Data Assurance Manager

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Data Manager to oversee data collection and quality standards within the organization. The role involves ensuring adherence to NHS data standards, managing reporting outputs, and leading a team dedicated to improving data processes. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in data management, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in a data management setting, preferably within the NHS.
• Expert knowledge of NHS data flows and datasets.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain understanding of data collection in the organization.
• Establish data quality standards and resolve issues.
• Lead design and specification of reports related to data quality.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Reporting writing skills

Numerical skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving techniques

Education

Degree or equivalent in data management

Postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft products

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information please refer to the job description and personal specification.

• To develop and maintain an active granular understanding of data collection and data flows inside the organisation, as well as existing internal and national data standards and requirements.
• To develop and embed local data collection and data management standards across the organisation in order to deliver high quality data to meet the organisations needs and the needs of the NHS as a whole.
• To develop and embed an organisational data quality framework, that describes how data flows from input to output, and determines how the data content and quality is monitored across these data flows, with issues being flagged and acted upon.
• To oversee the design and scope of data quality-related work queues in Epic and ensure appropriate specification, ownership and management of these to deliver high quality data.
• To lead on the design and specification of reports that measure data quality and to ensure the appropriate readily-available information relating to data issues and current compliance against data standards.
• To ensure that issues are owned by the correct operational/clinical leads and that there are robust processes to identify, understand and quickly resolve issues so that quality remains high at all times.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or equivalent qualification relevant to data management
• Postgraduate diploma or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in a data management setting, preferably within the NHS
• Expert knowledge of NHS data flows, datasets and standards, including data captured as part diagnosis, treatsment and care of cancer.
• Good knowledge of hospital clinical and information systems
• Experience in interpretation of data, and analysis including root cause analysis.
• Experience in using data to design and deliver service improvements
• Experience of specifying reporting and information outputs
• Experience of managing a team
• Experience in summarising data and report writing, especially explaining complex technical issues to a lay audience.

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and reporting writing skills
• Computer literate in Microsoft products
• Good numerical skills and ability to analyse information in a meaningful manner in order to inform service decisions
• Ability to communicate effectively and influence staff at all levels including senior clinicians and executive leaders
• Ability to work on own initiative and to plan, prioritise and organise work to ensure targets and deadlines are met
• Report writing and written presentation skills
• Ability to resolve complex issues through the use of a variety of problem solving techniques
• Good leadership skills with the ability to motivate others

Desirable criteria

• Ability to manipulate complex data
• Good general computer literacy
• Training skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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Documents to download

• Job description and person specification (PDF, 523.8KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 128.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)