Job summary
We are actively recruiting for a passionate and talented Data Quality Lead to join the Digital Patient Pathway Management Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Data Quality Lead will be responsible for leading the strategic direction, implementation and monitoring of data quality management across the Trust's Digital Patient Pathway Management projects. They will be responsible for ensuring that digital solutions implemented to support digital patient pathway management have data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across platforms, systems and departments, towards driving improvements in patient care and service delivery. 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 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.
Main duties of the job
- The purpose of this post is to provide comprehensive, analytical data quality support to operational teams across the Trust and the Digital Patient Pathway Management team. The post holder will support staff to ensure that accurate, timely and complete data is recorded on Trust patient administration systems.
- This role will focus on improving data quality at source, liaising with staff across the Trust to understand data quality issues and working alongside operational teams to resolve these and reduce the number of data quality errors created.
- The role will aim to improve data quality, by ensuring data capture and reporting is accurate, complete and timely.
- To promote the importance of "getting it right first time" and encourage a culture where good data quality is valued.
- The role will mainly entail unsupervised working and use of initiative. The post holder will be required to manage their workload flexibly and prioritise effectively to be able to respond to requests for ad hoc reports to tight deadlines.
- The post holder will be motivated and possess a genuine interest in data quality
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Cerner PAS
- Experience of managing and analysing a wide range of NHS performance data.
- Experience working on own initiative including ability to prioritise multiple tasks
- Experience in building effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience working within a performance team in an acute Trust.
- Project management experience.
- Experience delivering training to all levels of staff and presentations to senior staff
- Experience of working with Digital patient pathway management solutions e.g. Trust CCS
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Expert Microsoft Office user, including advanced Excel skills, excellent data analysis skills.
- Expertise in analysing and trending large datasets. Identifying and predicting areas poor performance.
- Ability to assess data quality and take steps to clean and improve data and train staff inputting data
- Good understanding of acute hospital operations
- Excellent knowledge of Cerner PAS
- Project Management Skills.
Desirable
- Ability to contribute on information matters.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Cerner PAS
- Experience of managing and analysing a wide range of NHS performance data.
- Experience working on own initiative including ability to prioritise multiple tasks
- Experience in building effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
Desirable
- Experience working within a performance team in an acute Trust.
- Project management experience.
- Experience delivering training to all levels of staff and presentations to senior staff
- Experience of working with Digital patient pathway management solutions e.g. Trust CCS
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Expert Microsoft Office user, including advanced Excel skills, excellent data analysis skills.
- Expertise in analysing and trending large datasets. Identifying and predicting areas poor performance.
- Ability to assess data quality and take steps to clean and improve data and train staff inputting data
- Good understanding of acute hospital operations
- Excellent knowledge of Cerner PAS
- Project Management Skills.
Desirable
- Ability to contribute on information matters.
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).
