Monday - Friday
22.5 hours per week.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Information Assurance Analyst to join the Quality Information Assurance team to provide technical analysis and professional advice on information, process, procedure and its integration between Operational teams and the Information team.
This would be an ideal role for someone who has strong analytical skills with an advanced working knowledge of Excel, Power BI and SQL as well as a good understanding of the NHS data dictionary and guidance.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support operational activity across Medicine and Urgent Care, Surgery, Clinical Support and Community Services and Women and Childrens Divisions in the provision of Quality Information Assurance.
The Integrated Intelligence and Improvement Service is responsible for the submission of all statutory and clinical information for the Trust, the analysis of performance and business intelligence tools to support Operational Divisions.
This role will act as a key point of contact for the element with regards to Quality Information Assurance of the submission of all statutory information and the use of such information in delivery of care group activity and performance.
The post-holder will explore guidance and recommend actions to adhere to national Data dictionary rules, statutory guidance and evaluate conclusions which will contribute towards the maximisation of available resource.
To provide technical analysis and professional advice on information, process, procedure and its integration between Operational teams and the Integrated Intelligence and Improvement Service Department.
The post-holder will work with a range of stakeholders across the health economy, both internal and external, for example, internal Trust colleagues, NHS England and NHS Digital etc.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• Ability to analyse business activity information to identify areas for improvement in support of the Trust’s delivery of objectives, operational and financial plans.
• To provide information analysis with regards to information assurance within the Trust ensuring targets and milestones are met and delivered on time.
• Work with Divisions to identify and propose opportunities for change that will improve or assist the development of services which leads to improvement in quality or efficiency within it.
• Support the Trust compliance with all local and national requirements/rules for the provision of information.
• Undertake ‘on the ground’ audits to verify data and ensure that activities are co-ordinated in the information assurance function in supporting Divisions to understand information provided and it’s effective use.
• Utilise traditional data and wider resources including published literature, reports to support provision of expert advice and guidance on NHS counting rules.
• To deliver reports to internal and external colleagues on informational and quality assurance issues through a variety of presentations at various different forums, for example, Division meetings, specialty meetings, etc.
• To provide advice and guidance tomembers of the Integrated Intelligence and Improvement Service on judgements around information, training and patient access issues.
• Provide expert advice to others from the internal team on ad hoc projects and developments with regards to information assurance.
• Participate in the organisation of the information assurance provision ensuring high quality and timely information is produced to support the Trust achieve its objectives.
• Support the process for providing assurance of data to be included in all local and national data returns in line with requirements and timeframes by working closely with colleagues.
• Support colleagues to design and deliver informational capture, treatment and analysis to aid the maximisation of Payment by Results income for the Trust.
• Provide advice and support towards the resolution of any local patient information collection issues and information assurance capture issues which may have a detrimental effect on the quality or coverage of information analysis and provision.
• Contribute to the development of appropriate performance measures that reflect the work of the information assurance function.
• Liaise with clinical and directorate staff using the embedded quality information assurance process to support that the most appropriate data collection systems and documentation are in place.
• Attend local, regional and national meetings pertaining to information assurance as necessary.
• Maintain a close relationship with Digital Alliance team to ensure information assurance functions can be delivered through the appropriate systems.
• Support the Secondary Uses Service (SUS) data from the perspective of information assurance.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure the adoption of good practice in line with Information Governance
• Ensure practices and procedures in support of IT security are maintained
• Report and record breaches of security to the Trust’s Information Governance Team
• To advise, as appropriate, on changes to national data sets or definitions in order to ensure that data reported externally fulfils national rules, for example, NHS Digital Data Dictionary
• Maintain the confidentiality and integrity of electronic data in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient information according to local guidelines.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Maintain detailed records of departmental documentation, including lessons learnt, having them available for examination as require
• Ensure all processes are documented in Standard Operating Procedures, are regularly reviewed, maintained and that appropriate staff are informed of changes affecting the quality and information assurance provision to ensure continuity of service
• Contribute towards the development of policies and procedures within the organisation that ensure national standards are met with best practice compliance for the provision of information analysis.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support the learning, training and development of staff to meet the current and emerging needs of the service
• Provide informal training and raise awareness to Clinicians and Trust Managers with regards to information assurance and the boundaries set by national guidance and deadlines, including local and national requirements
• To actively maintain own levels of knowledge and skills in relation to latest informational development
• Ensure all staff managed receive individual appraisals in line with Trust policy, including formulation of personal development plans and that identified training is progressed
• Attend local mandatory training and ensure relevant team members receive updates in line with Trust Policies.
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Deputise for the Senior Quality & Information Assurance Manager on matters as and when required
• To provide cover for the Information Manager as required.
• Responsible for line management, recruitment and succession planning of the team including training and development, induction, appraisal and personal development planning
• Ensure that mandatory training is undertaken in accordance with Trust Policy by the post-holder and by all staff reporting to the post-holder. Participate in staff appraisal, sustain and improve individual performance using development opportunities provided by the Trust
• Ensure own Health and Safety and that of others.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Work closely with Finance colleagues to aid alignment of financial and activity information via the information assurance agenda in support of the Trust’s business principles.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
• Regularly undertakes audits to support improvement of service within the Trust as directed by the Senior Quality & Information Assurance Manager to formally report on findings.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 May 2025
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