Geospatial Summer Intern

NHS South Central and West Commissioning Support Unit

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Job summary

We are seeking a passionate summer intern who is enthusiastic about GIS and would like an opportunity to develop their skills and expertise.

The intern will have the opportunity to be part of a busy, dynamic geospatial team. They will undertake a range of spatial analysis, working alongside other GIS analysts on the development of maps and reports, using GIS and associated software tools.

They will also support the team through the management of our data and maintenance of our customer GIS web tools. This would suit either a recent GIS graduate or a candidate with practical expertise in GIS, but with little commercial experience to date.

The summer internship will run from June - September and will be based out of our Bristol office (can be flexible if required).

Main duties of the job

Support on the development of maps and reports using GIS and associated software tools. The post holder will be responsible for their own projects, supported by the team as required. The projects can be small ad-hoc requests, through to large scale projects across SCW multi-disciplinary
Management and maintenance of our GIS data stack. The SCW GIS service has access to GIS data from a large number of providers - from Ordnance Survey, Open data providers, through to primary care and hospital activity. These data sources require maintenance and refresh to enable the team to deliver our high levels of
Maintenance and development of our customer GIS Web tools - The GIS service delivers world class leading web projects to our customers. These projects require routine data refresh and analysis rebuilds.

About us

The SCW Geospatial Service provides Geospatial, analytical and decision support across the NHS and Health Sector. This is primarily to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS England and NHS Health Trusts across the South of England, as well as nationally.

As the largest NHS geospatial team, we build and deliver end to end geospatial and decision support solutions, ranging from national to local solutions, in addition to providing a Geospatial consultancy service.

Date posted

06 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£23,949 to £26,282 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

891-CSU-7505WH

Job locations

Consultancy & Solutions - Geographical Intelligence & Mapping

South West, Bristol preferred

Bristol

BS1 3NX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details and information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential

Patient First - Customer Excellence
Aspirational
Collaborative
Insightful
Respectful

Education

Essential

Educated to degree level or working towards final degree in relevant subject (eg GIS or subject with high analytical content) or an equivalent level of practical analytical experience.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Knowledge of GIS and information analysis.

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development.
A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Understanding of Information Governance requirements for analysis of NHS information.

Skills & Capabilities

Essential

Experience of GIS software tools, preferably using the ArcGIS Products or open source solutions such as QGIS.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc)

Desirable

Experience of using SQL or statistical software packages.
Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software.
Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising their workload to changing and often tight deadlines.

Person Specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential

Patient First - Customer Excellence
Aspirational
Collaborative
Insightful
Respectful

Education

Essential

Educated to degree level or working towards final degree in relevant subject (eg GIS or subject with high analytical content) or an equivalent level of practical analytical experience.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Knowledge of GIS and information analysis.

Desirable

Evidence of continuing professional development.
A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
Understanding of Information Governance requirements for analysis of NHS information.

Skills & Capabilities

Essential

Experience of GIS software tools, preferably using the ArcGIS Products or open source solutions such as QGIS.
Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office tools (e.g. Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint etc)

Desirable

Experience of using SQL or statistical software packages.
Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software.
Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising their workload to changing and often tight deadlines.

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.