Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type NHS
Site University Hospital of Wales
Town Cardiff
Salary £37,898 - £45,637 Per Annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 23/04/2025 23:59
Cardiothoracic Directorate Data Manager
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.
We are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
* We are kind and caring
* We are respectful
* We have trust and integrity
* We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
Applications are for a Data Manager within the Cardiothoracic Directorate, based at the University Hospital of Wales. These posts provide an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within Cardiothoracics and would be ideal for anyone with an analytical and reporting interest. This is also a role that will help improve/develop management skills as the post holder will be responsible for directly line-managing staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that clinical data sources, collection entry & transfer of information is at the highest of standards for the directorate. They will create, maintain and validate data held within the Directorate that will be used and presented in professional formats to stakeholders and other governing bodies. They will be part of a team of Data Officers that they will then manage themselves as the senior lead and direct line of contact for this group of staff. They will be responsible for ensuring governance around data management is adhered to and data collection is secure and reliable, ensuring that all reports are sent and dealt with in a timely manner.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and personal specification to see the main responsibilities and duties of this role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
* Educated to Degree Level or Equivalent Experience
* Higher Degree Qualifications in a relevant subject, preferably in Medical or Biological Science
Experience
* Experience with Data Collection/Management
* Previous Reporting, Archiving & Development Skills
* Previous Experience within a Clinical Environment
* Experience of preparing REC submissions
* Experience with working within Multi-disciplinary teams
* Proven Problem Solving Skills
* Previous Management of a Team
* Experience with developing SOPs
* Experience with preparing high level/national reports
* Experience with working on complex Clinical Data management
* Experience of regulatory inspections
Skills & Attributes
* Extensive knowledge of GDPR/Information Governance
* Knowledge of statistical concepts and appropriate software
* Proficient in using PC based Windows & Microsoft Office
* Knowledge of Database Set-Up and Data Management
* Knowledge of Clinical Trial Methodology & Statistical Analysis
* Knowledge of developing databases for collection of complex clinical data
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
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