Data Quality Analyst

The post holder will be responsible for the standard of data quality in the central based computer systems of the Company. The post-holder must ensure, as a far as practicable, that the Company’s data quality is of the highest standard to enable the Company to carry out its obligations and for use in the Company’s clinical governance, income recovery, business and financial planning functions.

The post-holder will coordinate and mange the process for minimising the loss of Company income due to disputed purchaser details; including developing approaches to improving the completeness and accuracy of data collection and efficient methods of responding to enquiries.

 Responsibility for the Data Quality Team. This will include work allocation, performance/attendance issues, participating in recruitment, appraisal and personal development planning.

 Provide training and support for all members of Data Quality Team.

 Updating and preparing data quality performance reports and setting and working to targets and deadlines.

 Develop, plan and implement complex data quality audits in service areas where data quality issues arise designed to drive improvements.

 Responsibility to ensure Data Quality indicators featured on the toolkit are scored highly and actions are followed up on
 
 Initiates processes and procedures to improve the quality of information captured and analysed on the Company’s patient based systems
 Advises staff and departments on the correct recording of information in response to recurrent data quality issues
 Visits departments to improve user understanding of the importance of accurate data collection
 Develops and innovates a suite of data quality reports using complex SQL queries.
 Monitors and reviews data quality reports/checks regularly to take a pro-active approach to ensuring the highest possible completeness of key information data items

 To liaise and advise the IT Department for system related issues

 Responsibility for routinely updating the Company Data Quality Policy and Procedures.

 Manages and coordinates the process of data quality assurance. This will include logging, checking and correction of queried information and progress chasing in accordance with strict timetables and ensuring reference files are updated appropriately

 Acts as the prime contact for queries from PCTs when patient demographic details are in dispute

 Regularly meet with the staff and managers of the departments involved to monitor performance against agreed targets.

 To regularly meet and engage with community service leads and system managers identifying data quality issues and propose remedial actions to support onward monitoring

Data Quality Analyst[cont]

Attainments

(Education, Registration, Qualifications)

Educated to degree level
Work Experience

At least 3 years COMPANY experience in a Data Quality role

Knowledge of of using a PAS (PIMS) system

Skills, Knowledge and Ability
(Written, Numerical, Verbal, Analytical, etc).

Good interpersonal skills, able to build and develop working relationships both internally and externally
Able to translate and communicate complex issues verbally
Ability to integrate databases using Sequence Query Language (SQL)
Able to work with large incomplete datasets
3 years’ experience analysing data, preparing reports and presentations
Excellent numerical and analytical skills
Excellent organisation skills
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, specifically Excel, Word and Access
Excellent organisation skills
Able to train staff

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Data Quality Analyst