Job summary
We are looking for a quality-focused, hard-working team player to join our Pharmacy team as a Data Analyst.
You will be data focused and highly organised with excellent attention to detail. You will be comfortable liaising with a wide range of service users and be able to manipulate and analyse complex data sets for reporting purposes.
You will have Masters level qualifications in IM &T or demonstrative equivalent experience including within the field of pharmacy.
Main duties of the job
You will work alongside the Pharmacy Business Support and Transformation Team and use data from multiple sources to track business and provide insight for cost improvement and transformational development, performance dashboards and financial end of year reporting.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HsiGn9joTQ
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide analytical support to the senior pharmacy team. The post holder will work as an integral part of the senior pharmacy team supporting Medicines Management projects that require measurement, such as, service capacity planning, performance dash-boards and complex data modelling. The post holder will also be involved in the production of performance data from systems including JAC stock control, and Blueteq systems and databases such as EPACT and IVIG. The post holder will be responsible for end of month/year reporting systems to internal finance teams.
Working for the Pharmacy Department, the post-holder will be responsible for interpreting directorate information needs into data requests and translating raw data into written/graphical reports accessible to a wide audience.
- Produce and present management information for use within the Trust
- Provide ad-hoc support to respond to information requests by end users
- Provide timely and accurate reporting to external bodies on the Trusts performance, in line with national definitions
This role requires close working with the contracts, information and pharmacy teams. The post holder is expected to have (or develop) expertise in the field of pharmacy data, as well as a general understanding of how the other relevant departments work.
The post holder is expected to liaise closely with colleagues within pharmacy and the wider Trust in order to meeting the organisations reporting needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide analytical support to the senior pharmacy team. The post holder will work as an integral part of the senior pharmacy team supporting Medicines Management projects that require measurement, such as, service capacity planning, performance dash-boards and complex data modelling. The post holder will also be involved in the production of performance data from systems including JAC stock control, and Blueteq systems and databases such as EPACT and IVIG. The post holder will be responsible for end of month/year reporting systems to internal finance teams.
Working for the Pharmacy Department, the post-holder will be responsible for interpreting directorate information needs into data requests and translating raw data into written/graphical reports accessible to a wide audience.
- Produce and present management information for use within the Trust
- Provide ad-hoc support to respond to information requests by end users
- Provide timely and accurate reporting to external bodies on the Trusts performance, in line with national definitions
This role requires close working with the contracts, information and pharmacy teams. The post holder is expected to have (or develop) expertise in the field of pharmacy data, as well as a general understanding of how the other relevant departments work.
The post holder is expected to liaise closely with colleagues within pharmacy and the wider Trust in order to meeting the organisations reporting needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education in IM&T or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge/experience gained in relevant field
- Degree level education in IM&T
Desirable
- Pharmacy related qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous NHS data/information experience
- Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills
- Experience of developing and promoting data standards and audit
- Robust understanding of data protection act, and information governance
- Knowledge of NHS medicines datasets eg. SACT, SLAM, IVIG
- Experience of working with tight and changing deadlines
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Experience of programming tools such as visual basic
- Experience of working with crystal reports
- Experience of working with JAC
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education in IM&T or demonstrable equivalent level of knowledge/experience gained in relevant field
- Degree level education in IM&T
Desirable
- Pharmacy related qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous NHS data/information experience
- Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills
- Experience of developing and promoting data standards and audit
- Robust understanding of data protection act, and information governance
- Knowledge of NHS medicines datasets eg. SACT, SLAM, IVIG
- Experience of working with tight and changing deadlines
Desirable
- Project management experience
- Experience of programming tools such as visual basic
- Experience of working with crystal reports
- Experience of working with JAC
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).
