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Job summary

Main area
DDaT
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week (per week)
Job ref
193-6459005CORB8aHead
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Head of Data Quality and Assurance

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

The Head of Data Quality and Assurance role is fundamental to the success of the Trust’s Data Quality and Assurance Strategy and will be responsible for the establishment of a Data Assurance Framework. Leading the data quality and assurance teams, the role will ensure that staff responsible for data entry manage the recording of patient information in accordance with NHS information standards. The role will also manage the data assurance team which is responsible for reviewing key data assets across the organisation in order to provide assurance of their quality and validity

Main duties of the job

Ø  To develop and implement the Trust’s Data Quality and Assurance Strategy and the Data Assurance Programme in accordance with both national initiatives and local requirements to improve data quality.

Ø  To develop, agree and monitor Data quality indicators and Data quality issues in support of the DQ and assurance strategy.

Ø  To assess, prioritise and formulate solutions to DQ issues and negotiate realistic and effective implementation of those actions

Ø  To act as the Trust expert in data quality by applying in depth knowledge of internal and external data requirements, data flows and impact.

Ø  To ensure the establishment and effective functioning of DQ groups and committees as set out in the DQ strategy

Working for our organisation

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

Royal Berkshire Hospital has been rated 'Good' following our recent CQC inspection and is committed to delivering high quality care to our patients, which is driven through our core values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Ø  To manage and promote improvements in data quality across the Trust by working jointly with Care Group Directors & Directors of Operations, IM&T and users of the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) to ensure that the Trust has robust systems in place to deliver the highest level of accuracy with regard to data capture, data assignment and data validation.

Ø  To lead clinical and operational engagement in investigating, reviewing and resolving DQ issues.

Ø  To provide specialist advice to the wider IM&T team ensuring that robust data flows are inherent in IT implementation.

Ø  To support the Head of Information in analysing and interpreting complex clinical information and data so that problems with regard to data quality can be rectified.

Ø  To act as the lead for issues in relation to the Information Governance Toolkit and any data related audits.

Ø  To provide effective line management to a team of analysts responsible for the identification, validation and correction of data supporting PbR and statutory returns.

Ø  To support the Trust response to commissioner queries.

Ø  To provide specialist advice on data quality and undertake ‘training need assessments’ for future training programmes.

Ø  To ensure the creation, collation, auditing and access to operational policies and procedures for compliance with local and national reporting standards

Person specification

Health Data and system experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS or healthcare data experience
  • Cerner/EPR experience

staff management

Essential criteria
  • Staff management experience
Desirable criteria
  • DQ team management/leadership experence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Eghosa Bazuaye
Job title
Associate Director of Informatics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 5252
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