality practice in services. Share this good practice across the Trust.
  • Where appropriate, contribute towards the development and agreement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which will support standardised working practice across the organisation 
  • Identification of training needs and highlight training requirements 

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hashim Ali
Job title
Head of Clinical Coding & Data Quality
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0247696 8466
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