Job summary
We
are looking for a team player who can work to a high professional standard to
join the Congenital Cardiac Department. The post holder will be responsible
in supporting the Database Manager for the inputting, validating and
submitting data to NICOR, NCARDS and NHS England. The post holder will also
be required to produce monthly reports to senior management and clinicians.
The successful candidate will be joining a large and dynamic team within the
Leeds Childrens Hospital and will have lots of exposure to varied roles and
projects.
The
successful applicant should possess good organisational skills, communication
skills and be computer literate. They must have good attention to detail and
be able to work to tight deadlines. Your ability to communicate will be
assessed throughout your online application and interview. Applicants should
have previous administration and clerical experience which includes typing
skills. NHS experience is desirable but not essential and be educated to GCSE
standard (or equivalent). Basic excel knowledge is essential.
The
successful candidate would ideally have an understanding or knowledge of the
Congenital Cardiac services, terminology and cardiac anatomy. This post is
based at Jubilee Wing within a busy and growing service. You will be
expected to prioritise your own workload and
undertake multiple tasks.
This
is a full-time post at 37.5 hours a week Mon-Fri. Flexible and condensed working may be considered
Main duties of the job
Specifically
focusing on the extraction, inputting, and validation of clinical cardiac
data for both adults and children in line with national submissions for
surgical and interventional procedures. Also overseeing data submission to
NCARDS for all congenital cardiac antenatal and post-natal data.
Producing
multiple reports for the management team and various clinicians on a monthly
basis for presentations at meetings as well as producing ad-hoc reports for
research purposes.
Typing
operation notes for both adults and children.
Communicating
with consultants via telephone, email and face to face, whilst also liaising
with internal and external stakeholders.
Routine
maintenance and development of the departments bespoke database.
Using
Patient Centre, PPM+, Oscar 4D and Epro on a daily basis.
About us
Leeds
Childrens Hospital covers 27 medical and surgical specialties and is one of
the largest specialist children's hospitals in the country. We have over 20
inpatient wards, employ over 800 nurses and last year held over 170,000
outpatient appointments and treated over 25,000 surgical patients both
electively/non-electively.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is currently embarking on one of the largest and most
high-profile investment, transformation and regeneration programmes in the
city and the wider region. Its Building the Leeds Way Programme aims to
transform healthcare for patients in Leeds and the wider region. The
investment Programme include the construction of two new hospitals at the
Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site one for adults and the other a brand state
of the art Childrens Hospital for Leeds and the surrounding region.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
assist the Congenital Cardiac Services Database Manager in providing
information services to the Congenital Cardiac Service within Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust and supporting with the submission of the National Congenital
Heart Disease Audit, (NCHDA), to the National Institute for Cardiovascular
Outcomes Research, (NICOR), more widely within the Trust. The Congenital
Cardiac Service compromises of the Fetal, Paediatric and Adult Congenital
Cardiology and Surgery.
This
is an information systems technical role, which requires some level of
knowledge of the clinical and business processes carried out within
Congenital Cardiac Services, working to defined objectives which will be
reviewed at least twice yearly.
There
are no budgetary or team management responsibilities.
Working
alongside clinical staff to obtain accurate data is a key requirement of the
role.
Working
alongside the Congenital Cardiac Services Database Manager to ensure data
audits and update audit and training programs and associated documentation is
a requirement of the role.
There
will be a requirement to assist the Congenital Cardiac Services Database
Manager to generate and present clinical and management reports to clinical
and management staff within the Congenital Cardiac Services area.
The
National Data Audits contribute to patient care and research. Audit targets
are therefore high: 100% for completeness and >90% for accuracy. They are
also used in the measurement of Trust Performance, contributing to the star
rating as the Trust endeavours to achieve Foundation Status. Attention to
detail is therefore of paramount importance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To
assist the Congenital Cardiac Services Database Manager in providing
information services to the Congenital Cardiac Service within Leeds Teaching
Hospitals Trust and supporting with the submission of the National Congenital
Heart Disease Audit, (NCHDA), to the National Institute for Cardiovascular
Outcomes Research, (NICOR), more widely within the Trust. The Congenital
Cardiac Service compromises of the Fetal, Paediatric and Adult Congenital
Cardiology and Surgery.
This
is an information systems technical role, which requires some level of
knowledge of the clinical and business processes carried out within
Congenital Cardiac Services, working to defined objectives which will be
reviewed at least twice yearly.
There
are no budgetary or team management responsibilities.
Working
alongside clinical staff to obtain accurate data is a key requirement of the
role.
Working
alongside the Congenital Cardiac Services Database Manager to ensure data
audits and update audit and training programs and associated documentation is
a requirement of the role.
There
will be a requirement to assist the Congenital Cardiac Services Database
Manager to generate and present clinical and management reports to clinical
and management staff within the Congenital Cardiac Services area.
The
National Data Audits contribute to patient care and research. Audit targets
are therefore high: 100% for completeness and >90% for accuracy. They are
also used in the measurement of Trust Performance, contributing to the star
rating as the Trust endeavours to achieve Foundation Status. Attention to
detail is therefore of paramount importance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IT Qualification (e.g. Degree, HNC, HND) or equivalent experience
- GCSE grade A C in English, Maths and Science
Experience
Essential
- Administration and clerical experience which includes typing skills.
- IT experience
Desirable
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Can you give examples of how you are able to communicate with a range of stakeholders in your previous or current roles?
- How do you demonstrate good attention to detail?
- How would you manage tight deadlines?
- What basic understanding do you have of using Excel?
Desirable
- Can you demonstrate knowledge or understanding of healthcare data standards?
Other criteria
Essential
- How would you stay focused when completing repetitive tasks containing high levels of information?
- Required to develop a good knowledge of the cardiac anatomy throughout the role. Can you provide examples of recent initiatives you have taken to further develop your skills in any given field?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- IT Qualification (e.g. Degree, HNC, HND) or equivalent experience
- GCSE grade A C in English, Maths and Science
Experience
Essential
- Administration and clerical experience which includes typing skills.
- IT experience
Desirable
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Can you give examples of how you are able to communicate with a range of stakeholders in your previous or current roles?
- How do you demonstrate good attention to detail?
- How would you manage tight deadlines?
- What basic understanding do you have of using Excel?
Desirable
- Can you demonstrate knowledge or understanding of healthcare data standards?
Other criteria
Essential
- How would you stay focused when completing repetitive tasks containing high levels of information?
- Required to develop a good knowledge of the cardiac anatomy throughout the role. Can you provide examples of recent initiatives you have taken to further develop your skills in any given field?
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.
