Job summary
Do you have experience working within a healthcare setting and supporting national and local clinical audits? Do you relish the chance to work within a dynamic team on a varied range of improvement projects? Are you a great communicator, aspiring leader and passionate about making health care better and safer? This could be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a person to specifically work closely with staff within our Renal Services at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to support data submission into the UK Renal Registry and, to help to manage and monitor clinical outcomes activity across the Trust.
This is an exciting time for the Quality Team as we embed our approach to delivering high quality healthcare for all. You will have an opportunity to further develop your skills and undertake relevant training as required. Come and join us in our journey as we move to become an outstanding place to work and be!
About us
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Health Informatics within the NHS
- Management information system experience
- Experience in analysis of complex healthcare data to support clinical and managerial decision making.
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people in a healthcare setting.
- Evidence of collaborative working with other staff in different organisations to share best practice and drive forward similar agendas/ objectives
- Experience in carrying out audits to a high standard.
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising workloads.
- Significant experience of using advanced IT skills, including knowledge of spreadsheets and MS Office Applications
- Experience in data organisation, manipulation, analysis, interpretation and report production
- Experience with NHS specific software e.g., ICE, PAS and PRISM, PROTON (or equivalent system) and hospital-based information.
- Experience of audit and/or clinical audit programmes/projects
Desirable
- Experience working in data migration, data warehousing, and quantitative analysis.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret large and varied data from multiple sources and transpose into meaningful presentational summaries to inform end users.
- Advanced and strong communication skills (both written and verbal), able to identify and translate key points from highly complex information and explain issues with clarity.
- Ability to work competently with Microsoft Office software to advanced level with expert computer and keyboard skills, in particular, a thorough understanding of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to diagnose complex problems, situations and or information and make informed judgement to formulate solutions and recommend/decide on best course of action.
- Ability to identify and embrace change in the drive towards continuous improvement.
- Ability to effectively influence and negotiate with end users in a pressurised environment / situation where stakeholders have conflicting views.
- Ability to listen and interpret user needs and to inspire confidence.
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills to enable the extraction and manipulation of complex data at speed with accuracy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity recording.
- Advanced knowledge of healthcare information systems i.e., EPR, PAS, Medway, CRIS etc.
- Advanced 'expert level' knowledge of MS's 'Office' spreadsheet and relational database management systems including knowledge of programming within applications
- Advanced understanding of the principles of Information Management and Data Quality.
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS care structures and information flows within the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree standard in IT or equivalent experience in information management
- GCSE Pass in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
- Audit/ Clinical Audit Training.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Health Informatics within the NHS
- Management information system experience
- Experience in analysis of complex healthcare data to support clinical and managerial decision making.
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people in a healthcare setting.
- Evidence of collaborative working with other staff in different organisations to share best practice and drive forward similar agendas/ objectives
- Experience in carrying out audits to a high standard.
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising workloads.
- Significant experience of using advanced IT skills, including knowledge of spreadsheets and MS Office Applications
- Experience in data organisation, manipulation, analysis, interpretation and report production
- Experience with NHS specific software e.g., ICE, PAS and PRISM, PROTON (or equivalent system) and hospital-based information.
- Experience of audit and/or clinical audit programmes/projects
Desirable
- Experience working in data migration, data warehousing, and quantitative analysis.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and interpret large and varied data from multiple sources and transpose into meaningful presentational summaries to inform end users.
- Advanced and strong communication skills (both written and verbal), able to identify and translate key points from highly complex information and explain issues with clarity.
- Ability to work competently with Microsoft Office software to advanced level with expert computer and keyboard skills, in particular, a thorough understanding of Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to diagnose complex problems, situations and or information and make informed judgement to formulate solutions and recommend/decide on best course of action.
- Ability to identify and embrace change in the drive towards continuous improvement.
- Ability to effectively influence and negotiate with end users in a pressurised environment / situation where stakeholders have conflicting views.
- Ability to listen and interpret user needs and to inspire confidence.
Desirable
- Advanced keyboard skills to enable the extraction and manipulation of complex data at speed with accuracy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity recording.
- Advanced knowledge of healthcare information systems i.e., EPR, PAS, Medway, CRIS etc.
- Advanced 'expert level' knowledge of MS's 'Office' spreadsheet and relational database management systems including knowledge of programming within applications
- Advanced understanding of the principles of Information Management and Data Quality.
Desirable
- Demonstrable understanding of NHS care structures and information flows within the NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree standard in IT or equivalent experience in information management
- GCSE Pass in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent
Desirable
- Audit/ Clinical Audit Training.
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).
