Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Doncaster Royal Infirmary Town Doncaster Salary £24,937 - £26,598 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/02/2026 23:59
Data Quality Assurance Officer
Band 3
Job overview
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join the Trust’s Data Quality Assurance Team. You will be joining the Team at an exciting time and will take a lead role in ensuring that the Trust has high quality data to support the delivery of the highest quality of care to patients and for performance reporting.
Applicants will have a good standard of general education including GCSE English and Maths or equivalent and an intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office based systems. Strong attention to detail is essential. The applicant will need to demonstrate they have good communication skills and be an excellent team player who enjoys learning. Ability to demonstrate that they have used a variety of different systems is also required. NHS experience in a relevant field such as Patient Administration or Data Quality would be preferred but is not essential.
Applications from all job backgrounds are welcome as a full training package will be provided, along with continuous support and career progression opportunities within the Data Quality Assurance Team, the Trust and the wider NHS.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role centre around the undertaking of data validation and updating data within Trust systems, primarily within the PAS (Patient Administration System). Expediting patients for further action.
You will identify any themes in data recording issues and refer onwards for action to support “right first time”.
The Data Quality Assurance Team comprises of a Data Quality Assurance Manager, an Assistant Data Quality Assurance Manager, an RTT Trainer, 3 Data Quality Assurance Team Leaders, a Data Quality Assurance Harm Lead, 3 Data Quality Assurance Business Partners and 15 Data Quality Assurance Officers, working across all sites.
The Department offers a flexi-time scheme, alongside working from home part of the week once training is complete.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves in commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
* Extensive range of learning opportunities
* NHS Pension Scheme
* Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
* NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
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Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* NHS experience in a relevant field, such as a patient administration or data quality / assurance role.
* Good understanding of 18 week principles including RTT measurement
* Proven experience in using a range of hospital administration and clinical systems including Patient Administration Systems (PAS)
* Ability to analyse and interpret complex data within core systems
* Experience of data handling, including source data, data collection and inputting of data, demonstrating competency to an advanced level
* Knowledge of clinical pathways
* Experience of undertaking audits.
Qualifications/Training
* ECDL or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
* English and Maths GCSE or equivalent qualification or relevant experience
* Well-developed keyboard and computer skills
* Qi Training Course undertaken / participation in a service improvement project
* Knowledge of medical terminology
Personal Attributes & Skills
* Clear communicator with excellent written and verbal skills. Confident to undertake training on a 1:1 basis.
* Able to handle constant interruptions and changing priorities to workload.
* Understanding the value of self‑presentation
* Ability to make decisions within a given framework
* Ability to plan and manage own workload efficiently.
* Ability to work to strict deadlines.
* Able to concentrate for long periods ensuring accuracy is maintained at all times
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.
While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you’re applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.
Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by DBTH and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
1. Usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification. May come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
2. May be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers.
3. May include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
* Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
* We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
* The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
* All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
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