University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Job Title: RTT Validator
Contract Type: Permanent
Under current Home Office rules, this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in the Ophthalmology Care Group as a RTT Validator. Based mainly on-site with opportunity for remote working once fully competent in role.
As part of the Ophthalmology Care Group, the post holder will:
Use advanced, specialist knowledge of 18 week RTT pathways to validate Ophthalmology patient journeys, ensuring all pathway events are accurately recorded and fully compliant with national RTT rules and UHS standards.
Identify, investigate, and correct data quality issues within Ophthalmology RTT pathways, applying expert understanding of the causes of poor data quality and ensuring all corrections align with national and local guidance.
Review, assess, update, and validate RTT data across UHS systems, including the Patient Administration System (PAS), using advanced pathway management skills to ensure Ophthalmic pathways are complete, accurate, and reflect true patient status.
Interpret and apply complex RTT guidance to support accurate reporting, ensuring Ophthalmology services maintain high quality data that supports operational performance, waiting list management, and statutory reporting.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
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In this role, your key responsibilities will include validating referral to treatment (RTT) pathways in line with national guidance and Trust policies to ensure accurate patient pathway management and reporting.
Using a range of Trust IT systems and patient administration systems to review, maintain and verify patient pathway data.
Handling sensitive and confidential patient information in accordance with Data Protection legislation, information governance standards and Trust policies.
Supporting data quality and validation activities through the application of specialist RTT knowledge, administrative expertise and PPW processes.
