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Data Quality & Assurance Lead Jobs in Bristol, England, United Kingdom at North Bristol NHS Trust
Title: Data Quality & Assurance Lead
Company: North Bristol NHS Trust
Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) are working towards merging as one organisation from July 2026.
This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.
Should you join NBT as an employee prior to our organisations merging, your employment will be automatically transferred across to UHBW. Should your employment begin after our two Trusts merge, you will be employed directly by UHBW and therefore UHBW terms and conditions of service will apply
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Job Overview
The Digital team are seeking a driven Data Quality & Assurance Lead to ensure high standards of data accuracy, integrity, and divisional audit assurance for the organisation. This role will lead the development and delivery of data quality strategies, frameworks, and policies, supporting regulatory compliance, operational performance, and decision-making.
You will design and deliver our data quality strategy and related implementation plans. You will be responsible for the completion of Digital audit and assurance programmes, monitoring of internal and external data quality metrics, and analyse trends, risks, and improvement opportunities. Working with commissioners, auditors, and clinical, financial, operational and digital teams, you will promote best practice and a culture of high-quality data and measurable assurance. Outputs from this role will contribute to regular assurance statements to Trust governance forums and the wider public.
Key responsibilities include leading data quality improvement initiatives, advising stakeholders, ensuring alignment with national standards, and acting as the main link between Digital, commissioning teams, and auditors. You will also build organisational capability by leading & developing staff.
The ideal candidate will have experience in data quality, analytics, commissioning, or information governance, with strong analytical, communication, & leadership skills—offering a great opportunity to drive performance through high-quality data.
Main duties of the job
The Data Quality & Assurance Lead is the strategic lead for data quality across the Bristol NHS Group. The postholder is responsible for setting and delivering the Group’s Data Quality Strategy, ensuring data integrity, completeness, and usability across clinical, operational, and corporate domains.
This role provides assurance to the Board, regulators, and commissioners on data quality compliance and leads the development of robust data governance frameworks aligned with national standards and digital transformation programmes. The postholder also has a key role to play in wider change management, including advising on strategic implementations of digital systems and services.
The postholder will lead a multi-disciplinary team, act as a senior advisor on data quality and governance and represent the Group in regional and national forums.
Working for our organisation
The Bristol NHS Foundation Trust will bring together North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust to enable closer collaboration and improved outcomes for patients across the region. Through a shared vision and joint clinical and digital strategies, the organisation is working towards more integrated, efficient and patient‑centred services.
Digital transformation is a critical enabler of this ambition, supporting large-scale service change, clinical pathway redesign and improved operational performance across the Group. You will work at the forefront of strategic decision-making and investment planning, ensuring that digital programmes deliver meaningful, measurable benefits for patients, staff and the wider health system.
This is an opportunity to play a leading role in shaping how digital transformation is delivered across a major NHS Trust.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
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The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
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