Job summary
Working across SYRS which includes, Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Renal Services, the successful candidatewill take a lead in improving the quality and completeness of data and information to ensure local and national reporting is as accurate as possible.
The post holder will have a full understanding and provide local expertise to the care group on the National 18-week Referral to Treatment (RTT). The post holder will also be responsible for training staff on 18-weeks validation so that activity is accurately recorded, and errors are minimised therefore enabling admin teams to validate their own error reports. This will be achieved through:
- identifying and documenting key data quality errors affecting each speciality within the care group.
- ensuring that any data entry errors are rectified and/or escalated for management action as appropriate.
- providing intense support to areas where errors occur and resolving data quality issues.
- contributing to the development of local training documentation i.e. induction packs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead a team of data validators/PTL trackers working into specialities and will organise the workload of the team to ensure equitable data quality activity across the care group. In addition, the post holder will also support staff with data validation duties in their role working within specialities to undertake validation activities and complete corrective actions to ensure accurate recording of patient pathways.
It is expected that the post holder will generate or access standard data reports for validation at specified intervals and in line with Trust reporting requirements. From these reports the post holder will be required to identify trends/problems and agree with the relevant Supervisor/Manager an action plan to validate the reports within reporting timescales.
The role will require working with and supporting the administrative teams to identify where pathway recording requires improvements to ensure accurate waiting time reporting
The post holder will hold responsibility for ensuring accurate RTT / Patient Tracker List and other data quality reports to manage patient pathways are made available to the management team to review and action on a regular basis. The post holder will be expected to interpret the reports, highlighting areas for action by the operational team or using initiative to take corrective action directly.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and mathematics Grade A-C or equivalent qualifications / experience.
- IT / Administrative qualification at NVQ3, or, must be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, training and expertise.
- ILM qualification (or be experienced in managing / leading a team) or ECDL, other IT, or training qualification.
Desirable
- Higher IT qualifications
- A Level standard / qualification
- Knowledge / qualification in statistics.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of handling and interpreting reports
- Thorough understanding and experience of dealing with and validating patient pathways and a knowledge of the 18 week and cancer waiting times targets
- Demonstrable experience of using, interpreting, and acting up on the hospital data error reports and using these to improve data quality
- Experience of working in an inpatient and outpatient specialty within the NHS
- Experience of using Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience of using hospital IT systems such as Lorenzo or InfoFlex
- Experience of managing / leading a team and staff training
Desirable
- Experience of change management in a health care setting
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Methodical and accurate with attention to detail
- Ability to work to agreed quality standards
- Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work within time constraints
- Ability to manage own workload
- Excellent organisational skills with ability to work on own initiative & make decisions without supervision
- Ability to construct written documents and good presentation skills
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Desirable
- Knowledge of trust policy
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of clinical coding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and mathematics Grade A-C or equivalent qualifications / experience.
- IT / Administrative qualification at NVQ3, or, must be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of knowledge, training and expertise.
- ILM qualification (or be experienced in managing / leading a team) or ECDL, other IT, or training qualification.
Desirable
- Higher IT qualifications
- A Level standard / qualification
- Knowledge / qualification in statistics.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of handling and interpreting reports
- Thorough understanding and experience of dealing with and validating patient pathways and a knowledge of the 18 week and cancer waiting times targets
- Demonstrable experience of using, interpreting, and acting up on the hospital data error reports and using these to improve data quality
- Experience of working in an inpatient and outpatient specialty within the NHS
- Experience of using Microsoft Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience of using hospital IT systems such as Lorenzo or InfoFlex
- Experience of managing / leading a team and staff training
Desirable
- Experience of change management in a health care setting
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Methodical and accurate with attention to detail
- Ability to work to agreed quality standards
- Ability to prioritise, meet deadlines and work within time constraints
- Ability to manage own workload
- Excellent organisational skills with ability to work on own initiative & make decisions without supervision
- Ability to construct written documents and good presentation skills
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Desirable
- Knowledge of trust policy
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of clinical coding
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
