Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the RTT Data Validation Team as a full-time RTT Data Validator.
The main responsibilities of the role are to investigate and validate clinical pathways, assisting operational teams to ensure patient waiting times are reported accurately, as well as supporting the Trust in maintaining performance and improvement of patient care.
You will update the tracking portal showing the patient pathway journey from the start of the RTT clock to treatment date / discharge. Identifying and resolving any data discrepancies or errors found within pathways.
RTT Data Validators are responsible for the proactive management, monitoring and validation of clinical pathways; as such the ideal candidate for this role will be organised, fully competent in the use of Cerner and have proven experience of using RTT 18-week pathway rules whilst working in a similar role in a hospital/health care setting.
You should also be a good communicator, be able to work confidently on their own or as part of a team and be able to meet tight work deadlines.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of the Referral to Treatment Target, working closely with several, key stakeholders including the Radiology, Outpatients and services.
You will be responsible for undertaking appropriate tracking to ensure that the Referral to Treatment Time is accurately recorded and next action has been booked to avoid delays in treatment.
You are responsible for ensuring that any potential breaches are escalated for ‘fast tracked’ through the system
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
1. •Experience of using Cerner
Desirable criteria
2. •Proven experience in the use of Excel including data grouping
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
3. •Proven experience working in a similar role in a hospital/health care setting.
Desirable criteria
4. •Understanding of medical terminology
Personal Qualities
Desirable criteria
5. •Ability to adapt to rapidly changing demands and expectations.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
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Telephone 01708 435000 5936