Emergency Department Data Quality Lead

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is recruiting for an Emergency Department Data Quality and Performance Lead responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of ED performance data in line with ECDS standards, NHS England reporting requirements and Trust policies.

You will lead data validation, quality assurance, statutory reporting, and develop dashboards to support decision-making while working with clinical, operational and digital teams.

Qualifications

• Lead validation of ED activity data to ensure compliance with ECDS and NHS standards.
• Review and validate patient records, attendance outcomes and activity data.
• Develop, implement and maintain validation processes to improve data quality.
• Identify data quality risks and reporting issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide assurance for data used in performance reporting and submissions.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex patient records and information from multiple systems to establish accurate patient pathways and outcomes.
• Investigate data quality concerns, performance breaches and reporting anomalies.
• Interpret national guidance, ECDS definitions and local validation standards for complex cases.
• Produce analytical reports, investigations and recommendations to support service improvement.
• Lead root-cause analysis of recurring data quality issues and oversee corrective actions.
• Lead production and validation of ED performance reports, including ECDS submissions and SITREPs.
• Develop dashboards, exception reports and performance intelligence tools.
• Monitor performance trends and provide expert analysis for decision-making.
• Lead audits relating to data quality and reporting.

Skills

Data quality

Validation

Analytics

Reporting

Governance

Audits

Excel

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English

NVQ level 3 in Business Administration, Information Management, Health Records, or equivalent experience

Evidence of continued professional development

Qualification in data analysis, information management, or healthcare administration

Job description

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is recruiting for an Emergency Department Data Quality and Performance Lead responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of ED performance data in line with ECDS standards, NHS England reporting requirements and Trust policies.

You will lead data validation, quality assurance, statutory reporting, and develop dashboards to support decision-making while working with clinical, operational and digital teams.