Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Data Quality Assurance Officer (Apprentice)

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

Be Part of Improving Healthcare Through Better Data

At Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we understand that accurate, high-quality data is vital to delivering safe, effective patient care. We are currently seeking a committed and detail-oriented individual to join our Data Quality Assurance Department as a Data Quality Support Officer.

This post also includes study support towards a Level 4 Data Analyst Apprenticeship (via Multiverse), offering an excellent opportunity for long-term development.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative team dedicated to improving the integrity, completeness, and reliability of clinical and administrative data across the Trust.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Comfortable working with data and has strong IT skills

  • Able to analyse reports and extract actionable insights

  • Organised, self-motivated, and able to manage a busy workload

  • A confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills

  • Ideally experienced in a healthcare or NHS environment (not essential)

  • Familiar with the National Care Record Summary (NCRS) - desirable but not required

  • Keen to grow professionally while contributing to meaningful improvements in healthcare

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,859 to £31,670 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-LC376

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough, Berkshire

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of our ongoingData Quality Initiative, this role plays a key part in supporting departments across the Trust in identifying and resolving data issues. Youll work closely with operational teams, advising on best practice and using data validation tools to analyse and correct errors.

You will support a wide range of Trust-wide activities, including:

  • Running and interpreting scheduled reports to address data quality concerns

  • Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the EPIC programme

  • Investigating and resolving duplicated or confused patient records

  • Liaising with colleagues across multiple sites to correct data anomalies

  • Assisting in audits related to Inpatient, Outpatient, and Waiting List data

  • Managing monthly data challenges and national data tracing processes

  • Supporting specialist teams in Cancer and Acute Services with record resolution

  • Maintaining accurate and well-structured spreadsheets

  • Using Trust IT systems confidently and effectively

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying

Important Information: Sponsorship is not available for this role

This vacancy may close early once a sufficient number of applications have been received

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of our ongoingData Quality Initiative, this role plays a key part in supporting departments across the Trust in identifying and resolving data issues. Youll work closely with operational teams, advising on best practice and using data validation tools to analyse and correct errors.

You will support a wide range of Trust-wide activities, including:

  • Running and interpreting scheduled reports to address data quality concerns

  • Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the EPIC programme

  • Investigating and resolving duplicated or confused patient records

  • Liaising with colleagues across multiple sites to correct data anomalies

  • Assisting in audits related to Inpatient, Outpatient, and Waiting List data

  • Managing monthly data challenges and national data tracing processes

  • Supporting specialist teams in Cancer and Acute Services with record resolution

  • Maintaining accurate and well-structured spreadsheets

  • Using Trust IT systems confidently and effectively

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying

Important Information: Sponsorship is not available for this role

This vacancy may close early once a sufficient number of applications have been received

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Health Record & Information Management (IHRIM) or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • ECDL level or equivalent
  • General good standard of education equivalent to 5 GCSES including English & Maths

Experience

Essential

  • In depth knowledge of Patient Administration Systems or equivalent
  • Proven experience of NHS structure and interdependencies
  • Mentoring and training of colleagues and staff
  • Experience of following processes and checking validity of the process and resultant data items
  • Proven knowledge of Information Governance Laws ie FOI, Data Protection Act etc.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS PAS systems across a range of data sets
  • Knowledge of CRS, NCRS and NHS Data dictionary

Experience

Essential

  • Proven record working on data quality corrections
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Health Record & Information Management (IHRIM) or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge and experience
  • ECDL level or equivalent
  • General good standard of education equivalent to 5 GCSES including English & Maths

Experience

Essential

  • In depth knowledge of Patient Administration Systems or equivalent
  • Proven experience of NHS structure and interdependencies
  • Mentoring and training of colleagues and staff
  • Experience of following processes and checking validity of the process and resultant data items
  • Proven knowledge of Information Governance Laws ie FOI, Data Protection Act etc.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS PAS systems across a range of data sets
  • Knowledge of CRS, NCRS and NHS Data dictionary

Experience

Essential

  • Proven record working on data quality corrections

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough, Berkshire

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough, Berkshire

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Data Quality Performance Manager

Sonia Bhatoa

sonia.bhatoa@nhs.net

07870989382

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£28,859 to £31,670 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-LC376

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough, Berkshire

SL2 4HL


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