Band 5 HCC and NET Database Manager

Job summary

Note: This is a twelve-month fixed term post covering parental leave.

This post is suited to an individual who has demonstrable experience working in an administrative or IT orientated environment who has significant experience using, summarising and collating clinical information as well as populating, maintaining and searching databases. Due to the high level of autonomy, broad remit and independent working associated with this post IT or administrative trainees will not be shortlisted.

The post will be based in the Centre for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research (CLGR) based in the Institute for Biomedical Research (IBR) within the University of Birmingham which is co-located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham site. The departmental remit is to support research and development in the clinical Liver Unit and is involved in clinical trials and the evaluation of new clinical tests and is dedicated to improving the life of patients with liver disease. By providing infrastructure and expertise in basic science and translational medicine the CLGR is able to take scientific discoveries in liver disease from the laboratory into novel treatments for patient management.

Working within CLGR the post holder will be directly involved with gathering, collating and inputting a variety of clinical information into the departmental databases as well as searching, filtering and reporting on data held within the datasets.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

This post is responsible for coordinating the divisional Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and Neuroendocrine Tumour (NET) databases. Recording and collating accurate data from a variety of sources and making accurate and timely returns to the ENETS annual data return and database and NHS England commissioners where required. Preparing data for and participating in internal clinical audits and regular audit meetings. The department currently utilises the Info Flex database system and any existing experience using the system would be greatly beneficial.

Good communication skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a larger group are essential. The post holder must work efficiently and have the ability to reprioritise workload to meet deadlines. The post holder will be required to undertake their responsibilities within any area in the department and will be expected to undertake any training required and to maintain competency including and a specialist level understanding of all of the processes they participate in.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to degree level (preferably in science or healthcare based) or science or healthcare based A-levels plus evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) to degree level. 

Desirable

*IT qualification(s) ideally in database use / management and data manipulation.

Experience

Essential

*Highly IT competent with particular experience using MS Office applications, database systems and MS Excel.

*Knowledge of NHS healthcare systems.

*Awareness of Data Protection and GDPR.

Desirable

*Experience of working in a large, complex healthcare environment.

*Extensive experience of working within an office environment.

*Experience of supporting or carrying out audits.

*Awareness of clinical research and development.

*Awareness of liver disease.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Analytical skills.

*Ability to interpret and abstract complex information.

*Ability to prioritise and organise workload.

*Excellent communication skills.

*Reliability.

*Flexibility.

*Attention to detail.

*Ability to work to strict deadlines.

*Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

Desirable

*Ability to produce reports and graphs for internal and external audit as required.

*Effective time management.

*Good interpersonal skills.

*Positive and enthusiastic attitude.

*Punctual.

*Approachable.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Daniel Kearns 

daniel.kearns@uhb.nhs.uk 

01214142246