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Cancer Audit and Validation Lead - Band 6
Band 6
Main area Operations Division Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (SWAG funded) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 339-OD4838-KLE
Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/06/2025 23:59
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Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of cancer waiting times data in line with national Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) standards.
This role will involve monitoring, validating, and reporting on patient pathways, ensuring that all data entries comply with NHS guidelines and that any potential breaches are accurately recorded and escalated for action.
To transfer knowledge and skills to the clinical and administration teams to support long-term compliance and audit.
The candidate will be expected to deliver highly effective cancer pathways by supporting the work in a collaborative and supportive environment.
Working with clinical and administration teams within the tumour sites to ensure accurate capture of pathway data, identifying areas of improvement, whilst providing accurate information to all parties that will inform decision making.
Provide and receive highly complex information and communicate pathway issues with senior management
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of cancer waiting times data in line with national Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) standards.
This role will involve monitoring, validating, and reporting on patient pathways, ensuring that all data entries comply with NHS guidelines and that any potential breaches are accurately recorded and escalated for action.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Validate patient pathways in accordance with the national CWT guidance, ensuring all relevant data points are accurate, complete, and up to date.
* Cross-check data entries for compliance with 31-day, 62-day pathway standards.
* Work closely with clinical teams, cancer navigators, and administrative staff to ensure timely and accurate data entry into systems such as SCR (Somerset Cancer Registry).
* Ensure the timely submission of validated data for internal performance monitoring and external reporting.
* Monitor error reports and action corrections on a weekly basis to prevent end-of-month escalations.
* Provide feedback to teams regarding common data errors and areas for improvement in data capture processes.
* Assisting NBT in achieving cancer performance targets and policy implementation.
* Intense concentration is required on a wide variety of complex issues throughout the day, with a requirement to frequently adapt to changing priorities and re-focus the work of self on new priority areas as defined by the Line Manager.
* Proposes and implements changes in conjunction with the clinical groups which have wider implications and impact beyond own area of activity.
* Ensure team compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
* Develop and implement systems’ guidance and sharing of information for best practice.
* Monitor the quality of teams’ work and take appropriate action to address any areas where standards can be improved.
Person specification
Work Experience
* Accurate decision making and able to work autonomously
* Previous cancer knowledge and experience
* Ability to be able to report on the Trust’s achievement of all national cancer targets
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
* Ability to interpret and analyse datasets
* Ability to work independently to manage patient pathways to achieve National Targets
* Excellent attention to details
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
* Evidence of personal development relevant to role
* Interest in and commitment to improving quality in Cancer Services
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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