North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Data Quality Analyst

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Job summary

Data Quality Analyst, Band 7, 37.5 hours per week

This is newly developed post within the Quality Governance team. The post holder will have access to a wide range of data from governance activities, quality metrics, workforce, performance and soft intelligence in order to triangulate, take options from and make recommendations within reports at various levels in order to focus resource and bring about change.

This post will give the successful candidate an opportunity to support triangulation of data from a wide variety of sources in order to support identification of themes and trends and areas for improvement as well as identifying areas of good practice to share learning.

Main duties of the job

  • To act as a Trust lead in providing a specialist analytical and statistical service throughout the Trust and other agencies, with particular emphasis on highly complex data modelling and projection analyses.
  • To encourage and develop consistent use of reporting tools and methodologies for quality and safety purposes throughout the Trust.
  • To take a key role in improving data quality and data integrity throughout the Trust and promote the importance of data quality throughout the organisation.
  • The post holder will provide an expert service to the Trust in highly complex and specialist data modelling and analyses to support the activity of clinical and administrative departments.
  • They will take a lead role in the coordination and provision of information to support national and local requirements, in particular Quality Assurance, planning patient safety activity and monitoring Trust performance against local and national targets.
  • The post holder will develop the use of the Trust reporting System.
  • Data quality will also be a key task, and the post holder will have a major responsibility for improving data quality throughout the organisation.
  • They will be expected to promote the provision and use of high-quality data in line with the Trusts Policy.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Details

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-24-6420851

Job locations

Parkhouse, Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven

Carlisle

CA6 4SJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours degree in relevant subject e.g mathematics, statistics or health informatics

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma in health informatics/ health information systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of NHS policy development
  • Awareness of NHS commissioning processes
  • NHS data systems and data flows
  • Computer literacy coupled with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and advanced keyboard skills
  • Developing and using complex spreadsheets, in particular through Microsoft Excel
  • Developing and using data bases in particular Microsoft Access
  • Relational databases and SOL (or similar) query writing
  • Business objects, Power BI or similar packages
  • Statistical modelling

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work to deadlines
  • Be able to design and implement practical data collection policies, procedures and processes
  • Possess strong numerical, statistical, analytical and reporting skills
  • Possess good presentation skills

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Aligned to Trust Values
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours degree in relevant subject e.g mathematics, statistics or health informatics

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma in health informatics/ health information systems

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of NHS policy development
  • Awareness of NHS commissioning processes
  • NHS data systems and data flows
  • Computer literacy coupled with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and advanced keyboard skills
  • Developing and using complex spreadsheets, in particular through Microsoft Excel
  • Developing and using data bases in particular Microsoft Access
  • Relational databases and SOL (or similar) query writing
  • Business objects, Power BI or similar packages
  • Statistical modelling

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Able to work to deadlines
  • Be able to design and implement practical data collection policies, procedures and processes
  • Possess strong numerical, statistical, analytical and reporting skills
  • Possess good presentation skills

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Aligned to Trust Values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parkhouse, Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven

Carlisle

CA6 4SJ


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parkhouse, Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven

Carlisle

CA6 4SJ


Employer's website

https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Acting Deputy Chief Nurse

Alison Patterson

alison.patterson@ncic.nhs.uk

07977022343

Details

Date posted

16 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

262-A-24-6420851

Job locations

Parkhouse, Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven

Carlisle

CA6 4SJ


Supporting documents

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