Data Quality Officer

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 September 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, well-organised and motivated individual to work within our Cancer Services Department in County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. The position will be based at our office in Darlington Memorial Hospital or University Hospital of North Durham with the opportunity for some occasional home working.

The Data Quality Officer isan integral part of the cancer services team and will work closely with thecancer site specific multidisciplinary teams to collate and validate patientdata on the Somerset Cancer Registry (SCR) system and/or associated interfaces to ensure the system holds correct and up to date patient data. The post holder will also work alongside cancer wait time colleagues to provide administrative support for Cancer Site-Specific Multidisciplinary Team meetings.

Youwill play a pivotal role in supporting the department to meet its objectives in relation to the collection of data for reporting to the national cancer auditsand Cancer Services Outcomes Dataset (COSD).The post holder will be responsible for the data collection of the key performance indicators associated with these mandated datasets

Working alongside the Cancer Services Data Quality Co-ordinators you will help raise awareness of the importance ofaccurate and up to date information and undertake data audits to assess the quality of the information. You will ensure data is collected on patients with a suspected or diagnosed cancer,ensuring information is recorded accurately.

You will collate clinical data using multiple information sources ranging from existing hospital systems,multi-disciplinary discussion documentation and external hospital notifications. This will involve acknowledging and adhering to set deadlines and validation methods to ensure accurate reporting.

Toassist in the process of routinely validating the data held within the SCRsystem, working pro-actively with the Data Quality Co-ordinator, healthcare professionals and Cancer Pathway Co-ordinators to address and resolve data quality issues, you must have a sound understanding of patient-related activity data. Data must be accurately and consistently recorded to well-defined standards to enable it to be used for statistical analysis, both locally and nationally.

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Thepost holder will explore unusual or missing data items and liaise with Cancer Services Quality Co-ordinators over a variety of data quality issues, and under guidance, ensure corrections are made as instructed.

You will have very good communication and people skills, as you will be required to liaise with multiple departments and multiple levels of staff in order to ensure that relevant cooperation is achieved in the provision of information and data distribution. Excellent organisational skills are essential, as the post holder would be required to work mainly under their own supervision and manage theirown workload in such a way that reflects the Trusts operational and reporting deadlines.

The nature of the post demands that the post holder multi-task and maintain concentration levels, despite the work-pattern occasionally being interrupted.

Accuracy and attention todetail are vital in this role; the post holder must ensure…