Data Quality Validator

Job summary

The Data Quality team deliver quality and accurate data through the highest level of expertise; developing professional training and audit programmes with promotion of the culture of get it right first time.

The service incorporates Clinical Coding, Data Quality and Patient Income Team with the support of analysts and project managers, who through the highest levels of skill, expertise and technology aim to enhance the value, quality and understanding of data, ensuring it can be used in confidence to inform decision making and service delivery.

The validation work stream ensure patient pathways are correctly recorded on the Patient Administration systems. Through pathway validation using multiple systems, errors will be identified, corrected and individuals targeted for retraining to prevent reoccurrence of errors. This will allow the Trust to report 18-week Referral to Treatment standards correctly.

Main duties of the job

Daily validation of the known system errors from eCamis PAS, this will require in-depth knowledge of the eCamis system, the causes of the errors and resolving complex pathway scenarios.

Daily validation of the common user errors, including investigating cause of error, understanding complex pathways for multiple specialties, resolving conflicting information and sourcing data from a range of sources.

Liaising with a variety of staff, including clinicians, managers and administration staff.

Identifying areas of development to assist users in getting it right first time

Validation work to a four or eight week target across each service.

To keep up to date with national and local waiting time targets for inpatient, day case, outpatient and diagnostic services.

To ensure relevant Trust policies are implemented, maintained, monitored and reviewed across all sites.

Any other duties/responsibilities as delegated by the manager as deemed appropriate to the role.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application guidance: We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. Its important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.