Cardiothoracic Directorate Data Manager

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Applications are for a Data Manager within the Cardiothoracic Directorate, based at the University Hospital of Wales. These posts provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within Cardiothoracics and would be ideal for anyone with an analytical and reporting interest. This is also a role that will help improve/develop management skills as the post holder will be responsible for directly line-managing staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that clinical data sources, collection entry & transfer of information is at the highest of standards for the directorate.

They will create, maintain and validate data held within the Directorate that will be used and presented in professional formats to stakeholders and other governing bodies.

They will be part of a team of Data Officers that they will then manage themselves as the senior lead and direct line of contact for this group of staff.

They will be responsible for ensuring governance around data management is adhered to and that data collection is secure and reliable, ensuring that all reports are sent and dealt with in a timely manner.

English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification to see the main responsibilities and duties of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Educated to Degree Level or Equivalent Experience
• Higher Degree Qualifications in a relevant subject, preferably in Medical or Biological Science

Experience

• Experience with Data Collection/Management
• Previous Reporting, Archiving & Development Skills
• Previous Experience within a Clinical Environment
• Experience of preparing REC submissions
• Experience with working within Multi-disciplinary teams
• Proven Problem Solving Skills
• Previous Management of a Team
• Experience with developing SOPs
• Experience with preparing high level/national reports
• Experience with working on complex Clinical Data management
• Experience of regulatory inspections

Skills & Attributes

• Extensive knowledge of GDPR/Information Governance
• Knowledge of statistical concepts and appropriate software
• Proficient in using PC based Windows & Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of Database Set-Up and Data Management
• Knowledge of Clinical Trial Methodology & Statistical Analysis
• Knowledge of developing databases for collection of complex clinical data

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.