Surveillance and Audit Analyst
Job summary
An exciting opportunely has arisen for a data analyst to join the Infection Prevention & Control Team (IPC) at UCLH. Our IPC team is a large and an active body of multi professional staff consisting of IPC clinical nurse specialists, an epidemiologist, a dedicated surveillance team, microbiologists; virologists and clinical scientists.
Reporting to the lead nurse for surgical site surveillance and the Senior Nurses for Infection Prevention and Control the successful candidate will work closely with the IPC team to gather ,analyse and report infection data including blood stream infections, surgical site infection as well as supporting the IPC nurses with collecting, reporting and interpreting data from clinical audits.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for collecting, reporting and analysing the data that will drive improvements in infection prevention and control across the Trust. In addition, there is a requirement to have excellent interpersonal abilities, good organisational skills and the ability to influence others.
Our commitment to a nurse led IPC service is demonstrated by strong clinical & research leadership. It is an incredibly exciting and challenging time to join the IPC team and is a fantastic opportunity to work in a large forward-thinking nurse led IPC service which has excellent scope for professional development and research.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff** UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience
- Experience and interest in infection-related work
- Proven experience of working with relational databases
- Proven experience of using R
- Proven experience of using SQL Server
- Experience in an Information Analysis role in an NHS or other healthcare information environment
- Proven experience of using query tools such as Power BI
- Experience of using Epic BI stack, including developing Radar, Slicer Diver, Reporting Workbench contents
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to interrogate databases
- Ability to interpret complex data
- Ability to convert data to management information
- Ability to use MS Excel
- Ability to use SQL
- Knowledge of information analysis and the use of information across the NHS
- Advanced use of Power BI
- Advanced use of MS Excel (macro or VBA level)
- Programming with r or python
- Understanding of data quality issues
- Previous experience of submitting data to PHE or other statutory bodies
Planning and Organisation Skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to take responsibility for own workload
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
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospitals
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk