Job Overview
A fantastic opportunity has recently arisen within the Bristol Urological Institute as we are advertising for a Band 3 Data Validator working 37.5 hours a week to join our busy Urology department. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career working within the Bristol Urological Institute. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and hardworking person to join our Data Validation team under the guidance and supervision of the Band 4 Data Validator & Performance & Operations Lead.
You will be expected to review and validate patient pathways, ensuring compliance with local and national policies around the 18‑weeks Referral to Treatment pathways (RTT). This role is instrumental in maintaining good quality and accurate data and requires excellent attention to detail, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving pathway data quality issues.
The ideal candidate will need to be able to work in a calm, logical, organised and methodical way whilst being able to multi‑task in a busy environment with complex patient pathways.
Main Responsibilities
* To regularly download and validate reports on the department’s performance provided by information management.
* To assist in the completion of data validation tasks on a monthly basis.
* To regularly check and clear up uncashed outpatient appointments.
* To regularly check and clear up admission dates in the past.
* To regularly check the care of patients whose waiting times have exceeded targets to verify that information has been recorded correctly and to facilitate further care where needed.
* To check care pathways where information has been recorded as missing and obtain the required information.
* To assist staff in the department in the use of Careflow to prevent data quality issues arising.
* To assist with other data quality and validation issues facing the department, as required.
* To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
* To assist in the training of new members of staff in the department.
* To work flexibly according to the needs of the service, including cover for colleagues during periods of leave.
* To work with colleagues to appropriately manage the office environment, including resource management in terms of stationery and general office upkeep.
* To ensure Division protocols are implemented within own work area and to contribute to suggested changes as required.
* To ensure compliance with a range of Trust policies, including Health & Safety, Infection Control, Confidentiality, Data Protection, Sickness Absence and Risk Assessment.
* Such other reasonable duties, appropriate to the Grade, as agreed between the post holder and manager from time to time.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
* GSCE in Maths and English (2)
* Prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines (2) Good organisation skills (2) Ability to follow procedures (2) 6
* Written and verbal skills (2)
Desirable Criteria
* NHS Experience, PAS (4)
* Previous Data Entry Experience (2)
Legal and Equality Statements
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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 under‑represented 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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