Information Analyst

Job summary

Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a new Information Analyst.

This is an opportunity to be seen to make an impact with the existing team in the process of having a significant investment to increase the skill mix and numbers in the team. This expansion supports an increasing pull from the Operational side to turn the data the Trust holds into performance information they can have when they need it, how they need it, in a way that makes sense to them.

A key part of this role will be working closely with the other information analysts and supporting them in deliver of information to the divisions and so the ability to communicate clearly and confidently is essential. Scope will include ongoing development of standard reporting, accountability for quality and timeliness routine and ad-hoc analysis.

The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate information analysis experience and a good knowledge of information and reporting. Be a good team player, have strong communication skills and a willingness to learn.

Main duties of the job

The Information Analyst will work closely with Divisional Information Analyst, and services where required, in providing high quality information and analysis and producing statutory returns to support the Trustsbusiness needs.This role is focused towards achieving these objectives through the managing and producing statutory reports, the development, design and maintenance of health related datasets and information and analysis,the provision of advice and guidance on reports or analysis and the managing of processes for own area ensuring all statutory deadlines are met.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Understand and interpret complex information and analytical requirements, assess the purpose for which outputs are required and support, develop and deliver appropriate solutions using various information query tools and languages.
Support Trust decision making through discussion and interpretation of information requests, data extraction, and the processing and production of reports which may be complex, business critical and/or confidential
Analyse data for a wide range of clients, determining the best form for communicating/presenting the information, from simple to complex and ensuring that the presentation is relevant, comprehensible and conforms to agreed timescales with the client.
Using experience in data analysis, investigate, identify and resolve problems in the production of routine reports and other ad-hoc tasks and provide reliance by supporting other colleagues in doing so.

Please see attached Job Description for full information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Evidence of continued personal development

Desirable

Degree in relevant fields e.g. informatics, analysis, statistics

Experience

Essential

Proven experience working within an Information or analysis role.
Detailed analysis & validation of various types of data to inform assessment of performance of complex organisations and to help identify opportunities for improvement

Desirable

Experience in an acute hospital setting.
Experience with healthcare quality frameworks
Experience with NHS
Detailed knowledge & understanding of Health Informatics - including healthcare datasets (particularly secondary care), data quality, national strategic control mechanisms for data management, definitional guidance & data protection.

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

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/

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