CHIS Systems, Data Quality & Optimisation Lead in Colchester

CHIS Systems, Data Quality & Optimisation Lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Data Quality and Transformation Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondments welcomed) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4378

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Provide HQ Town Colchester Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

The post holder will provide senior specialist expertise in SystmOne CHIS configuration, data quality, information assurance and operational processes across CHIs services. The post holder will develop, implement and audit agreed standards for record completeness, reporting and workflow efficiency; provide expert advice to service managers and analysts; and coordinate complex systems improvement work with IT, TPP and external partners.

The role will lead the operational delivery and assurance of agreed SystmOne CHIS unit consolidations, including requirements, validation, risk and quality controls, and will identify and sponsor practical automation opportunities. Routine production of reports, patient record updates and development of automations remain with designated data analysts, operational colleagues and technical specialists.

Main duties of the job

Implement and maintain agreed CHIS data quality and SystmOne optimisation standards, translating organisational policy and contractual expectations into operational controls and procedures.

Develop and maintain a planned programme of audit, exception review, quality improvement and reporting assurance, presenting findings and recommending remedial actions to the operational leadership team.

Coordinate complex SystmOne change, configuration and workflow requirements in conjunction with service managers, assuring testing, safe implementation and staff readiness; e.g. New immunisation scheduling parameters or new protocols.

Lead delivery planning and quality assurance for the agreed SystmOne unit consolidation programme, including reconciliation, acceptance checks, operational cutover and post-merge audit.

Analyse complex or conflicting information on record quality, clinical pathways or system use, determining appropriate solutions within approved guidance and escalating unresolved cross-service issues.

Specify data quality and operational reporting requirements and support Senior Data Analysts and Data Analysts to implement and improve them, without routinely producing reports or updating records.

Identify and evaluate automation opportunities, working with service colleagues and partner technical teams to develop requirements and test safe, practical solutions.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of this exciting opportunity.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Existing knowledge and user experience of configuring SystmOne CHIS Units
• Experience of operational management of a CHIS

Experience

• Has significant experience of SystmOne Merges, particularly of SystmOne CHIS Unit merges

Experience

• Can demonstrate and provide examples of their ability to develop and maintain data quality improvement programmes

Experience

• Can demonstrate their experience of identifying and addressing barriers to adoption of SystmOne/digital tools, providing hands‑on guidance and troubleshooting.

Experience

• Can demonstrate and give relevant examples of their experience of working with National Teams and TPP on CHIS data flows such as NEMS

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.