Band 7 Senior Information Analyst

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust for a Senior Information Analyst who can play a key role in the delivery of a comprehensive information service.

Working within the Integrated Information Team you will be working closely with our clinical and corporate services to make a strong contribution to help us meet our strategic and operational objectives. The Trust utilises the BI tools QlikView and Qlik Sense and has a vision to provide self-service ward to board performance information across the Trust.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with information and NHS data sets to improve how data is collected and of how information can be transformed into insightful intelligence to be utilised within services to benefit the patient experience.

You will have demonstrable skills and experience in the use of QlikView or Qlik Sense, dashboard design, data manipulation, analysis and presentation. This opportunity would be best suited to a candidate who has worked at a similar level in the NHS and is wanting to increase their breadth of knowledge to include community and mental health services.

The successful candidate should expect to work in a fast-paced environment, operating to key local and national deadlines with a passion for improving and exploiting information.

In return, you will have access to the range of benefits that the Trust offers for example salary sacrifice schemes, as well as other NHS benefits.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work effectively with a wide range of colleagues and use a variety of leadership, analytical, project, communication and information management skills. This will involve a mixture of:

Team leadership responsibility and line management responsibilities for analytical staff working in their team, always with a focus on delivering excellent, user-friendly information that makes a real difference to how we deliver and support our services,

complex analytical work,

advanced automated reporting,

project and problem-solving activities,

designing and supporting the set-up of information systems and processes,

delivering a timetable of accurate, timely internal and external information reports

We are looking for an experienced individual who can work as part of our team and make a significant contribution in the areas outlined above. If you have the skills, experience and passion to help achieve our goals, we will welcome your interest and application.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Date posted

08 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9313-23-0283-PE

Job locations

Leicester Partnership Nhs Trust

Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to relevant degree level or relevant experience

Desirable

Project management qualifications

Experience

Essential

Evidence of leadership outside of areas of influence
Detailed understanding and experience of the operations of community and mental health services

Desirable

Appropriate NHS line manager experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent use of analytical and BI tools to manipulate and interpret data e.g. Access/ Excel/QlikView/ SSRS/ SSIS/ SharePoint/ Business Objects etc. Specific knowledge of QlikView, Rio and SystmOne would be advantageous
Excellent programming skills in SQL
Excellent working knowledge of NHS Clinical Systems
Working knowledge of NHS national datasets
Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden and unexpected priorities
Attention to detail with the ability to find key messages and trends within large and complex data sets
Ability to present and discuss complex items with one or more people and clearly deliver key messages and concepts to non information staff
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written in formal and informal situations

Desirable

Project management techniques and application

Personal Attributes

Essential

Highly proactive and ability to manage own workload without supervision to tight and changeable timescales
Good judgement and problem solving skills when working in a pressurised environment
Professional, calm and efficient manner
Ability to build strong working relationships with clinical directorate staff to support the delivery of patient care
Ability to demonstrate continual commitment to team working and contribution to team ethic.
Evidence of continual self development

Standard Requirements

Essential

Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust

Mobility

Essential

Own transport or suitable alternative.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to relevant degree level or relevant experience

Desirable

Project management qualifications

Experience

Essential

Evidence of leadership outside of areas of influence
Detailed understanding and experience of the operations of community and mental health services

Desirable

Appropriate NHS line manager experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent use of analytical and BI tools to manipulate and interpret data e.g. Access/ Excel/QlikView/ SSRS/ SSIS/ SharePoint/ Business Objects etc. Specific knowledge of QlikView, Rio and SystmOne would be advantageous
Excellent programming skills in SQL
Excellent working knowledge of NHS Clinical Systems
Working knowledge of NHS national datasets
Problem solving skills and the ability to respond to sudden and unexpected priorities
Attention to detail with the ability to find key messages and trends within large and complex data sets
Ability to present and discuss complex items with one or more people and clearly deliver key messages and concepts to non information staff
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written in formal and informal situations

Desirable

Project management techniques and application

Personal Attributes

Essential

Highly proactive and ability to manage own workload without supervision to tight and changeable timescales
Good judgement and problem solving skills when working in a pressurised environment
Professional, calm and efficient manner
Ability to build strong working relationships with clinical directorate staff to support the delivery of patient care
Ability to demonstrate continual commitment to team working and contribution to team ethic.
Evidence of continual self development

Standard Requirements

Essential

Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles
Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection
Understanding of the service users of the Trust

Mobility

Essential

Own transport or suitable alternative.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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