Job summary
Do you have a passion for using information to help service
managers and clinicians deliver effective high-quality services that make a
real difference to service users and carers?
Our Information Team works closely with operational services
to continuously develop reporting systems and services to help meet this
challenge, and we are looking for a proactive and enthusiastic Information
Analyst to join us and make substantial contributions to this work. A key part
of the role is to support operational services to identify information
requirements and make effective use of business intelligence to support their
work.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve understanding and meeting data and
analysis requirements; supporting services in collecting and using high quality
data effectively to support their work; participating in projects and work to
extend reporting capability; automating and maintaining production of routine
reports and data sets; increasing the availability and accessibility of
information to clinicians and managers; and ensuring that all regular reports
and data sets are delivered on time and to specification.
The post-holder will have the opportunity to work closely
with, and develop a good knowledge and understanding of, an interesting range
of NHS services, for example:
Theatres and Surgery
Medicine
Emergency Department
Maternity
Gynaecology
The recruitment process will involve a test and an
interview. For further information please contact tom.cleverley@nhs.net.
In completing the application for this post, please ensure
you tailor your application to the role, explaining how you meet the attached
person specification. Please ensure you tell us in your application about your
experience of visualising and presenting data, your experience of using
databases and analysing data, and also tell us why you have applied for the
role.
Previous applicants need not reapply.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the
first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive
forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and
mental health care for our women, children and families.
Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment
to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading
neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in
shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist
paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham
Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the
busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year
offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward
Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative
community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB
offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people
aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We
believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and
encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria
for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or
sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
attached job description and person specification to view the full details for
this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing
your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description
and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications,
skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we
receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we
sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid
disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the
attached job description and person specification to view the full details for
this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing
your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description
and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications,
skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we
receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we
sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid
disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification OR equivalent knowledge and skills in a relevant discipline.
Desirable
- Numerical degree.
- Qualifications in a numerate discipline.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written to present highly complex analytical work to non-Informatics audience
- Ability to work in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Good written & verbal presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Ability to present a variety of information both written and orally to large groups.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of extracting data from relational databases.
- Significant experience of manipulating, analysing and interpreting data and producing summary reports using a range of analytical and/or statistical techniques.
- Experience of providing business intelligence, reports and dashboards
- Knowledge of and interest in information systems and data analysis underpinned by experience and/or study.
- Strong working knowledge of spreadsheets and relational databases.
- Experience of explaining data trends and issues to technical and non-technical staff.
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience.
- The ability to interpret data to produce information with meaning and relevance.
- Experience of specifying information and reporting requirements.
- Experience of working with NHS central returns and datasets.
Technical Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Logical, analytical approach to problem-solving
- Good report writing skills.
- High degree of numeracy
Desirable
- Practical use and working knowledge of SQL and SQL server
- Report design using business intelligence software, such as PowerBI.
- Report design using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Analyses, investigates and resolves complex issues/problems, where there is a range of solutions/ analyses, interprets and resolves highly complex information problems where there is no precedent or where leading opinions may conflict.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification OR equivalent knowledge and skills in a relevant discipline.
Desirable
- Numerical degree.
- Qualifications in a numerate discipline.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and written to present highly complex analytical work to non-Informatics audience
- Ability to work in a confidential and sensitive manner.
- Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team.
- Good written & verbal presentation skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
Desirable
- Ability to present a variety of information both written and orally to large groups.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of extracting data from relational databases.
- Significant experience of manipulating, analysing and interpreting data and producing summary reports using a range of analytical and/or statistical techniques.
- Experience of providing business intelligence, reports and dashboards
- Knowledge of and interest in information systems and data analysis underpinned by experience and/or study.
- Strong working knowledge of spreadsheets and relational databases.
- Experience of explaining data trends and issues to technical and non-technical staff.
Desirable
- Previous NHS experience.
- The ability to interpret data to produce information with meaning and relevance.
- Experience of specifying information and reporting requirements.
- Experience of working with NHS central returns and datasets.
Technical Skills
Essential
- Excellent IT skills and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Logical, analytical approach to problem-solving
- Good report writing skills.
- High degree of numeracy
Desirable
- Practical use and working knowledge of SQL and SQL server
- Report design using business intelligence software, such as PowerBI.
- Report design using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Analyses, investigates and resolves complex issues/problems, where there is a range of solutions/ analyses, interprets and resolves highly complex information problems where there is no precedent or where leading opinions may conflict.
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
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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