Job summary
The post holder will work as part of the cardiothoracic information data team in a job share role sharing responsibilities for reviewing and validating MINAP and BCIS data for cardiology for national audit returns for submission to NICOR (National Institute of Cardiovascular Outcomes Research). The post holder will work with various staff groups within the organisation, primarily interacting with clinical staff, to ensure that the data collected is accurate, complete and of the highest possible quality to support patient care, data analysis and clinical research.
- Interview Date Wednesday 29 April 2026
- 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
The postholder will communicate with a range of professionals both internally and externally to the Trust and will develop and maintain good working relationships with others and ensure information is effectively sourced from various areas and accurately transferred between sources. As well as coordinating dataflows, the postholder will build subject matter expertise about the information being collected.
With strong analytic skills, the post holder will act as a key stakeholder in undertaking critical analysis and will provide the necessary reports and statistics required to support monthly clinical meetings and promulgate key findings to senior management and clinical staff across the organisation and wider network. The post holder should understand and be able to explain performance targets, that may be highly complex and specialist in their nature and communicate these in an understandable way.
As a data team we are continuously looking at how we capture data/information and how it is used to promote learning, quality improvement and highlight opportunities for improving patient care. Therefore, in this role the post holder will be a strong team player and have a flexible and professional attitude to work and will be an advocate for driving innovation to continuously improve ways of working.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will require excellent analytical skills with experience of large and complex datasets and will be expected to:
- Review, interpret and validate clinical information recorded by clinicians to ensure that it is accurate and complete.
- Communicate with and encourage clinicians to provide accurate and complete data.
- Be confident in challenging clinicians if information and documentation is not accurate.
- Undertake regular quality assurance of data collected for clinical audit purposes, focusing on accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure that data collection and audit submissions are within agreed timescales and deadlines are met.
- Interpret and query any clinical audit data requests received and provide responses to the requesters within agreed timescales adhering to Caldicott guidelines.
- Provide statistical information and reports to clinicians and senior management on a regular basis to facilitate quality improvement.
- Retain a record of all audit requests in the Ad Hoc requests log ensuring that all requests to the data team are clearly defined, recorded and managed.
- Act as a point of contact and knowledge on the appropriate clinical system and provide training to staff on data entry and data field definition when required.
- Maintain a working knowledge of relevant procedures, practices and terminology to ensure clinical systems hold the most accurate clinical data.
- Ensure that patient records obtained for audit purposes are stored and maintained in a secure and confidential manner and that confidentiality and security of information is maintained in line with hospital policy, GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will require excellent analytical skills with experience of large and complex datasets and will be expected to:
- Review, interpret and validate clinical information recorded by clinicians to ensure that it is accurate and complete.
- Communicate with and encourage clinicians to provide accurate and complete data.
- Be confident in challenging clinicians if information and documentation is not accurate.
- Undertake regular quality assurance of data collected for clinical audit purposes, focusing on accuracy and completeness.
- Ensure that data collection and audit submissions are within agreed timescales and deadlines are met.
- Interpret and query any clinical audit data requests received and provide responses to the requesters within agreed timescales adhering to Caldicott guidelines.
- Provide statistical information and reports to clinicians and senior management on a regular basis to facilitate quality improvement.
- Retain a record of all audit requests in the Ad Hoc requests log ensuring that all requests to the data team are clearly defined, recorded and managed.
- Act as a point of contact and knowledge on the appropriate clinical system and provide training to staff on data entry and data field definition when required.
- Maintain a working knowledge of relevant procedures, practices and terminology to ensure clinical systems hold the most accurate clinical data.
- Ensure that patient records obtained for audit purposes are stored and maintained in a secure and confidential manner and that confidentiality and security of information is maintained in line with hospital policy, GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oRelevant Degree Qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- oDiploma in Nursing or Health related topic
- oRegistered General Nurse
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of identifying processes to improve efficiency of data processing
- oAwareness of current data protection legislation
- oSignificant experience of both patient and process data collection
- oExperience or knowledge of electronic records
- oExperience in analysing large data sets
- oSpecialist knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel and Access (databases)
- oExperience in data/database/information management
- oAbility to analyse problems in real time and understand user requirements
- oExperience of working in a healthcare environment
Desirable
- oPrevious cardiology experience
- oPC Support/knowledge of IT networks
- oKnowledge of medical terms and procedures
- oMicrosoft SQL Server and Query
- oExperience in implementing or maintaining paperless working environments
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExperience in producing high quality reports, manipulating data, performing data analysis and producing reports in tabular, graphical and other formats
- oExcellent IT, analytical, numerical and statistical skills
- oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAbility to implement controls to ensure data confidentiality, accuracy and security
- oDemonstrates excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- oAbility to lead the design and implementation of data collection policies, procedures and processes
- oSoftware Support
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oRelevant Degree Qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- oDiploma in Nursing or Health related topic
- oRegistered General Nurse
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oKnowledge of identifying processes to improve efficiency of data processing
- oAwareness of current data protection legislation
- oSignificant experience of both patient and process data collection
- oExperience or knowledge of electronic records
- oExperience in analysing large data sets
- oSpecialist knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel and Access (databases)
- oExperience in data/database/information management
- oAbility to analyse problems in real time and understand user requirements
- oExperience of working in a healthcare environment
Desirable
- oPrevious cardiology experience
- oPC Support/knowledge of IT networks
- oKnowledge of medical terms and procedures
- oMicrosoft SQL Server and Query
- oExperience in implementing or maintaining paperless working environments
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oExperience in producing high quality reports, manipulating data, performing data analysis and producing reports in tabular, graphical and other formats
- oExcellent IT, analytical, numerical and statistical skills
- oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills
- oAbility to implement controls to ensure data confidentiality, accuracy and security
- oDemonstrates excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- oAbility to lead the design and implementation of data collection policies, procedures and processes
- oSoftware Support
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).
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