Data Validator

Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for:

• To regularly download and validate reports on the departments performance provided by information management.
• To assist in the completion of data validation tasks on a monthly basis.
• To regularly check and clear up uncashed outpatient appointments.
• To regularly check and clear up admission dates in the past.
• To regularly check the care of patients whose waiting times have exceeded targets to verify that information has been recorded correctly and to facilitate further care where needed.
• To check care pathways where information has been recorded as missing and obtain the required information.
• To assist staff in the department in the use of Careflow to prevent data quality issues arising.
• To assist with other data quality and validation issues facing the department, as required.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To assist in the training of new members of staff in the department, as required.
• To work flexibly according to the needs of the service, including cover for colleagues during periods of leave.
• To ensure compliance with a range of Trust policies, including Health & Safety, Infection Control, Confidentiality, Data Protection, Sickness Absence and Risk Assessment.
• Such other reasonable duties, appropriate to the Grade, as agreed between the post holder and manager from time to time.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE/A level standard (including English and Maths) or equivalent e.g. relevant NVQ or demonstrate relevant experience
• Knowledge Microsoft office packages, including Outlook, Excel and word

Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous experience working in a data validator role
• Experience using RTT within Careflow
• Experience managing waiting lists

Desirable criteria

• Previous validation experience in a Gynaecology specialty

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable sound knowledge of the BNSSG RTT Policy and its application within elective patient pathway management.
• Sound knowledge using Power BI to analyse, interpret & present performance data
• Understanding of elective care performance targets, including RTT breaches and validation processes

Desirable criteria

• Ability to interpret complex clinical information

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Excellent attention to detail, ability to maintain accurate records
• Willingness to learn new systems
• Flexible and adaptable
• Self-motivated
• Effective organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge. The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers. BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system. The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

Important

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.