Data Quality Manager

Job summary

The role is based in Calderdale, managing the shared Data Quality team working across Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield, you will be expected to work collaboratively with other DQ teams in the ICB.

You will:

Be responsible to the Head of Digital for improving Data Quality in Primary Care and have a degree of autonomy in how you carry out the role. The ICS appointment of a CDIO will be a significant change in leadership and offers an exciting opportunity to embed digital further across the ICS.

Have a high level of understanding of Primary Care clinical systems, SNOMED coding and reporting.

Lead a team to support and improve Data Quality. Embedding and supporting DQ awareness and skills across all primary care staff, indirectly contributing to improving patient care.

As a subject matter expert, work closely with ICB teams, particularly Primary Care Commissioners and Business Intelligence on all aspects of primary care data.

Use the highest level of communication and interpersonal skills to present and receive highly complex and sensitive information to a wide range of stakeholders.

Manage a well-established, highly skilled team of Data Quality Specialists.

Interviews are planned to be held in person at White Rose House, Wakefield on 16 July

Start date for the successful candidate will be no earlier than Monday 02/09/24

Main duties of the job

You will manage a team of four Data Quality Specialists plus admin support officer, providing full line manager support. Ensuring that all data quality work requests are acted upon in a timely manner. You will also be a part of the wider Digital Information Management team.

As the Data Quality manager, you will have the opportunity to design, implement and execute innovative data quality strategies that directly impact the quality of care delivered by Primary Care across Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. Improving Population Health and reducing inequalities. You will also work collaboratively with Data Quality Managers from Leeds and Bradford to ensure that where appropriate these strategies are shared across the whole West Yorkshire ICB.

Primary Care Data Quality touches all parts of the ICB and so you will forge excellent working relationships with Primary Care Commissioning and Transformation colleagues, as well as Business Intelligence, Contracting and Programme Managers. Attending stakeholder meetings and providing specialist data quality advice and guidance to all areas. You will deal with and interpret complex and highly sensitive data and be required to build and develop advanced data reports to support these wider teams.

West Yorkshire Data Quality managers already work very closely together to align and streamline our Data Quality offer, you will be able to shape this continued development once our new CDIO is in place.

About us

NHS West Yorkshire ICB is responsible for improving population health and reducing inequalities to meet the diverse health needs of its population and is part of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership which includes organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes.

We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristics.

We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves and are offered a working Carer passport.

As a Mindful Employer we are positive and enabling towards all employees and job applicants with a mental health condition.

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