Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity to join the team here on Critical Care at Northampton General Hospital.
You will be joining our forward thinking and dynamic team of professionals to facilitate the service to grow.
Main duties of the job
To collect and collate Critical Care data in order to provide relevant reports and information to stakeholders and the team.
To ensure that data is timely, up to date and compliant with Trust and networkrequirements.
To liaise with IT for technical support.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder must play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying, and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data.
The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system, to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity.
The post-holder must undertake effective forward planning, to ensure that the administrative needs of the service are met and must carry out a range of effective administration processes to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Collect data on patient stay and enter data onto the Critical Care information system.
Ensure that information entered onto system is timely and accurate, ensure that any errors are rectified.
Ensure that monthly reports are sent to the appropriate place in a timely fashion.
Send quarterly data to the Intensive Care national Audit and Research Centre(ICNARC) and distribute quarterly reports to management.
Help to train and support staff using the system to ensure timely and accurate inputting of data.
Assist system users with research and audit projects as required.
Liaise with trust IT department to solve technical issues. Perform any other duties deemed necessary for this role to maintain health and safety and operative functions of the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder must play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying, and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data.
The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system, to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity.
The post-holder must undertake effective forward planning, to ensure that the administrative needs of the service are met and must carry out a range of effective administration processes to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Collect data on patient stay and enter data onto the Critical Care information system.
Ensure that information entered onto system is timely and accurate, ensure that any errors are rectified.
Ensure that monthly reports are sent to the appropriate place in a timely fashion.
Send quarterly data to the Intensive Care national Audit and Research Centre(ICNARC) and distribute quarterly reports to management.
Help to train and support staff using the system to ensure timely and accurate inputting of data.
Assist system users with research and audit projects as required.
Liaise with trust IT department to solve technical issues. Perform any other duties deemed necessary for this role to maintain health and safety and operative functions of the Trust.
Person Specification
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Safe
- Compassionate
- Good communicator
- Good organisational skills
Knowledge of expereince
Essential
- Experience in use of Microsoft
- Use of Excel and Word
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Keyboard Skills and Computer literacy
- Eye for detail
- Time Management Skills
Desirable
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
Person Specification
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Safe
- Compassionate
- Good communicator
- Good organisational skills
Knowledge of expereince
Essential
- Experience in use of Microsoft
- Use of Excel and Word
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Keyboard Skills and Computer literacy
- Eye for detail
- Time Management Skills
Desirable
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
