Senior Information Analyst
Job summary
The post holder will deliver and maintain Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to support the system information agenda, providing key information, intelligence and data metrics. The role involves interrogating information systems, producing routine and ad hoc reports, analysing and reporting on data, ensuring the timely and accurate production of key performance indicators and contractual data requirements, providing advice on performance measures, data and statistics, and contributing to working groups developing information capability to support effective decision making.
Main duties of the job
- Provide reports, data and analysis to support managers, service planning and monitoring groups.
- Provide specialist statistical analysis of service use data and quality metrics to identify trends, developments and data quality issues.
- Develop, implement and maintain business intelligence solutions and complex information reports.
- Lead on the development of reporting to internal stakeholders. Encourage the use of business intelligence and information to support business planning.
- Contribute to One LSC strategies and action plans and work with Data Quality, Reporting, Data Engineering, Clinical Coding and Performance teams.
- Support and develop junior staff, including technical training.
About us
The Business Intelligence Team are part of the Digital Division.
One LSC stands for 'One Lancashire and South Cumbria' and reflects the ambition to have one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way.
One LSC brings together the Digital, Data and Technology teams from each of the provider Trusts to create one central community of professionals. The aim is to bring services more closely together so that we can deliver the best service possible to each of our partner organisations.
At the core of One LSC delivery is eliminating duplication, removing unwarranted variation, realisation of the benefits of sharing common systems and processes and ensuring we deliver value for money for our partners, our system and, ultimately, for the communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain skills in SQL, database administration and highly complex data analysis.
- Design highly complex datasets, BI solutions and algorithms and ensure data warehouse developments are accurate and produced to schedule.
- Monitor and maintain implementation of the divisional data quality improvement plan.
- Provide support and expertise for informatics systems related to the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
- Propose changes to divisional and service informatics practice and implement local policies.
- Plan a local programme of work to progress the section business plan and respond to changing user requirements.
- Provide submissions and returns to local and national bodies.
- Provide advice and guidance to maximise system functionality and enhance data quality and reporting.
- Be responsive to service user requests for assistance.
- Undertake other duties commensurate with the post and band
Please see job description attached for further details.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
- Good level of general education
- Relevant degree or equivalent i.e. Information or related area
- Post graduate diploma or equivalent in Information or related area
- ECDL or equivalent
- Evidence of professional and/or personal development
Experience and knowledge
- Significant experience in Informatics in a large/ complex organisation
- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
- Experience of writing and maintaining SQL scripts
- Relevant experience of business intelligence software
- Experience of NHS information systems and use of information across the NHS (Acute and/or Community)
- Knowledge of relational database theory
- Knowledge of Acute Hospital information systems (e.g. PAS)
- Knowledge of Community Services information systems (e.g. EMIS Web Community)
- Knowledge of statistical publication, monitoring and metrics
- Ability to read, comprehend and advise on national policy and guidance
- Knowledge of NHS quality/governance systems e.g. CQC
Skills and ability
- Information analysis skills
- Ability to learn and apply programming skills
- Demonstrable skills in business intelligence software
- Excellent numeracy and statistical methods skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Flexible approach to working hours
- Ability to work as part of a team to work on own
- Project Management Skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Blackpool Stadium (you may be required to work in other departments across our hospitals including across our sites.)
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals, Digital Division,
Blackpool
FY1 6JX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/