Overview:

Position Summary:

Key Objectives

Responsibilities:

Data Management:

• Prepare, collate and validate data which may provide assurance to the Hospitals’ Executive Management Group and Hospital Board and externally at Hospital Group Level.
• In collaboration with the PALS, and Risk & Legal Departments conduct trend analysis of complaints and incidents and develop reports to highlight relevant information to the relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that the quality of data within the sphere of responsibility of the Quality & Safety Directorate is of the highest quality and that individual managers and staff understand their roles and responsibilities with respect to data accuracy.
• Co-ordinate and validate information provided for internal reports and to external agencies as required.
• Assist in co-ordaining data for RCSI HG Serious Incident Management Forum (Medical and Peri-operative)
• Take a lead role in the development of reports that will inform quality improvement in various areas across the hospital.
• Develop systems to ensure relevant stakeholders are informed in a timely fashion of potential risk to achieving KPI’s.
• Oversee the collection and analysis of data, interpret findings, prepare reports and participate in the presentation of findings and facilitation of actions needed to achieve improvement.
• Comply with the Data Protection Act 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and hospital policies & procedures in the processing of data.
• Provide cross functional cover for other data managers to ensure continuity of service.
• To work with key stakeholders as required to ensure 100% capture rate and validation of data
• To co-ordinate the production of information in order to supply reports for specific purposes within and outside the hospital.
• To assist/partake in providing data to support research projects where relevant.
• To assist in supporting practice changes, and in tracking the impact of those changes through the provision of data.
• To work with other Data Managers and provide support to the wider Quality & Safety team.

Quality and Standards:

• Develop and maintain in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, site specific standard operating procedures (SOP’s) for the effective and efficient management of data and generation of reports.
• Work with the wider Quality & Safety team to identify areas where key performance indicators (KPI’s) are not being achieved and undertake corrective action.
• Develop systems to ensure relevant stakeholders are informed in a timely fashion of potential risk to achieving KPI’s.

Communication:

• Establish effective communication networks with internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with other members of the Quality & Safety team to ensure timely and accurate data communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
• Inform new team members of data management processes and standard operating procedures.

Personal Development:

• In conjunction with line manager agree learning objectives designed to meet development goals and to improve service.
• Participate in quarterly performance meetings with line manager.

Qualifications:

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  Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

• IT literate
• Data management and reporting experience
• Experience in the analysis, interpretation and presentation of data to relevant audiences
• Experience using healthcare information systems
• Good knowledge of hospital performance metrics
• Good understanding of best practice in data protection
• Knowledge of implementing data quality measures and bringing expertise/innovation to data management issues
• Evidence of commitment to continual personal development

Desirable:

• Relevant third level qualification
• Relevant postgraduate qualification in Healthcare Statistics or equivalent
• Experience of working closely with a range of colleagues in health and academic bodies engaged in data analysis and research
• Good understanding of the clinical audit process