Information Services Analyst

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a science or information related subject or equivalent relevant knowledge and experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of a range of service management and information systems, acquired through professional experience gained through working in a relevant setting
• Demonstrate an understanding of the policy and information management agenda in health and social care research in Wales and across the UK, especially in regard to service management
• Excellent working knowledge of modern web-based IT systems and familiarity with principles for the design of these systems
• Experience in specifying and/or documenting data items in systems
• Knowledge of legislative requirements relating to data collection, management and storage (e.g. the Data Protection Act, the Freedom of Information Act and the Caldicott Guidelines)
• Knowledge of the issues around data management and particularly data protection

Experience

• Experience in an information related role
• Intermediate knowledge of relational databases
• Experience of manipulating, querying, analysing and presenting data using Excel
• Experience of supporting projects
• Experience of using Microsoft Office 365 and Teams and remote working

Values

• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
• Able to work as part of a team or independently with minimal day-to-day supervision
• Able to work to tight deadlines and deal with urgent non-routine requests
• Attention to detail
• Flexible approach to ensure that the needs of the organisation are met
• Commitment to continuing professional development

Other

• Ability to work from home if required
• Able to travel to locations in Wales as required

Aptitude and Ability

• Proven organisational skills
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals at different levels with varying IT and information skills
• Computer literate especially in MS Teams and applications, email and the internet
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to analyse complex numerical data
• Excellent demonstrable attention to detail when handling large volumes of information and data

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

Powys Teaching Health Board

Address

North, South East or South West

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Employer's website

https://pthb.nhs.wales/working-for-us/