Job summary
- Main area
- Finance Directorate
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-6421655-A&C-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges University Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £27,948 - £29,468 pa pr incl HCAS (inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
OP Data Co-ordinator
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the DQ & Income Recovery Team as an OP Data Coordinator to actively support the Finance Directorate. Taking an active part in improving data quality through robust review of activity, correcting, monitoring and revising OP data.
Our team actively supports all operational management teams, promoting efficient improvement of data quality, investigating, auditing, while working proactively to improve processes, implement changes and establish clear and standardised procedures.
The ability to adapt quickly to the context of the NHS is important in this role – as well as being proactive in engaging with other service areas.
We need an individual with strong work ethic, who represent trusts values in every aspect of their work. The post holder will be required to have great attention to detail, excellent analytical skills, a methodical approach, and take pride from a job well done. We need an individual who want to improve quality of data captured by the organisation and make a difference to reporting of patient care episodes.
Main duties of the job
Analyse outpatient clinic data, review documentation and Iclip records, identify missing OP procedures and correct activity accurately.
Update clinical coding on iclip and to keep data correct. Create and maintain user guides for allocated specialities.
Identify new procedures carried out in the outpatient clinics. Assisting departmental managers with OP Data audits, repetitive issues you come across.
Oversee management of outpatient reports, data amendment /corrections. Work in line with the Trust’s Finance and Information Department to ensure all data is corrected ahead of the Trusts’ reporting deadline to ensure correct payment for all activity.
Working for our organisation
St George’s Hospital is one of four major trauma centres for London, and home to hyper acute stroke and heart attack centres. We operate one of London’s four helipads, which means we treat some of the most unwell and severely injured patients from across the south of England.
We are one of London’s largest children’s hospitals, with one of only four paediatric trauma units in London. We are one of the top three centres for specialist paediatric surgery in London, and a centre of excellence in fetal medicine.
St George’s is also a major centre for neurosciences, and the third largest provider in London for neurosurgery. We also offer many innovative treatments for patients – for example, we were the first centre in the country to provide a 24/7 mechanical thrombectomy service, which involves surgically removing blood clots from the brain for patients who have had a stroke.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please read the OP Data Co-ordinator job description and personal specification for full details of this exciting role**
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE’s (5 GCSEs/equivalent qualifications or equivalent experience)
- At least one year of NHS work experience in administrative or data entry role
- Willing to undertake any further study and learning to enhance ability to carry out job role more efficiently
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology or basic clinical coding standards
- Evidence of further study (e.g. in house courses)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good computer / IT skills and good working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access)
- At least one year of NHS work experience in administrative or data entry role
- Knowledge of Data protection Act principles and awareness of IG standards around Patient data
- Experience of working in a team of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and understanding of the principles of equality and diversity
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience in an admin or data entry role
- Understanding the process of the patient journey within an Acute Environment
- Knowledge of 18 weeks RTT pathway rules
- Experience in using and understanding iClip applications and Trust systems (EPR)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good attention to detail
- Good data analysis skills
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
- Ability to work effectively under supervision
- Easily adapting to change
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Good communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently with staff at different levels.
Desirable criteria
- Good data entry skills
- Ability to summarise outcomes of activity review and issues
- Ability to escalate issues effectively
- Being proactive in resolving issues
- Ability to analyse data accurately and formulate findings statements
- Self-management of set objectives.
other
Essential criteria
- Good command of English language (including grammar)
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Able to prioritise workload
- Good work ethic
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of work practices and procedures Trustwide
- Well-developed customer care skills
- Practical approach to problem solving
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nikki McNulty
- Job title
- ECI & DQ Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07885498306
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