Data Quality Assurance Team Leader

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Full time
Location: Wythenshawe
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Job offered by: Transformation Unit
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Main area: Data Assurance

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract: Fixed term: 15 months (Until March 2026)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday (core hours 08:00-18:00))

Job ref: 349-COR-6721689*

Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Trafford House

Town: Wythenshawe

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 07/01/2025 23:59

Data Quality Assurance Team Leader NHS AfC: Band 5 Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Team Leader as part of the Data Assurance Team for Manchester NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will possess good communication and team leadership skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure to meet deadlines. You will need to be organised, diligent and have patient care as your primary concern. You must have exceptional attention to detail and should have an understanding of patient pathways and previous experience on the Trusts current EPR system, HIVE powered by Epic. You will need to have experience in working with large sets of data and be confident in the use of Microsoft Excel. You should have an excellent understanding of RTT pathway rules as well as awareness and understanding of other NHS national performance targets and access rules.

This role would be an excellent stepping stone for those who seek progression into management.

Main duties of the job

This post will lead a team of Data Quality Assurance Clerks working to accurately validate pathways on Hive. The post holder will support staff to ensure that accurate, timely and complete data is recorded on Trust systems.

This role will focus on improving data quality at source, supporting staff within the team to understand data quality errors.

To support the Data Assurance Service Manager in establishing routine procedures which enable monitoring of team output, and to ensure that all work is of a consistent and high standard.

Working for our organisation MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification Qualifications

Higher National Certificate / Diploma or equivalent or relevant experience

Evidence of Personal Development

Higher National Certificate / Diploma or equivalent qualification in an IT related subject

Experience / Knowledge

Understanding of Data Quality issues in the NHS

Knowledge of computer applications e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook

Patient related NHS administrative experience

Ability to use IT systems

Knowledge of commissioning datasets

Understanding of RTT

Attributes

Provide and receive information on Informatics matters which may be complicated

Ability to analyse situations/information to identify and resolve a range of problems

Plan tasks and activities which may require adjustment due to variable workload/interruptions

Ability to develop skills quickly and in a new environment

Ability to work on your own or in a team

Good organisational skills

Ability to problem solve and find faults and implement methods to resolve issues

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