NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Senior Data Quality Officer

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Job summary

The post will operate within the Integrated Digital Services (IDS) directorate, spanning both the ICB in Leeds and Leeds City Council, which aims to provide a single digital service for the city ensuring a more directive and efficient service for its customers.

Within the IDS, the role will be part of the Leeds Office of Data Analytics (ODA) which was formed on the ethos of the IDS and concept of providing a single analytical service for the city.

Spanning an ever-expanding remit of health and care providers, the ODA is a collective organisation of analytical and data specialist teams who are operating together to build a single picture of patient and resident care across Leeds to aid providers and boards make informed data driven decisions.

The role will:

1. Support the Data Quality Manager in the delivery of GP Forward View, new models of care and 5 year plan aims through applying data quality frameworks and principles to national and local initiatives.

2. Provide support to the primary care specialists in developing and improving quality,

consistency and assurance in relation to primary care records and their management.

3. To help promote data quality within teams working in primary care to support the development of Clinical Governance, Commissioning, performance data sets and reporting requirements. Ensure that delivery of clinical systems support, and data quality is consistent and where appropriate skills and expertise is shared across the group.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

Help support the information requirements of clinicians and commissioners, ensuring quality, consistency and assurance. The role is key to reporting and monitoring the success of clinical interventions and their effectiveness.

Work with clinical teams and GP practices as part of Primary Care Networks to provide support, training, and guidance in the development of record summarising processes. Also, you will support consistent coding approaches in line with data NHS Digital requirements that enable quality improvement and robust evaluation

Provide specialist clinical system support for clinicians and commissioners.

Work closely with Primary Care Networks and practices implementing local initiatives in response to the GP Forward View and new models of care agenda.

Support practice staff and commissioners in the usage of the Leeds ICBs health intelligence and risk stratification tool, demonstrating its benefit in supporting local schemes and in delivering the strategic outcomes defined by population health management.

Support practices to release capacity through harnessing capabilities within the clinical system.

About us

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for improving population health and reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 2.4 million people and is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, gender identity, disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or caring responsibilities. We are a Disability Confident Employer and actively welcome applications from people with a disability and commit to shortlisting all such suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview.

Details

Date posted

15 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9475-ICB-320

Job locations

suits 2-4

Wira Business Park

Leeds

LS16 6EB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Senior Data Quality Manager in the delivery of GP Forward View, new models of care and 5 year plan aims through applying data quality frameworks and principles to national and local initiatives.

Provide support to the primary care specialists in developing and improving quality,

consistency and assurance in relation to primary care records and their management.

To help promote data quality within teams working in primary care to support the development of Clinical Governance, Commissioning, performance data sets and reporting requirements. Ensure that delivery of clinical systems support, and data quality is consistent and where appropriate skills and expertise is shared across the group

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Senior Data Quality Manager in the delivery of GP Forward View, new models of care and 5 year plan aims through applying data quality frameworks and principles to national and local initiatives.

Provide support to the primary care specialists in developing and improving quality,

consistency and assurance in relation to primary care records and their management.

To help promote data quality within teams working in primary care to support the development of Clinical Governance, Commissioning, performance data sets and reporting requirements. Ensure that delivery of clinical systems support, and data quality is consistent and where appropriate skills and expertise is shared across the group

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working experience and Intermediate knowledge of medical terminology
  • Methodical and practical attitude to documentation
  • Interpreting complex information, patient records and understand clinical conditions and terminology
  • Implementing primary care IM&T solutions
  • Analysing and coding clinical record in relation to agreed protocols
  • To be able to act upon incomplete information, using experience for decision making
  • To plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • To manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • To prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
  • Ability to drive and implement operational and cultural change.
  • Excellent customer service skills

Desirable

  • Interpretation and analysis of complex coding / medical record / summary information

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of coding procedures and conventions
  • Clinical System working on SystmOne or EMIS including query and template creation.

Desirable

  • SNOMED coding knowledge
  • Risk stratification and health intelligence visualisation tools
  • Clinical Coding Foundation course or equivalent experience

skills and behaviours

Essential

  • Strong organisational/ownership skills
  • Facilitate close working with other teams, as appropriate
  • Strong customer focus to resolve issues, deliver service excellence and drive Innovation and improvements
  • Strong analysis skills
  • Excellent customer engagement
  • Ensure close working with peers and line manager and team managers
  • Sets standards and creates processes
  • Demonstrable evidence of managing work in time and to both cost and quality
  • Strong estimating/ forecasting skills
  • Knowledge of the public sector IT market and procurement processes
  • Detailed understanding of current technologies and knowledge of clinical system marketplace
  • Leads by example
  • Thorough with strong focus on quality
  • Effective communicator
  • Strong interpersonal skills
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Working experience and Intermediate knowledge of medical terminology
  • Methodical and practical attitude to documentation
  • Interpreting complex information, patient records and understand clinical conditions and terminology
  • Implementing primary care IM&T solutions
  • Analysing and coding clinical record in relation to agreed protocols
  • To be able to act upon incomplete information, using experience for decision making
  • To plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • To manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
  • To prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
  • Ability to drive and implement operational and cultural change.
  • Excellent customer service skills

Desirable

  • Interpretation and analysis of complex coding / medical record / summary information

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of coding procedures and conventions
  • Clinical System working on SystmOne or EMIS including query and template creation.

Desirable

  • SNOMED coding knowledge
  • Risk stratification and health intelligence visualisation tools
  • Clinical Coding Foundation course or equivalent experience

skills and behaviours

Essential

  • Strong organisational/ownership skills
  • Facilitate close working with other teams, as appropriate
  • Strong customer focus to resolve issues, deliver service excellence and drive Innovation and improvements
  • Strong analysis skills
  • Excellent customer engagement
  • Ensure close working with peers and line manager and team managers
  • Sets standards and creates processes
  • Demonstrable evidence of managing work in time and to both cost and quality
  • Strong estimating/ forecasting skills
  • Knowledge of the public sector IT market and procurement processes
  • Detailed understanding of current technologies and knowledge of clinical system marketplace
  • Leads by example
  • Thorough with strong focus on quality
  • Effective communicator
  • Strong interpersonal 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

suits 2-4

Wira Business Park

Leeds

LS16 6EB


Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

suits 2-4

Wira Business Park

Leeds

LS16 6EB


Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Data Quality Programme Manager

Martel Brown

martel.brown@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

15 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

D9475-ICB-320

Job locations

suits 2-4

Wira Business Park

Leeds

LS16 6EB


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