Data Quality Analyst

Job Summary

Salisbury Foundation Trust (SFT),Royal United Hospitals (RUH), Bath, and Great Western Hospitals (GWH) are each seeking 2 x Data Quality Analysts to support their significant and exciting journey towards implementing and sharing an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) across the Acute Health Alliance constituent Trusts i.e., Salisbury Foundation Trust (SFT) and Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GWH), Swindon and Royal United Bath Hospital (RUH).

The Data Quality Analysts will be correcting and monitoring patient demographics and encounter level detail to support migrating data into the new version of Oracle Millennium. It is a crucial role to support the move from our current systems today to our new Shared EPR.

They will be responsible for ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across platforms, systems and departments, towards driving improvements in patient care and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to embed a culture of high data quality standards, supporting the successful implementation of digital tools and patient management systems.

They will help ensure that data quality metrics are integrated into the broader project reporting mechanisms to track the impact of data quality on patient pathway management and operational performance.

About Us

"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.

We are currently embedding a continuous improvement methodology we call Improving Together into our organisation. This approach empowers our staff by equipping them with the necessary training and support to transform their ideas into reality.

To guide our endeavours, we have devised a Trust Strategy founded on four pivotal pillars outstanding patient care, people feeling valued, integrated care and getting value for money. This framework demonstrates our commitment to enhancing patient care and ensuring the sustainability of our services.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Good understanding of data quality working procedures and practices
• One years' relevant experience in resolving data quality issues
• Knowledge of an EPR and other NHS healthcare applications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to give clear and consistent advice on data quality issues
• Ability to analyse and investigate non-routine data issues
• Ability to work with close attention to detail in own work and that of others
  
  
  

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of processes involved in using systems to record inpatient and outpatient data
• Knowledge of data quality drivers
  
  
  

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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