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Job overview

The DAWN administrator is responsible for the maintenance of the Rheumatology DAWN data base at RJAH.

The DAWN Rheumatology software package is a comprehensive results and follow-up management application. It's use enables clinical staff to review and track patients whilst managing their disease and medicines safely and effectively.

The system links with the hospital pathology, patient administration and clinical records systems and pulls the patient data into one place, streamlining patient monitoring by the Rheumatology team, including consultants, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, administration and management. There will be improved governance and accountability through the ability to audit through automated background reporting and measurable improvements in data reliability and accuracy.

Main duties of the job

• in-put and retrieval of data,
• training and advising staff in its use, in accordance with local protocols
• ensuring good data governance in accordance with Trust policies and local protocols,
• running audits as directed by the clinical lead for Rheumatology and
• liaising with the software company regarding maintenance and up-grades.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1.    Provide day to day administration of the DAWN database, ensuring information is up to date. To do this on own initiative, planning and organising own working day, for example, checking data base out-puts, helping staff with their queries, arranging to meet staff to discuss issues concerning the database.

2.    Work within departmental procedures, reporting to the clinical lead consultant and performance manager to check work on a regular basis.

3.    Use a range of IT applications during working day including DAWN, electronic patient record, patient administration system, Trust emails and intranet.

4.   To collect information and clinical data relevant to DAWN from the administrative and clinical IT systems and from department staff in a timely and accurate manner. This will involve having specialist knowledge of the DAWN system acquired through job based training. The information received is sensitive, relating to patient care.

5. To input data as required, including extraction and analysis of this data in order to produce reports and answer queries from the clinical team.

6.    Plan and organise monthly reports for the clinical team generated through the DAWN system and present the report at the Rheumatology multi-disciplinary team meeting (monthly).

Full job description and job person specification attached for the role of Rheumatology Database Administrator.

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