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Job overview

A rare opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join the Trust’s expanding Data Quality Assurance Team.

You will be joining the Team at an exciting time and will be instrumental in driving forward data quality improvements across the Trust.  You will take a lead role in supporting the Clinical Division(s) in achieving ‘Right First Time’, ensuring that the Trust has high quality data for performance reporting and the delivery of the highest quality care to patients.

The main duties of the role centre around working closely with the Data Quality Assurance Manager / Assistant Data Quality Assurance Manager in supporting the Divisions in action planning / facilitation of improvement in line with agreed key performance indicators.  Where possible quality improvement (Qi) methodologies will be used.

Main duties of the job

You will provide expert guidance in relation to National and local data assurance / quality rules, such as Referral to Treatment (RTT). 

You will undertake audits of the data held on Trust administrative and clinical systems (including the PAS system), write audit reports and make recommendations for improvement based on audit findings all with a keen focus on ‘Right First Time’ and delivering a safe and effective service for patients.

Working closely with the Division(s) you will identify training requirements, plan and develop training materials and deliver training to improve data quality, ensuring that all learning styles are met. You will also be working closely with colleagues within the wider Information & Clinical Coding Departments to provide a collaborative approach to Data Quality.

Following a recent expansion the Data Quality Assurance Team at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises of a Data Quality Assurance Manager, an Assistant Data Quality Assurance Manager, RTT Trainer, 2 x Data Quality Assurance Team Leaders, a Data Quality Assurance Harm Lead, 3 Data Quality Assurance Business Partners and 18 Data Quality Assurance Officers, working across all sites.

The Department offers a flexi-time scheme.

Working for our organisation

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.   

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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 support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.