Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Information Analyst

The closing date is 07 September 2025

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Job summary

Interview will be held on 16th Sept 2025

We are looking to recruit an experienced Information Analyst to join the Informatics team to support theContract Analysis team. This is an exciting opportunity to work with Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. To be responsible for the receipt, processing and submission of mental health and community data to Commissioners on behalf of the Trust. This involves monitoring the timeliness and quality of data against national and local standards, processing this data in the Trust data warehouse and other corporate databases as appropriate, producing standard reports to deadlines and monitoring. Responding to ad-hoc queries and working closely with Trust colleagues to improve data quality and timeliness. To deliver a timely, validated reporting suite that satisfies the Trusts statutory and mandatory reporting responsibility. To investigate and develop new reports to support data submissions and routine information reporting.

Main duties of the job

  • To support the Contract team in providing comprehensive information analysis across the corporate and locality structures.

  • To be responsible for supporting the delivery of accurate, timely and fit for purpose information reporting / analysis to meet the business need, using a variety of available tools.

  • Undertake analysis of complex, multi-sourced patient level data, transforming it into meaningful reports and to support staff in understanding the results, as well as provide assurance around the quality and integrity of the source data. To summarize and interpret results as required with written analysis identifying trends, variations with explanation.

  • Build professional relationships with Locality Directors, Service Managers and staff within the business units, supporting them with their information requirements to design, develop and build reports that meet the specified operational needs that are able to be developed as required into the business intelligence tool. To support these staff to access and understand this information.

  • To document and maintain a series of reports; statutory, mandatory, local and national to ensure they are compliant with requirements and run according to schedule. To validate and highlight any issues for resolution.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum ( Incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS286

Job locations

Information , London House

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  1. Minimum of 3 years experience in the use of MS Office applications, with excellent Excel or equivalent experience
  2. Minimum of 2 years experience in information reporting
  3. Use own initiative to work in a project manner with services to understand requirements, translate into analysis and iterate as needed
  4. Experience of exercising judgement to solve operational problems where the answers are not apparent.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Duncan Simpson on 07342 077242 or email: duncan.simpson@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  1. Minimum of 3 years experience in the use of MS Office applications, with excellent Excel or equivalent experience
  2. Minimum of 2 years experience in information reporting
  3. Use own initiative to work in a project manner with services to understand requirements, translate into analysis and iterate as needed
  4. Experience of exercising judgement to solve operational problems where the answers are not apparent.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Duncan Simpson on 07342 077242 or email: duncan.simpson@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to a degree or having equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Having relevant Information Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience in NHS mental health or community health organisations
  • Track record of working with colleagues across all disciplines and at every level within the organisation, demonstrating an ability to implement improvements

Desirable

  • Information Management experience
  • A working knowledge of NHS Data Sets
  • Experience of exercising judgement to solve operational problems where the answers are not apparent

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in the use of MS Office applications, with excellent Excel or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in information reporting
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience of routinely writing/using SQL queries (or equivalent) for analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Use own initiative to work in a project manner with services to understand requirements, translate into analysis and iterate as needed
  • Ability to show and work on own initiative
  • Ability to work to deadlines and act under pressure

Desirable

  • Experience of BI tool for 2 years (preferably Tableau)

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Highly Effective Presentation and Report writing skills. Good keyboard skills
  • Interpersonal skills, self-motivated team player

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to multiple sites
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Educated to a degree or having equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Having relevant Information Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience in NHS mental health or community health organisations
  • Track record of working with colleagues across all disciplines and at every level within the organisation, demonstrating an ability to implement improvements

Desirable

  • Information Management experience
  • A working knowledge of NHS Data Sets
  • Experience of exercising judgement to solve operational problems where the answers are not apparent

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in the use of MS Office applications, with excellent Excel or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in information reporting
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience of routinely writing/using SQL queries (or equivalent) for analysis
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Use own initiative to work in a project manner with services to understand requirements, translate into analysis and iterate as needed
  • Ability to show and work on own initiative
  • Ability to work to deadlines and act under pressure

Desirable

  • Experience of BI tool for 2 years (preferably Tableau)

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Highly Effective Presentation and Report writing skills. Good keyboard skills
  • Interpersonal skills, self-motivated team player

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to multiple sites

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Information , London House

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Information , London House

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head Of Information

Duncan Simpson

duncan.simpson@berkshire.nhs.uk

07342077242

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum ( Incl of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CS286

Job locations

Information , London House

Bracknell

RG12 2UT


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