Database Administrator-Hepatology

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Database Administration - Hepatology to support its team. Responsibilities include identifying patients for the LSP registry, managing data, and ensuring patients are added appropriately. Essential qualifications include a diploma or equivalent and experience in clinical trial administration. The position is located at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, offering a salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 on a full-time basis for 12 months.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical trial administration including data management.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Understanding of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients that should be on the LSP that are not currently listed.
• Populate the mandatory field template in relation to the Eclipse portal.
• Contact patients that are lost to follow-up and support them back into the surveillance programme.

Skills

Good organisational skills

Good computer skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Diploma or equivalent

Graduate qualification

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Database Administration - Hepatology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Hepatology Team at the East and North Herts NHS Trust for a 12-month period based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post involves working alongside the Liver Specialist Nurses, Consultants and PAs to support the hepatology team to fulfil the national requirement for a robust Liver Surveillance registry. The EoE Cancer Alliances have worked collaboratively with Eclipse and the NHS Cancer Programme National Team to create a live interactive database to support the LSP across the EoE Region by creating additional functionality into the Eclipse database. Our Values are I nclude, R espect and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Main duties

• The Database Administration will identify patients that should be on the LSP that are not currently listed, including those that have failed to attend and/or are lost to follow-up.
• To populate the mandatory field template in relation to the Eclipse portal to ensure the named patient has been added to the portal with all relevant details.
• To work with the hepatobiliary service to ensure all patients that should be listed on the LSP registry are added appropriately.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to access local hospital patient administration systems and data to identify appropriate patients.
• To add newly identified patients to LSP as identified by the local service.
• To contact patients that are lost to follow-up or disengaged with LSP and support them back into the surveillance programme.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 4
Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• Diploma or equivalent and/or relevant research experience.
• Experience in clinical trial administration including data management.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.

Desirable

• Graduate qualification
• Relevant training courses in clinical research
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Experience of staff supervision.
• Understanding of case report forms.
• Knowledge of patient information systems.

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of the clinical trials process; Familiar with GCP guidelines/EU directives; Understanding of medical terminology (Desirable: not required but helpful).

Disclosure

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/

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