Job description
To provide specialist information performance support to the Pharmacy Department and work as part of the Information Team. The post holder will be a lead information specialist in designated functions/project areas and will be required to provide specialist advice and support in these areas. The post holder will be required to implement policies and propose changes to practices and procedures for designated functions/project areas. This role will play a key part in the production of routine monitoring reports, ensuring all data queries relayed back from the Pharmacy Department and other areas are completed within agreed timescales to minimise the risk of inaccurate reporting or lost income to the Trust. Responsible for the accurate production, management and submission of weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual reports that are required as part of our statutory monitoring requirements to the mandated timescales Development and maintenance of a portfolio of information systems to ensure the delivery of performance monitoring and to report overall performance for Pharmacy for corporate reporting and contracting purposes Lead the validation process for all Pharmacy data presented to the Trust to ensure that all activity is accounted and charged appropriately In partnership with Finance and Information colleagues, run exception reports to highlight performance issues to the Lead Pharmacist and/or Performance Information Analyst Support the Lead Pharmacist and wider Pharmacy Team to investigate identified exceptions and divergence from targets and trends using national and local sources of information Assist in the development of robust service improvement solutions with managers and clinicians, through the analysis of data and/or other information sources. Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential. Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time. For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification .