Data Quality Administrator

• Ensure you are up to date with all relevant national and local guidance, policy and procedures relating to data quality and patient data management.
• Develop and sustain an in-depth knowledge of the use of Cerner, the Trusts EPR system, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of functionality and use.
• Identify and correct data quality issues on the Trusts patient-based systems.
• Validate patients journeys ensuring the data quality is exceptional and accurate.
• Use the NHS Care Record Service to find and verify NHS numbers, addresses, postcodes, GPs etc. for all active patients and update accordingly.

Support implementation of data quality solutions with the services including:

Identify areas of good data quality practice in services. Share this good practice across the Trust.

Where appropriate, contribute towards the development and agreement of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which will support standardised working practice across the organisation

Identification of training needs and highlight training requirements

Support effective communication mechanisms to ensure services know if data quality performance is achieving the required levels. Provide necessary support to resolve further issues as identified until required performance is sustainably achieved.

Assist the Data Quality & Assurance Manager in the development and delivery of data quality contextual training for Trust staff of all levels. Liaising with operational staff on data quality issue ratification and identification of best practice, offering advice and guidance on resolving issues, implication and improvement of data collection.

Support any Data Quality corrective work for EPR as instructed by the Data Quality & Assurance Manager

Deal with data quality queries raised by users working closely with the Data Quality & Assurance Manager.

Develop good working relationships with members of staff at all levels, both within the Trust and external agencies.

Ensure that security and confidentiality is maintained at all times, adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation and Caldicott recommendations.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.