Data Quality Facilitator Internal

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Carlisle

Hybrid

GBP 24,000 - 32,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle is seeking a Data Quality Facilitator to join the Data Quality Team and support the delivery of the trust's digital strategy. The role focuses on ensuring high data quality across digital systems and supporting clinicians and managers in best practices.

The post involves data quality checks, KPI reporting, training, and developing tools and dashboards to monitor and improve data quality within the Trust.

Qualifications

Knowledge of data quality and information management through degree or equivalent.
Two years in information management, health records, data quality or governance.
Experience creating presentations and training.

Responsibilities

Carry out appraisals and cover for holidays.
Train new Data Quality staff and update guidance.
Run data quality checks and audits on clinical data.
Produce data quality reports and KPIs.
Develop dashboards to measure data quality.
Support staff in using systems and tools.

Skills

Data quality knowledge

Information governance

IT literacy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree or equivalent in information management

Diploma of IHRM

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) EMPLOYEES ONLY

Data Quality Facilitator - Full Time 37.5 hours

We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and motivated individual to join the Data Quality Team as a Data Quality Facilitator. This post will be to assist the Data Quality and Patient Access Manager in the delivery of the trust's digital strategy.

The post will be responsible for ensuring that the systems and processes required to maintain good data quality in digital systems are in place and to support clinicians and managers within operational services in developing good practices in relation to data quality.

The post holder will also in collaboration with the information management team develop and maintain a range of data quality management tools to support the monitoring and analysis of data from patient information systems.

Main duties of the job

Management - Carry out appraisals and one to one's for Data Quality Clerks, Assistant's and Officers within the Department on the request of the Team Lead. Provide Team Lead cover for holidays and sickness.
Assist in the induction and training of new Data Quality staff to the Department, ensuring updating of the job guide, providing support and guidance.
Undertake regular data quality checks and audits on data originating from clinical teams in order to ensure the data meets national data standards and requirements and is of the highest quality.
Seeking resolution to data quality issues raised in the data quality reports by liaising with, and attending regular data quality meetings with, clinical and administrative staff across the Trust and by working in conjunction with colleagues in the information management team
Assisting in the development of processes to ensure that data is recorded accurately by clinical teams
Producing data reports and data quality KPIs to support the monitoring and evaluation of data quality
Assisting in the development of balanced scorecards and dashboards to measure data quality performance
Producing other internal and external data quality reports as required
Reviewing external data quality reports and provide information on benchmarking
Supporting the Development and implementation of reporting tools to aid the management of data quality
Providing support and training to clinical and administrative staff on the use of the systems and tools.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

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If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qualifications

Knowledge of data quality and information management acquired through qualification to degree or equivalent level or relevant experience
Diploma of IHRM

Knowledge and Experience

Two years of experience working in an information management, health records, data quality or information governance role
Experience of developing presentations and training

Skills and Aptitudes

Knowledge of patient administration systems
Knowledge of current legislation in the area of health records management, data protection and confidentiality of personal information
Knowledge of standards and requirements in relation to information governance
Awareness of the evolving health and social care agenda)
Highly IT literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries
Good interpersonal skills and influencing abilities
Interpretation, data collation and report writing
Negotiation and facilitation skills
A good level of verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work within a team

Other requirements