Job summary
A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Commissioning & Quality Assurance Team as a Data Quality and Data Entry Officer.
You should be enthusiastic, logical and enjoy working within a team.
This is an interesting and varied role which involves:
Assisting end users regarding queries relating to the Trust Patient Administration system (Rio) including data entry into the system
Completing data quality checks via the Trustwide dashboards and reports
The input and theming of the Trustwide patient surveys 'Your Voice'
Assigning a clinical diagnostic code to a patient record (ICD-10). Specific training will be provided to support you to undertake this task therefore previous experience is not a necessary requirement but a willingness to learn and undertake relevant identified training.
Providing a support function for services to ensure patient demographic data is accurate via use of a national system.
Main duties of the job
To support the central Commissioning and Quality Assurance Team in meeting the Trusts overall data quality and clinical coding requirements.
To carry out duties as delegated by the Commissioning and Quality Assurance Team Leader to ensure diagnostic coding is extracted and translated into the correct clinical coding terminology and entered into the patient record from identified source documentation available.
To support clinicians with related clinical coding and data quality queries and provide specialist advice to clinicians.
To provide support within the Commissioning and Quality Assurance Team to ensure data entry requirements are met.
To provide support to Commissioning and Quality Assurance staff in training sessions on the importance of data and use of dashboards, to Trust staff of all levels.
To monitor, identify and take sustainable action to address data quality issues, including identification of training need and provision of training to relevant service areas/teams.
Assist in the development of internal training programmes focusing on identified data quality issues across the Trust. Data Quality issues can be identified through team feedback, attending team meetings, or from the information analysts team.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th March 2025
Closing date : 8th April 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 25th March 2025
Closing date : 8th April 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Certificates and Experience
Essential
- Educated to A Level and/or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 years' experience of working within an administrative function, preferably within the NHS.
- Experience of supporting information systems and an understanding of data quality.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training and developing training resources.
- Clinical coding experience and/or an understanding of Clinical coding.
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
- Ability to maintain and update Patient Information Systems e.g. RiO.
- Good working knowledge of office procedures.
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of the business environment facing a large complex NHS provider.
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise and plan own workload.
- Discrete in handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Flexible attitude to cope with fluctuating workloads and the occasional requirement to cover the function in cases of staff absence.
- Good organisational and planning skills.
Person Specification
Certificates and Experience
Essential
- Educated to A Level and/or equivalent experience.
- At least 1 years' experience of working within an administrative function, preferably within the NHS.
- Experience of supporting information systems and an understanding of data quality.
Desirable
- Experience of delivering training and developing training resources.
- Clinical coding experience and/or an understanding of Clinical coding.
Knowledge
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
- Ability to maintain and update Patient Information Systems e.g. RiO.
- Good working knowledge of office procedures.
Desirable
- Knowledge and awareness of the business environment facing a large complex NHS provider.
Skills
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to prioritise and plan own workload.
- Discrete in handling confidential and sensitive information.
- Flexible attitude to cope with fluctuating workloads and the occasional requirement to cover the function in cases of staff absence.
- Good organisational and planning skills.
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).
