Cancer Data Officer - London, United Kingdom - Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cancer Services at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust as a Band 5 Cancer Data Officer.

The role will primarily be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital with cross site working at University Hospital Lewisham. There is a regular shuttle bus between both sites taking between 20-30 minutes.

To work with clinical and non-clinical teams to support the recording of cancer data in line with national cancer wait time (CWT) guideline and will facilitate data collection for suspected/diagnosed cancer patients, entering the information onto appropriate database(s).

To prepare routine and ad hoc reports for the Trust and external stakeholders as part of their daily reporting, analysis and data collection for cancer waiting times monitoring.

To participate in the further development of cancer information systems across the Trust.

To assist the Cancer managers in providing training to others.

Our people are our greatest asset.

When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients.

Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.

We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

JOB TITLE:
Cancer Data Officer

GRADE:
Band 5

REPORTING TO:
Cancer Service Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO:
General Manager for Cancer

LOCATION:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, but with the ability to cover across any Trust site dependant on the needs of the service

JOB SUMMARY:

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the recording of cancer data in line with national cancer wait time (CWT) guideline and will facilitate data collection for suspected/ diagnosed cancer patients, entering the information onto appropriate database(s).

The post holder will assist the Cancer Data Management team and work with the MDT Co-ordinators/Pathway Trackers, to coordinate the collection, reporting and analysis of cancer data; ensuring that trust-wide cancer data collection mechanisms are robust and supporting the delivery of the Best Practice Timed Pathways (BPTP) in line with national cancer data collection for Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD) and CWT.

The post holder will work with clinical and admin teams across the trust to promote effective working practices to ensure that all patients with cancer or the suspicion of cancer are treated within target times.

Main Responsibilities:

Information Systems and Data Management

To work with the clinical and administrative teams to ensure systems and processes are in place for accurate data capture, as far as possible in real time.
To ensure appropriate data validation / data quality checks are routinely carried out and that missing or inaccurate data is followed up proactively.
To support clinical teams in completing best practice timed cancer pathways (BPTP); ensuring these datasets are recorded, validated and submitted within the deadlines (as well as other datasets as guided by Service Manager).
Link in with the Business Information Unit and SELCA to ensure cross checking of data and contribute to the continuous development of information systems to improve data collection.
Liaise with colleagues at other Trusts to ensure data is accurate for patients who are transferred to and from Lewisham Greenwich NHS Trust.
To ensure that cancer data is reported to the Trust and the Department of Health within appropriate timescales.
Provide training to cancer workforce on the data recording systems in use according to the trust policy
Initiates and plans statistical /analytical work programmes based on the requirements of clinical teams, researchers and other stakeholders.

Reporting, analysis and data collection for cancer waiting times monitoring:

To prepare routine and ad hoc reports for the Trust and SELCA. Present data at meetings, when required. Provide timely and accurate monthly data for the Cancer Dashboard, COSD & BPTP reports.
To produce exception reports regarding validation within agreed deadlines.
To compile regular monitoring reports indicating progress towards agreed standards and highlighted problem areas.
To produce and submit other reports in a timely fashion when required
Ensure the cancer database is updated in a timely and accurate manner to enable the clinical teams to meet the cancer targets.
Maintain close communication