The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Data Systems Officer

The closing date is 12 August 2025

Job summary

37.5 hour per week

As the Theatre Data Support Officer you will work as part of a small team, with in a large department liaising with all levels of clinical staff within a fast moving environment.

Building relationships with the IT Support team to identify data quality issues and to handle imperfect data effectively.

The role is essential in ensuring the information of every patients pathway is recorded accurately and in a timely manner.

You will also work alongside and support the Theatre Data Clerk ensuring the day to day workload is actioned and deadlines met. Ensuring the Theatre Department received the operating data and changes they require with speed and accuracy.

There are a variety of admin duties from telephone, emails, scanning, data input and running reports in Meditech, Power Bi and Excel. A job share will be considered but flexibility will be needed to cover the service.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be responsible for checking gaps in the patients pathway, investigating reasons for these gaps by working the nursing staff for each theatre and identifying any trends and reporting to the Support Manager.
  • You will run daily/weekly and month reports and eventually be the first point of contact for the Theatre Data Team.
  • You will work with a few software programmes to record data, such as Meditech, Power BI and Excel.
  • You will work closely with Theatre Reception and the Theatre Coordinator to ensure paper work is up to date.
  • You will also build good working relationships with other surgical departments by both telephone and email, working together to ensure information and data is collected and circulated with a good high standard and accuracy.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-06-047

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Experience in a system and/or Information services setting

Desirable

  • Educated to NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of reporting and data analysis
  • Experience of working with reporting tools such as Power Bi, Excel
  • Working as part of a team
  • Experience of working in the NHS acute sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Recent experience in setting up databases, administration and manipulation of data.
  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act & Information Governance (GDPR)

Desirable

  • Understanding of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • Experience in a system and/or Information services setting

Desirable

  • Educated to NVQ 3 or equivalent experience in a relevant subject

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of reporting and data analysis
  • Experience of working with reporting tools such as Power Bi, Excel
  • Working as part of a team
  • Experience of working in the NHS acute sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Recent experience in setting up databases, administration and manipulation of data.
  • Knowledge of the Data Protection Act & Information Governance (GDPR)

Desirable

  • Understanding of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of the Freedom of Information Act

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

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Jane Annables

j.annables@nhs.net

01709426213

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Pro rata/per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-06-047

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S60 2UD


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