Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
About
Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UKs largest Trusts.
The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.
surrounding areas.to people across St Helens, Knowsley, Halton, Southport, Ormskirk, parts of Liverpool and the
communities we serve should have equal access to the highest standards of quality care, whilstAs a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the
Care that is consistently high quality, compassionate, and provides the best possible experience for our patients and their families.
Safety that is of the highest standards, where staff feel empowered to further improve services and reduce the risk of harm.
Pathways that reduce variations in care to improve outcomes, whilst respecting the individual needs of patients.
Systems that are efficient, user friendly and reliable. Drawing upon best practice to ensure our processes support the needs of our patients.
Communication that is open and inclusive. Always showing patients, their families and our colleagues, the dignity and respect we would wish for ourselves.
Hear more about how our staff deliver 5 Star Patient Care at the following link: www.jobsincare.com/job/jblij5cn awards on a regular basis.Our valued workforce is recognised for their expert skills and talents, with our teams winning
Our Values
Underpinning our vision are the norms, rituals and expected behaviours within the Trust. Or in other words, our behaviours, and values at work.
embedded into the organisation. They are the essence of what Team MWL stands for:Following extensive engagement with staff across the Trust, our Trust values were developed and
We are
KIND
We are
OPEN
We are
INCLUSIVE
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Key details
Location
SiteKnowsley Community CollegeAddressWaterpark DriveTownKnowsleyPostcodeL36 3SDMajor / Minor RegionMerseyside
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHours37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked Monday to Friday)
Salary
Salary£24,£25,674 Per Annum, Pro RataSalary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 3)
Specialty
Main areaAdministration
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Job Overview
Applications are invited for the post of Data Quality Clerk within the Data Quality Team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The role will support the application of data quality and information governance standards, regularly monitoring and striving to improve performance for the Trust. To support audit and other quality improvement activities for the Trust for example Referral to Treatment and commissioning data sets.
The Team work a hybrid model with set days working in the office and the remainder working from home
Interview Date - TBC
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- Promoting data quality and its importance.
- To review/analyse information to validate 18 week data collection against PAS system, record results and liaise with data analyst to ensure national return submission targets are met.
- To maintain close contact with operational staff and communicate requirements to achieve accurate data input to ensure system knowledge is maintained to a high standard.
- To monitor and maintain an understanding of operational working practices.
- To have knowledge and appreciation of performance targets and monitoring standards.
- To promote good practice to an agreed format at all times and convey data quality issues to users as and when required. Ensuring supporting documentation is up to date and accessible at all times.
- To assess and resolve complex enquiries, to ensure all reference data is kept to a standardised format and the quality of this data is maintained both initially and in the future.
- Liaison with all levels of staff within the organisation to understand any discrepancies and establish correct data collection. For example key data quality stakeholders, including Informatics, CMCSU, A&E and all clinical/clerical staff to ensure the timely resolution of data quality problems.
- Deal effectively and efficiently with queries from both internal and external.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freein