Information Analyst

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The team:

The Information Services team is responsible for processing and analysing data from Trust systems to produce reports, supply external bodies with data, and importantly give intelligence to the rest of the Trust on how they are operating.

The Information Services team is based at Beacon House in Scunthorpe, but the post holder will be offered to work from home for several days a week after the process of on-boarding.

What we are looking for:

We are looking to appoint a self-motivated, eager individual to learn to be an Information Analyst within a busy team with a broad remit. The post will be offered guidance, support and training from a variety of internal and external providers on analytics, performance and business intelligence in the NHS. The post holder will be assisting, and then completing, data returns, requests and supporting the rest of the team.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Interview date: Friday 7 January 2022

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen with the Trusts Information Department and we are looking to recruit a talented, motivation individual to the role of an Information Analyst. The Information Team plays an essential role in the provision of high-quality information for performance and operational management, business intelligence, strategic planning and patient care. Core requirements of the role will include responsibility for producing and submitting a range of datasets, returns and reports to meet a range of national requirements including facilitating the monitoring of A&E performance within the organisation as well as responding to ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.Are you someone who has excellent interpersonal skills, is an independent thinker and exceptional analytical skills? We are looking for someone who can understand and discuss an issue, investigate and aggregate data from a wide range of sources (both internally and externally) analyse the data, and then communicate findings to a range of different audiences succinctly and confidently. The successful candidate will be a good team player, who can manage their own workload and work to deadlines successfully. The candidate will also be an experienced analyst with experience of Microsoft Products, especially: Excel, T-SQL, Power BI, DAX, and SSRS.

About us

Were a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.

We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt best practice so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/

Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Date posted

29 November 2021

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

208-149241-21-5

Job locations

Scunthorpe

Beacon House, Ridge Way

Scunthorpe

DN17 1AJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Following consultation the Health and Social Care Act 2008 has been amended, which includes the provision that from 11th November 2021 all workers in CQC registered care homes are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical exemption applies. If appointed to a role which includes deployment to care homes you will be required to provide evidence of full vaccination or medical exemption in order to undertake the role. This evidence will be required post-appointment as part of the pre-employment check process. Please note that the requirement for full vaccination, or medical exemption, will be a requirement of the terms and conditions of service for staff deployed to care homes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

Essential

oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience in an Information/Performance role
oMinimum of 2 years practical working experience in an information or performance related role/discipline.
oEvidence of on-going personal career development.
oEvidence of excellence and expertise in current Information/Performance role.

Desirable

oA degree in an appropriate discipline.
oRecognised Professional IM&T qualification or working towards.
oPreferably 1 year within the NHS.

Personal Qualities

Desirable

oDetailed knowledge and experience of NHS data definitions and statutory reporting.

Occupational Experience and abilities

Essential

Experience in using SQL

Desirable

Experience in using SSRS
Experience in using PowerBI
Experience in using DAX

Person Specification

Education, Experience, and Qualifications

Essential

oDegree level qualification or equivalent experience in an Information/Performance role
oMinimum of 2 years practical working experience in an information or performance related role/discipline.
oEvidence of on-going personal career development.
oEvidence of excellence and expertise in current Information/Performance role.