Senior Information Analyst
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Informatics team at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We have an excellent reputation for supporting and helping to improve patient care across the organisation. We are committed to deliver outstanding care by supporting the business needs of the organisation.
The role requires advanced analytical, technical, and communication skills to transform complex healthcare data into meaningful insights for clinicians, managers, executives, and external stakeholders.
The Senior Information Analyst will act as a subject matter expert for NHS datasets, performance standards, and reporting requirements, contributing to the development of the organisation's business intelligence capability. Key in this role will be supporting the Community and Children's Services division from a data perspective including Business Intelligence, KPI monitoring and supporting the development of service to board reporting.
Main duties of the job
Business Intelligence Reporting
Support the design and development of all divisional related national returns like Community SITREPs,Community Services Dataset (CSDS),Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS) or Talking Therapies (IAPT) to meet current and future business reporting requirements based on national guidance and internal stakeholder engagement.
Maintenance of all national reporting (CSDS,MHSDS, IAPT) to meet agreed business reporting requirements.
Day to day effective production of all key divisional reports available via Trust BI platform to a large range of relevant stakeholders.
Produce and present divisional KPI monitoring reports at the relevant divisional meetings attended by the Trust's senior operational team.
Business Intelligence Infrastructure
Responsible for the receipt, review and processing of high complex and sensitive data-sets for assigned division.
Responsible for the accurate documentation of the logic used for report extraction.
Ensure that all changes to the logic are discussed, tested and agreed with the BI manager, underpinned by an impact assessment, prior to implementation.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education
- Degree in mathematics, computing or another discipline with high numerical content or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Masters level degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
Skills/Abilities
- Advanced querying skills against large relational database management systems
- An ability to handle highly sensitive patient data in a confidential and senstivie fashion
- Extensive experience of receiving and/or extracting complex and sensitive data-sets from complex systems
- Proven ability to provide information in order to guide management action
- Effective staff management skills
- Effective budgetary management skills
- Skilled in the use and interpretation of statistical analytical tools
Experience
- Extensive experience in NHS information environments
- Extensive experience of receiving and/or extracting complex and sensitive data sets from complex systems
- Extensive experience of using standard BI tools like Qlikview, Tableau, Power BI
- Experience of managing, motivating and developing teams of people
- Experience of working effectively with clinical teams
- Experience supporting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Knowledge
- Expert knowledge of Access targets
- Detailed knowledge of information use across the NHS
- Knowledge of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Caldicott Principles and NHS Information Governance requirements
- Knowedge of anonymisation and pseudonymisation techniques for healthcare data.
Trust Values
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
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
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
6 Orsman Road, Haggerston, N1 5RA
Haggerston
N1 5RA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/