Data quality and IT Manager

Working days and hours are Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week. 

Supporting the practice to ensure all the QOF IIF and any other targets are being met using the Ardens and bespoke searches to monitor progress. Creating reports based on these searches to keep the practice informed of progress towards targets. Interrogating EMIS data to ensure the templates are being completed correctly to maximise income. Taking responsibility for all IT systems and ensuring staff are able to use all the practice systems effectively. 

 

Confidentiality:

• In the course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.  They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers.  They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation.  All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

Equality and Diversity:

The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include:

• Acting in a way that recognises the importance of people’s rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation
• Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues
• Behaving in a manner that is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.

Personal/professional development:

The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include:

• Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development
• Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work

Contribution to the implementation of services:

• Apply practice policies, standards and guidance
• Discuss with other team members how policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work
• Participate in audit where appropriate