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As a vital part of NHS Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland’s mission is to enable and support the delivery of better health and better care, working in partnership.
Public Health Intelligence (PHI) is a division of NHS National Services Scotland and provides a range of specialised support services that enable NHS Boards to focus their efforts on delivering health improvement and patient care. PHI collects, validates, interprets and disseminates information on Health, and Health and Social Care in Scotland, providing support and advice to the Scottish Government Health Department, NHS Boards, Local Authorities and to a variety of professional bodies and researchers.
The Data Management Service is responsible for all data collection and processing up to the point where data are ready for analyses and comprises three elements – Data Support and Quality, Database Management, Data Modernisation and Information Assurance.
We are looking to recruit a Cancer Information Officer to our Cancer Registration Team within the Data Management service area. You will be outposted from the main NSS premises and based in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
You will use the Scottish Cancer Registry system ‘SOCRATES’ to collect information and register new cases of cancer incidence by interpreting and extracting patient information from electronic patient records, using expertise, skills and in-depth knowledge of the disease, international classifications of diseases and staging definitions to establish the most appropriate clinical codes to accurately register and confirm tumours for your area of responsibility.
Quality assure samples of national cancer datasets submitted by NHS Boards by interrogating and interpreting clinical information held on various electronic patient records for verification. You will give verbal feedback on the QA findings to the NHS Boards ensuring that the timetable for the national programme of work is met.
Plan and co-ordinate visits to NHS hospitals, private hospitals and Primary Care organisations, maintaining professional working relationships with NHS Board staff in order to promote the work of the team and PHI’s service areas is a key requirement of this post.
You must be educated to HNC/HND level or have relevant experience in cancer information or a health records/information role.
Knowledge of the disease of cancer anatomy and medical terminology are key requirements along with proven skills in the use of interrogating and interpreting information systems and the use of Microsoft Office applications.
Experience of clinical coding, and knowledge of the disease of cancer including oncology terminology and treatment pathways is desirable.
You must have well developed organisational, planning and time management skills; along with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, demonstrating good accuracy and attention to detail. There will be the occasional need to travel.
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Mark Long, Senior Cancer Information Officer on 0131 275 7229 or email marklong@nhs.net.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is 14 February 2020.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies