Job summary
Job Title: Information Analyst
Hours per week: 37.5 Hours per week
Permanent - Full Time
Closing Date: 05-February-2024
Interview Date- 15-February-2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applicationsso you are advised to apply promptly.
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertiseand enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
Job Purpose: To support the Information Services team in providing an accurate and efficient information service for the trust. The post holder is required to extract, analyse and report information to agreed deadlines under minimal supervision. To process and validate national data sets and investigate data quality issues. To provide support and cover for colleagues where necessary.
About us
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication & Relationship Skills To process commissioning data sets, statutory returns, and standard reports.
To investigate data quality issues. To deal with telephone enquiries and take appropriate action.
To discuss complex information requests and translate them into reporting requirements.
To ensure reporting is clear, concise and well presented so that the audience understands the message.
To liaise with other members of the department to ensure daily business outcomes are achieved.
Knowledge, Training & Experience To have good computer skills particularly with Microsoft Office products such as Access and Excel; knowledge of other applications such as SQL Server, and patient information systems.
To have knowledge of the NHS data dictionary and data definitions and how to apply them.
To receive informal training through mentorship and shadowing to learn new skills, increase knowledge and expand job portfolio.
To ensure a constant updating of skills including updating protocols and training. To understand patient and information flows.
To understand operational issues in the Trust and external stakeholder bodies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Communication & Relationship Skills To process commissioning data sets, statutory returns, and standard reports.
To investigate data quality issues. To deal with telephone enquiries and take appropriate action.
To discuss complex information requests and translate them into reporting requirements.
To ensure reporting is clear, concise and well presented so that the audience understands the message.
To liaise with other members of the department to ensure daily business outcomes are achieved.
Knowledge, Training & Experience To have good computer skills particularly with Microsoft Office products such as Access and Excel; knowledge of other applications such as SQL Server, and patient information systems.
To have knowledge of the NHS data dictionary and data definitions and how to apply them.
To receive informal training through mentorship and shadowing to learn new skills, increase knowledge and expand job portfolio.
To ensure a constant updating of skills including updating protocols and training. To understand patient and information flows.
To understand operational issues in the Trust and external stakeholder bodies.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- To receive informal training through mentorship and shadowing to learn new skills, increase knowledge and expand job portfolio.
- To ensure a constant updating of skills including updating protocols and training.
- To understand patient and information flows
- To understand operational issues in the Trust and external stakeholder bodies
Desirable
- To have good computer skills particularly with Microsoft Office products such as Access and Excel; knowledge of other applications such as SQL Server, and patient information systems
- To have knowledge of the NHS data dictionary and data definitions and how to apply them.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- To process commissioning data sets, statutory returns, and standard reports.
- To investigate data quality issues.
- To deal with enquiries and take appropriate action
- To discuss complex information requests and translate them into reporting requirements.
- To ensure reporting is clear, concise and well presented so that the audience understands the message.
- To liaise with other members of the department to ensure daily business outcomes are achieved.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To ensure information is processed and analysed within designated timescales.
- To be methodical and pay attention to detail to ensure accuracy of any information
- To have good analytical and problem solving skills to ensure information requests are produced from appropriate sources.
- To identify and amend data errors as appropriate on the Trust's data repositories.
- To apply national or local data definitions when collecting or reporting information to ensure consistency.
Desirable
- To apply judgment when identifying and checking patient records for incorrect data on PAS to improve data quality.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- To receive informal training through mentorship and shadowing to learn new skills, increase knowledge and expand job portfolio.
- To ensure a constant updating of skills including updating protocols and training.
- To understand patient and information flows
- To understand operational issues in the Trust and external stakeholder bodies
Desirable
- To have good computer skills particularly with Microsoft Office products such as Access and Excel; knowledge of other applications such as SQL Server, and patient information systems
- To have knowledge of the NHS data dictionary and data definitions and how to apply them.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- To process commissioning data sets, statutory returns, and standard reports.
- To investigate data quality issues.
- To deal with enquiries and take appropriate action
- To discuss complex information requests and translate them into reporting requirements.
- To ensure reporting is clear, concise and well presented so that the audience understands the message.
- To liaise with other members of the department to ensure daily business outcomes are achieved.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- To ensure information is processed and analysed within designated timescales.
- To be methodical and pay attention to detail to ensure accuracy of any information
- To have good analytical and problem solving skills to ensure information requests are produced from appropriate sources.
- To identify and amend data errors as appropriate on the Trust's data repositories.
- To apply national or local data definitions when collecting or reporting information to ensure consistency.
Desirable
- To apply judgment when identifying and checking patient records for incorrect data on PAS to improve data quality.
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).
