Data Quality & Assurance Manager

Health Jobs UK; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Northampton is seeking a Data Quality & Assurance Manager to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data across its systems. This role involves providing expert advice, leading initiatives to improve data quality, and overseeing reporting processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in NHS data standards and a strong background in data management. Join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care and improving services through accurate data.

Benefits

Continuing professional development

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of NHS Data Definitions and statutory reporting.
• Substantial recent experience in a data quality function.

Responsibilities

• Lead on ensuring accurate information is collected and reported.
• Provide specialist advice on data quality and definitions.
• Support projects to develop and implement data collection processes.

Skills

Data Quality

Problem Solving

Leadership

Education

Masters level education

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Job description

• Management qualifications or demonstrable experience

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Leads on ensuring accurate information is collected and that source systems' data matches that ingested into any other platform for reporting/information purposes.

• To be the lead of specialist knowledge for all matters relating to Data Quality, providing highly specialised advice, instruction, and guidance to the group's clinical information system users and managers to ensure accuracy and completeness of data input is maintained and improved upon, and to champion greater understanding of the need for good quality data.

• Providing specialist advice and expertise on data definitions, analysis and interpretation.

• Providing leadership across the group on data quality and supporting the identification of mechanisms to improve data quality.

• Work closely with managers, staff across the group, and the training team, to improve timeliness, consistency, awareness and importance of data quality to support continuous improvement of services for patients, and create an environment where the public, service users and Commissioners are confident that data is accurate and fit for purpose.

• Oversee the development of a range of standard management reports and inputs to the development of new reports for varying audiences such as the group boards and other relevant management boards and committees across the group.

• Supporting projects to develop and implement data collection processes and produce information to meet defined reporting and information requirements. This will include planning, organising a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans as necessary and which may impact across the Group, some of these will be longer-term / strategic plans Interrogating information systems using database query tools/reporting packages and creating complex queries to meet specific information requests.

• Supporting the development and implementation of training/facilitation packages on data sources, and definitions

• Implementing processes to investigate data errors, identifying and analysing sources of variations or errors in information reports, monitoring and auditing data quality and working with services to improve the quality and integrity of the information in Patient Administration Systems (PAS) with significant impact on patient care and finances.

• To analyse highly complex issues and, using a number of different sources i.e. patient clinical records, clinical information systems, demographic systems, external sources etc, interpret the information to determine correct outcomes of data quality investigations, using judgement when information is not clearly defined.

• To analyse audits and data quality reports, planning and developing training and education requirements based on needs analysis and, deliver training and specialised Data Quality education in order to resolve the issues, informing managers of issues and action taken.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Management qualifications or demonstrable experience

Desirable criteria

• IT, Information or statistical qualification or demonstrable experience
• Institute of Health Records and Information Management (IHRIM) Certificate

Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge and experience of statutory reporting
• Extensive knowledge of NHS Data Definitions, Standards, Data Manual, and statutory requirements.
• Substantial recent experience working within a data quality function
• Substantial working knowledge and experience of dealing with National NHS organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care and CCGs/ICS

Desirable criteria

• Working knowledge and experience of creating functions in SQL

Skills Pt1
Essential criteria

• Ability to use professional judgement and advise others on best practice, national guidelines and legislation on Information Management,
• Ability to analyse, investigate and resolve complex problems and queries
• Ability to compile and initiate audits and present findings.
• Working knowledge and experience of SPC charts, technical data models, writing DAX queries, creating calculations and measures, bespoke functions and integrating multiple data sources in Power BI

Desirable criteria

• Proficiency in using SQL including complex correlated queries
• Proficiency the use of SQL Server Integration Systems (SSIS) and SQL Server Reporting Systems (SSRS)

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

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• Data Quality & Assurance Manager ( PDF , 488.6 KB )
• Staff Fair Processing Statement ( PDF , 90.4 KB )
• Respect and Support Document ( PDF , 207.1 KB )
• Code of Conduct - Band 7+ ( PDF , 140.0 KB )
• Benefits and NGH ( PDF , 379.3 KB )
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• Relocation Expenses Policy ( PDF , 548.0 KB )