Data Quality Assistant
| Posting date: | 17 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 December 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 5YE |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1531 |
Summary
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Assists in the administration of data quality reports, including correction of errors and communication of issues to the relevant operational teams. Weekly update of the Data Quality Performance Monitoring reports. Cover of the Data Quality and GP Helpline on a daily basis, including regularly checking and completing requests via the Data Quality answerphone and team email account. Monthly validation and correction of SUS (Secondary Uses Service) GP data. Assists with the Teams Information Governance Toolkit agenda. Attend the Data Quality Steering Group and provide administrative support. Liaising with the iPM Management Team to discuss iPM Data Quality issues Validates and updates GP and Demographics using SCR (Summary Care Record). Assists in the investigation and rectification of data quality issues in a timely manner, ensuring Trust targets are met, whilst liaising with administration teams and management. Actively communicate urgent and ad-hoc data quality issues to the Service Line Teams. Provides other administrative support to the Data Quality Team. Update reports and dashboards supporting the Information Analysts, including use of Excel. Use SQL Server Management Studio to extract Trust information and update records. Regularly check the Docman system to ensure that all electronic rejected discharges are dealt with in an appropriate and timely fashion. Assist from a Data Quality perspective with the implementation of any future EPR system. Updating the RTT huddle slides with the latest LUNA national data quality position. COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Information Business Partners Data Quality and RTT Validators Data Quality Team Head of Performance and Management Information Head of Data, Analytics and Automation Information Team Leader Members of the Performance & Management Information Team Patient Access Team Costing Team Clinical Systems Team Clinical Systems Trainers Wards Clerks Clinical Administration Managers and their teams Other iPM/PCM Users OTHER To support and enhance the continual quality initiative ensuring a quality first approach to all aspects of work. Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities. To undertake other duties as directed by the RTT Validator, Information Business Partner and Head of Data, Analytics and Automation. To ensure that an Individual Performance Review is obtained from the supervising line manager on an annual basis. Note This job description is neither definitive nor exhaustive and is not intended to be totally comprehensive. It may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances following consultation with the post holder. This job description is to be read in conjunction with all current University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, procedures & guidelines. For further details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.