Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of Yorkshires leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas.
Hosting three main hospital sites and a number of additional services, the Trust is one of only five Teaching Hospitals in Yorkshire and trains 25% of all medical students in the region, in addition to 30% of all other healthcare professional students.
A modern and forward-facing Trust employing over 7,000 members of staff, the hospital provides a full range of local hospital services across Doncaster Royal Infirmary in Doncaster, Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop, Montagu Hospital in Mexborough.
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Contact
Key details
Location
Site: Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Address: Armthorpe Road
Town: Doncaster
Postcode: DN2 5LT
Major / Minor Region: South Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 Pro Rata Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 3)
Specialty
Main area: Emergency Department
Job Overview
To work towards improving data quality on the Symphony and other patient-based systems linked to information reporting frameworks and statutory information, quality and performance management returns.
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Carry out data validations relating to the recording of patient attendances on Symphony, including 4 hour breaches, exception reports, 12 hours from DTA reports as well as weekly and monthly performance reports.
The post holder must implement, analyse, interpret and apply judgements involving a range of options to complex multi-specialty patient pathways to ensure compliance with national guidance and other reporting frameworks.
The post-holder will work as part of a professional divisional clinical admin team, working very closely with the central Data Quality Team promoting the principles of 'Right First Time'.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshires leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, its our pledge to help you Develop, Belong, Thrive Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
NHS Pension Scheme
Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
* Please note that all correspondence will be sent to you via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
* Good standard of academic achievement
Desirable criteria
* ECDL
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous relevant NHS experience of working in a patient administration role and able to demonstrate a good understanding of patient flows
* Good understanding of NHS access standard principles including UEC and RTT measurement
* Proven experience of using Outpatient, Inpatient and Waiting List modules of the Patient Administration System (PAS) to an intermediate level.
* Good working knowledge of Trust case notes
* Ability to analyse and interpret complex case notes and data within core systems such as PAS and CASSIE to understand the patients journey at each point into patient pathways.
* Previous practical experience of data handling, including sourcing data, data collection and inputting to PAS demonstrating competency to an advanced level.
* Awareness of the effects of poor data quality on patient experience and other Trust and national agendas with particular reference to access standards.
* Good understanding of the patient pathway and Trust data collection systems and how they link to access standards.
* Clear understanding of the concept of patient confidentiality
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of clinical pathways
* Previous experience within a Clinical Division, Information Management or Medical Records
* Previous experience on high volume validation work preferably UEC access standards
* Knowledge of medical terminology
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential criteria
* Quickly and expertly identify and investigate inconsistencies in data
* Data analysis skills
* Logical thinking
* Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy at all times
* Experience of Self Audit
* Excellent keyboard skills; post holder will be using a VDU for the majority of the day
* General lifting and handling of patient case notes
* Competent in using Microsoft packages including Word and Excel
* Must have good communication skills both written and verbal, have the ability to communicate at all levels and be a team player
* Ability to work flexibly within a team
* Ability to make decisions within a given framework
* Able to work using own initiative
* Good time management skills
Documents
* 272-6809307 JD (, 496.6) PDF KB
* 272-6809307 PS (, 664.5) PDF KB
* Guidance for Applicants (, 752.0) PDF KB
* Join Team DBTH (, 654.6) PDF KB
* The DBTH Way (, 409.7) PDF KB
* Health & Wellbeing - Staff benefits (, 214.8) PDF KB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Jayne Marshall
Job title: Service Manager for Urgent & Emergency Care
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01302 644456 #J-18808-Ljbffr