Job summary
- Working with the SIA, the IA is responsible for contributing to all aspects of service delivery within the PR&BI function of Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, supporting the Trust's development as a clinically led organisation;
- The IA will work with the SIA, offering support and guidance as and when required, providing accurate, efficient and timely information to support the Clinical Service Lines they are aligned to in the delivering of their business objectives.
Main duties of the job
- Creating Ad-Hoc Reports using the Data Warehouse/SQL/Power BI Dashboards
- Freedom of Information Requests
- Support SIA
- Statutory, National and Local Reporting/Submissions
- Support General Managers/Service Managers with reporting requests
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Develop reports responding to both ad hoc and routine information queries requested from clinical and non-clinical managers, project leads and medical personnel across the two hospital sites;
- Develop and maintain new standard reports which meet users requirements using pre-defined queries, ensuring both electronic and paper versions are tailored to their specific needs;
- Work with the Senior Information Analysts (SIA) in supporting Service and General Managers across the two hospital sites in the interpretation and understanding of Clinical Service Line reports aligned to the IA role;
- Develop and maintain clear procedures for reports created and tasks to be carried out, to enable other members of the Information Management Department to support these as the need arises;
- Provide information to support and inform Clinical Service Lines aligned to the SL Analyst role, across the two hospital sites, of any local or national initiatives, informing them of potential breaches in performance. This will involve data extraction, processing and analysis routines;
- Provide extraction of data and analysis for national statutory reporting;
- Understand user requirements and support the SIA Analysts and Data Engineering analysts with the development of BI analytics through reports, self-service tools and dashboards;
- Liaise closely with the Data Assurance (DA) team on issues concerning the quality of Trust data;
- Support data warehouse, computer system and interface implementations and upgrades, carrying out testing before release to end-users;
- Provide data and analytical skills to support operational and strategic planning linked to the IA role within the Trust;
- Keep abreast of new information published regarding the Information and reporting requirements for the Trust, including ISB notifications and respond accordingly. Communicate changes to relevant staff members and update reports and procedures to reflect these changes;
- Build good relations with Trust colleagues and external customer and suppliers interacting with the Information Management Department;
- Represent the Information Management Department at internal and external meetings;
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Develop reports responding to both ad hoc and routine information queries requested from clinical and non-clinical managers, project leads and medical personnel across the two hospital sites;
- Develop and maintain new standard reports which meet users requirements using pre-defined queries, ensuring both electronic and paper versions are tailored to their specific needs;
- Work with the Senior Information Analysts (SIA) in supporting Service and General Managers across the two hospital sites in the interpretation and understanding of Clinical Service Line reports aligned to the IA role;
- Develop and maintain clear procedures for reports created and tasks to be carried out, to enable other members of the Information Management Department to support these as the need arises;
- Provide information to support and inform Clinical Service Lines aligned to the SL Analyst role, across the two hospital sites, of any local or national initiatives, informing them of potential breaches in performance. This will involve data extraction, processing and analysis routines;
- Provide extraction of data and analysis for national statutory reporting;
- Understand user requirements and support the SIA Analysts and Data Engineering analysts with the development of BI analytics through reports, self-service tools and dashboards;
- Liaise closely with the Data Assurance (DA) team on issues concerning the quality of Trust data;
- Support data warehouse, computer system and interface implementations and upgrades, carrying out testing before release to end-users;
- Provide data and analytical skills to support operational and strategic planning linked to the IA role within the Trust;
- Keep abreast of new information published regarding the Information and reporting requirements for the Trust, including ISB notifications and respond accordingly. Communicate changes to relevant staff members and update reports and procedures to reflect these changes;
- Build good relations with Trust colleagues and external customer and suppliers interacting with the Information Management Department;
- Represent the Information Management Department at internal and external meetings;
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- In depth knowledge of SQL
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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).
