Validation Officer

The 18 week pathway requires the NHS to measure the total period waited by each patient (from referral to treatment) and to manage each patient's journey from referral to treatment in a timely and efficient manner. Providing accurate information on how long pathways are is essential; improvements to services rely on information being reliable and being provided as close to real-time as possible, and reports to the Department of Health are produced and published so that patients can see how long they will wait at each Trust. The role of the Validation Officer is to ensure that the information, at patient level, is accurately recorded before being reported to the Department of Health by validating the information held on our electronic systems. In addition to ensure that all paediatric patients receive follow up appointments in line with the recommendations of the clinical team. The post holder is required to check the records of any patient on the system who has not been marked as discharged, but that doesn't have a follow up appointment booked. Close liaison with colleagues to ensure that appropriate appointments are booked in a timely manner.,

• To liaise with Deputy/Operational Service Managers, Elective Access Managers, Elective Access Teams, Information Team, Patient Contact Centre, Outpatient Reception, Nursing staff, Ward Staff, medical secretaries and clinicians to ensure that elective access standards are being actively monitored and managed, and that elective access pathways run as smoothly as possible.
• To use Trust computer systems and Millennium to ensure patients are discharged on correct RTT status
• Use patient notes, existing databases, Cerner Millennium, and CRIS to formulate patient pathway data on individual patients
• To source, collect and validate accurate RTT data in accordance with agreed practices and standards
• Support Waiting List & Outpatient Booking teams within the Directorate to ensure that the information entered onto Millennium is of the highest quality and validity
• To input the collected data into Cerner Millennium or other Trust databases in a timely and accurate manner
  
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