Data Quality Officer

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Data Quality Team as a Data Quality Officer. This post will provide support in identifying and correcting erroneous and incomplete data in order to maximise the quality of the data on the Trusts Patient Administration System. You will assist in ensuring data quality issues are resolved in a timely fashion, liaising with other departments within the Trust when necessary.

Based at Stepping Hill Hospital and working within the Data Quality Team the post holder will investigate and respond to a variety of data quality issues, ensuring the trust data is of a high standard. The role will require you to provide advice to staff to improve the data quality by encouraging them to amend and correct inaccurate and missing information.

You will need to have an interest in data and a keen eye for detail, plus the ability to deliver work to required standards and timescales. Having excellent communications skills to engage with a wide range of staff, you will be proactive and methodical, working logically with great attention to detail and be tenacious in resolving problems.

You will join a friendly and dedicated Data Quality team committed to delivering a high quality and responsive service to the Trust.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

For further information regarding the role please refer to the Job Description/Person Specification attached.

Please ensure that the additional information on the application is completed with further information about how you are suitable for this position.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

• GCSE level Maths and English.
• A levels and/or evidence of continued professional development.

• Good understanding of NHS data definitions and the rules governing data extracts and national data flows
• Good understanding of patient administration systems and their various modules
• Good understanding of the importance of high quality data confidentiality and security

• Proficient in the use of a PAS system
• Experience in using Excel, Word and Powerpoint
• Experience of working, sometimes under pressure, to meet deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Experience of communication with clinical and clerical staff
• Experience of delivering training sessions

• Ability to identify data errors and correct them
• Able to prioritise own workload and to work without direct supervision
• Enquiring mind, with an enthusiasm for resolving queries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, via telephone or face to face
• Skilled in extracting and validating data from a variety of computer systems

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.

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearpro rata per annum