# Data Quality Analyst

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bath
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 14 months (.)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T12:33:26.965Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Information_Technology/Information_Technology-v8137202
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8137202?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you highly organised, detail-oriented and passionate about data accuracy?

We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team as EPR Data Quality Analyst, supporting one of the most significant digital transformation programmes across the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) healthcare system.

As part of the implementation of a shared Electronic Patient Record (EPR), you will play a vital role in ensuring patient information is accurate, complete and ready for migration into the new system. Your work will directly contribute to patient safety and support clinicians in delivering high-quality care.

### Main duties of the job

Working within the EPR Data Quality Team, you will review, validate and correct patient information held within our existing systems. You will use a range of reports to identify data quality issues and make appropriate corrections to ensure the successful migration of patient records.

Examples of data quality checks include:

- Reviewing duplicate or invalid NHS numbers
- Correcting incomplete patient demographic information
- Updating missing GP or GP practice details
- Validating addresses and postcodes
- Resolving historical appointments requiring outcomes
- Supporting the wider data migration and EPR implementation programme

Full training will be provided, although experience or knowledge of Oracle Health Millennium and NHS patient administration systems would be beneficial.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

## Person Specification

### Values

**Essential**

- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Numerate (as demonstrated by Maths GCSE or equivalent)
- Highly accurate keyboard and data manipulation skills

**Desirable**

- Further educational qualification or equivalent work experience in maths, science, IT or similar
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools

### Specific Skills

**Essential**

- Effective and flexible team player
- Attention to detail, prepared to work methodically through mundane tasks
- Aptitude for problem solving
- Ability to work quickly and accurately with data

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Understanding and maintaining of patient confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure with frequent interruptions

**Desirable**

- Understanding of data quality policies and processes

## Documents

- [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030)
- [job description (pdf, 305.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469304)

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