Job summary
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is a national centre of excellence in the provision of specialist children's health care, currently delivering the widest range of specialist care of any children's hospital in the UK.The post-holder will be within a team of information analysts working within the Information Services Department and liaising closely with Operational and Performance colleagues.The post-holder will support clinical service delivery, performance management and planning throughout the hospital and will maintain and develop business intelligence analysis on the Trust's information systems.The post-holder will assist in providing information for external statutory performance returns, ensuring reliable performance information is available to support all internal performance reporting.
Main duties of the job
The responsibilities of the role include:o The production of statutory and mandatory returns datasets and extractso Promoting and supporting the Trust's data quality agenda
oUnderstanding the business requirements of the Trust and translating these into clear and user-friendly informationo Supporting the development of reporting in the specification and provision of datasetso Providing technical support and knowledge sharing with both technical and non-technical colleagues across the Trust
As detailed in the person specification this role would suit someone who:o Has an analytical and logical mind-seto Would like to develop further in an analytical roleo Is adaptable, confident working alone as well collaboratively as part of a team
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Educated to Degree level, or equivalent Data analysis experience.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Having worked within a busy environment.
- Adding value to information to support the wider organisational need
- Understanding of data quality issues and what actions could to be taken to rectify.
- Production of management information using both data and free text report writing.
- Production of information/reports to assure data integrity
Desirable
- Analysing information in a health environment.
- Knowledge of NHS Data Definitions and Data Standards
- Data warehousing principles and design.
- NHS Commissioning and Payment by Results
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both written & verbal).
- Ability to work with non-technical users to create report and data specifications, whilst understanding their needs and adding value based on the Trust's Information Systems.
- Ability to communicate technical issues to a range of abilities.
- Strong analytical and mathematical reasoning skills.
- Ability to work as a team member and on own initiative
- Knowledge in all MS Office Professional Products (notably Excel).
Desirable
- Strong SQL and SQL Server (or equivalent) skills.
- Querying and interrogation against large relational database management systems.
- Familiarity with an industry standard Business Intelligence reporting tool (Qlikview/QlikSense preferred).
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Educated to Degree level, or equivalent Data analysis experience.
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Having worked within a busy environment.
- Adding value to information to support the wider organisational need
- Understanding of data quality issues and what actions could to be taken to rectify.
- Production of management information using both data and free text report writing.
- Production of information/reports to assure data integrity
Desirable
- Analysing information in a health environment.
- Knowledge of NHS Data Definitions and Data Standards
- Data warehousing principles and design.
- NHS Commissioning and Payment by Results
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both written & verbal).
- Ability to work with non-technical users to create report and data specifications, whilst understanding their needs and adding value based on the Trust's Information Systems.
- Ability to communicate technical issues to a range of abilities.
- Strong analytical and mathematical reasoning skills.
- Ability to work as a team member and on own initiative
- Knowledge in all MS Office Professional Products (notably Excel).
Desirable
- Strong SQL and SQL Server (or equivalent) skills.
- Querying and interrogation against large relational database management systems.
- Familiarity with an industry standard Business Intelligence reporting tool (Qlikview/QlikSense preferred).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
