Data Quality Officer EPR

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

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Job summary

We are moving towards a new Integrated Care standard, and our primary role will be to ensure our data is of the highest quality in preparation for the migration to a new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system and that our staff are confident in their data entry responsibilities.

The Trust seeks two Band 4 Data Quality Administrators to support the Data Quality team in improving the data quality to the highest standard.

This post will play a key role in supporting the overall data quality function including administration, data input and monitoring to help maintain key national and local data quality standards.

Main duties of the job

Support the operational and business needs. This includes the introduction of new and developing services, new mandated datasets and information returns
Maintain data consistency and integrity across all Queen Elizabeth Hospital systems in order to meet internal and external reporting requirements
Data cleansing, eliminate/correct errors, remove duplicate records, ensure data is relevant and complete
Liaising with training colleagues on identified data quality issues to ensure training course are adapted to improve compliance and understanding, with accompanying user guides as required
Develop a good understanding of data quality issues and ensure systems are in place to identify potential issues early, report them and work to understand and resolve
Propose changes to improve existing systems in terms of quality, timeliness and reliability of data
Identify and Support staff in better data quality entry

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

21 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

426-646-25CC

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn

Gayton Road

West Norfolk

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this vacancy please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Secondment will be considered, please ensure you have sought your line managers permission first.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this vacancy please see the attached job description and personal specification.

Secondment will be considered, please ensure you have sought your line managers permission first.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma level qualification in Administrative related field (or equivalent level of experience)
English Language and Maths GCSE Standard
ECDL or equivalent experience e.g. advanced experience of a range of IT packages such as Microsoft Applications, Word, Excel and Outlook
Basic T-SQL skills

Desirable

Basic Microsoft PowerBI skills
Intermediate T-SQL skills

Experience

Essential

Experience of data handling including sourcing, collecting, and interrogating of information
Experience of interaction with all levels of staff

Desirable

Experience of patient pathways from receipt of referral to first treatment
Previous NHS clerical/administration experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma level qualification in Administrative related field (or equivalent level of experience)
English Language and Maths GCSE Standard
ECDL or equivalent experience e.g. advanced experience of a range of IT packages such as Microsoft Applications, Word, Excel and Outlook
Basic T-SQL skills

Desirable

Basic Microsoft PowerBI skills
Intermediate T-SQL skills

Experience

Essential

Experience of data handling including sourcing, collecting, and interrogating of information
Experience of interaction with all levels of staff

Desirable

Experience of patient pathways from receipt of referral to first treatment
Previous NHS clerical/administration 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.