Data Assistant


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £16.40 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Redruth, TR15 1AU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	21 Sept 2026

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Summary

Job summary The Data Assistant will be responsible for managing all aspects of our Primary Care Neighbourhood data requirements utilising well-developed system analytical skills for extracting, reconciling and cleansing data from local clinical systems. Ensure operational data is accurate, validated, auditable, and accessible for business use. Provide clean, reliable datasets and structured reports that enable colleagues to analyse trends, meet compliance requirements, and make evidence-based decisions. Underpin transparency, accountability, and robust governance across the practice teams. The role will work across North Kerrier Neighbourhood to support practices and the wider team to identify different patient cohorts, in relation to Population health and health inequalities, so that teams can analyse and interpret data, and determine how primary care services can support the wider Neighbourhood initiatives for population health management. The role will be responsible for presenting a variety of data and information in a visual and understandable format to enable effective decision making by the Executive Team. This is a new role and therefore duties and responsibilities will evolve and will be the subject of review. There is an expectation that this role will be able to attend work bases in addition to working remotely. Sites include: Leatside Health Centre; Carn to Coast; Veor Surgery; Godolphin Health; Harris Memorial Digital, Data and Information Management Become an expert in data searches, extraction, performance and information management for the practices clinical systems e.g. EMIS, SystmOne, BRAVE AI, ARDENS templates/reports, KLINIK and any future systems. Undertake deep dives to identify patient cohorts for population health and/or health inequality projects to ensure they are correctly coded on ARDENS templates or other clinical systems and reports; Provide data management and information support to PCN Clinical Teams to understand any data requirements for their services e.g. physiotherapy, clinical pharmacy. Create and run custom reports and templates at any North Kerrier practices request where this relates to PCN/Practice delivery and performance. Develop, distribute and analyse patient surveys using a variety of tools and methods, to support the development of services. Develop training guides, processes and procedures to support any new ways of working across the North Kerrier Neighbourhood. Provide practice data performance for monthly reporting requirements. Project Management Report to the North Kerrier Neighbourhood Data Group to support with local data projects, eg dementia, COPD. Contribute to any improvements and enhance digital performance across North Kerrier with the use of clinical systems and other IT systems. Support compliance with clinical coding both locally and nationally working with practices to input and link data sets, eg NHSe Respiratory Project. Support practices and neighbourhood teams with evidencing how the neighbourhood is contributing to the Health and Wellbeing Outcomes Framework. Data Sharing Agreements and Governance Have knowledge and understanding of the requirement of the Information Commissioners Office and the Primary Care Networks responsibilities to meet the requirements of the Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Confidentiality, Information security and sharing, the information lifecycle and data quality to ensure compliance and efficient and effective information governance. Complete any data impact assessments and data sharing agreements. Create and be responsible for a library of data impact assessments and data sharing agreements. Communication and Relationships Build working relationships with teams in North Kerrier Primary Care Practices to provide support to the practices where required. Work closely with practice governance and data teams and wider healthcare partners to ensure the Neighbourhood is adhering to policy and practice. Communicate effectively and regularly with practices and the Data team, with confidence and expertise. Attend meetings face to face and virtually, as and when required. Communicate effectively with all colleagues and network practice staff. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Be comfortable and competent at networking at all levels. Apply professional standards. Provide feedback to the NK Leadership team and practice teams where issues/anomalies on data coding and management are highlighted providing solutions to problems. Training Provide training to workforce on the use of clinical and IT systems where appropriate and work with practice IT training teams on developing guides, processes and procedures. Care Quality Commission Work with the general practice teams to ensure the practice is compliant with CQC standards. 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, carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practices 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. Health and Safety The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety Policy, to include: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines; Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks; Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills; Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards; Reporting potential risks identified. 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 peoples 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. Personal/Professional Development The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the hosting organisation 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. Quality The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the PCNs/Practices and will: Alert other team members to issues of Clinical Governance issues, quality and risk; participate in any risk reviews; Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision; Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance; Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patient needs; Effectively manage own time, workload and resources. Contribute to the overall team-working of the PCN putting the needs of the PCN first. Contribution towards practices CQC compliance rating of GOOD or above.

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