Cancer Centre Data Validator

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Data validation officer to safeguard data integrity across cancer datasets and audits.

You will manage electronic data capture, monitor missing data, and drive improvements with clinical and non-clinical teams, while maintaining patient confidentiality and meeting tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience identifying and rectifying data quality issues.
• Experience with NHS long term plan, COSD and CWT datasets.
• Ability to work with highly sensitive information and meet deadlines.
• Right to work in the UK for duration of the contract without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate electronic capture of CWT and COSD data and local/national audits.
• Process, generate and distribute information to monitor missing data and errors.
• Maintain high data accuracy and support cancer information systems.

Skills

Data quality management

COSD knowledge

CWT data capture

Tools

Databases

Job description

The Data validation officer will play an active role in ensuring integrity of national and local Cancer Centre data, achieving this through ensuring data is available, complete, consistent, accurate and auditable. We are looking for someone who is passionate about Cancer Services, and delivering improved outcomes for our patients. You must be able to organise and prioritise your own workload to meet the requirement of the team. Have the ability to function and communicate effectively as part of a team, the ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice. The successful candidate will have experience of identifying and rectifying data quality issues and introducing procedures to rectify problems areas, experience of handling highly sensitive information and knowledge of the NHS long term plan, National CWT dataset and COSD (Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset). The role requires a high level of data accuracy to meet deadlines and to ensure high standards of service are maintained. You will need strong numerical skills and an ability to work to strict deadlines. The Data validation officer, although not a patient facing role, plays a major part in the overall patient experience and journey. You should have good communications skills, be effective in working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff and have a flexible and patient centred approach. You should also have previous admin experience, ideally with experience of working with databases and understanding data collecting processes. You will facilitate electronic capture of CWT, COSD as well as local and national audit data across the UHDB Cancer Centre through the efficient management and support of the cancer information systems. You will be responsible for processing, generating and distributing information to monitor missing data and data errors in line with national standards. Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.