Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please note this vacancy is only open to applicantsfrom Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Southern Health FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, Solent NHS Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
UHS Digital are looking for a Specialist Information Analyst to join their Data Flows team. It is an opportunity to join our Data & Analytics colleagues and help make a difference to patients, staff, and the organisation through the provision of analytics, data, and insight.You will be responsible for creating and managing reporting for billing, alongside data analysis and visualisations. Using patient-based data sets and business intelligence reporting software you will support UHS business requirements. These include the NHS Payment scheme and meeting contract reporting needs that underpin our patient care.
We will expect you to develop a detailed understanding of a wide range of patient data collections from across the Trust, and from external sources. You should be prepared to investigate and resolve data quality issues and any incidents associated with them. There will be opportunities to modernise data flows in your area of responsibility through supported development using Power BI, SQL, and Python.
You will be able to work alongside a wide range of people from across UHS Digital, Trust headquarters, clinical services and other NHS organisations.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
This role is suitable for agile working, involving a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what is possible for the role and services.
UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live, and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Your role will involve working closely with our IT development & finance teams to support the collection, processing, analysis and reporting of key trust patient activity. This in turn supports the NHS Payment Scheme and local contractual rules. You will be expected to work to a set timetable to deliver reporting flows on time in line with internal and external expectations.
A key part of this role is enhancing, improving, and automating how we work to reduce manual burden and increase efficiencies.
This role will suit an experienced information analyst who is enthusiastic about analytics and using it to support clinical services and high-quality patient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Your role will involve working closely with our IT development & finance teams to support the collection, processing, analysis and reporting of key trust patient activity. This in turn supports the NHS Payment Scheme and local contractual rules. You will be expected to work to a set timetable to deliver reporting flows on time in line with internal and external expectations.
A key part of this role is enhancing, improving, and automating how we work to reduce manual burden and increase efficiencies.
This role will suit an experienced information analyst who is enthusiastic about analytics and using it to support clinical services and high-quality patient care.
Person Specification
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Good planning, analytical, administrative and numerate abilities. Plans and organises own workload effectively and efficiently together with that of managed staff and allocated tasks.
- Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, articulate.
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload and work to often tight or pressured deadlines.
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Educated to degree standard in a numerate discipline or has the relevant work-based experience
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development in role
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Experience working in an information analysis or reporting focused role.
- Able to demonstrate use of corporate databases and multi-user environments for reporting and dataset production to a high standard
- Able to demonstrate experience of report writing and producing analytics for senior management and operational staff.
- Able to demonstrate proficient user of Microsoft Office products for analytics and operational management
- Able to show a working knowledge of report creation using SQL.
- Experience of NHS information requirements such as mandatory returns, reporting data sets and standards
Desirable
- Experience of NHS information governance, data quality assurance and validation processes
- Experience of NHS information reporting for billing and payment schemes - including Secondary Uses Service (SUS) and Payment by Results (PBR) dataflows
- Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems (PAS) and other patient based or clinical systems
- Use of reporting tools (such as SAP BI or Power BI) for creating reports and dataset output
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Good planning, analytical, administrative and numerate abilities. Plans and organises own workload effectively and efficiently together with that of managed staff and allocated tasks.
- Demonstrates attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, articulate.
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload and work to often tight or pressured deadlines.
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- Educated to degree standard in a numerate discipline or has the relevant work-based experience
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development in role
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Experience working in an information analysis or reporting focused role.
- Able to demonstrate use of corporate databases and multi-user environments for reporting and dataset production to a high standard
- Able to demonstrate experience of report writing and producing analytics for senior management and operational staff.
- Able to demonstrate proficient user of Microsoft Office products for analytics and operational management
- Able to show a working knowledge of report creation using SQL.
- Experience of NHS information requirements such as mandatory returns, reporting data sets and standards
Desirable
- Experience of NHS information governance, data quality assurance and validation processes
- Experience of NHS information reporting for billing and payment schemes - including Secondary Uses Service (SUS) and Payment by Results (PBR) dataflows
- Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems (PAS) and other patient based or clinical systems
- Use of reporting tools (such as SAP BI or Power BI) for creating reports and dataset output
Trust Values
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
