Job summary
A new opportunity has arisen for a highly analytical and detail-oriented individual to join our Pharmacy Department as a Pharmacy Data Analyst.
If you are passionate about data-driven healthcare improvements and have the skills to support complex pharmacy projects, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will provide critical analytical support to the Senior Pharmacy Team, helping to shape key Medicines Management projects. You will play an integral part in ensuring accurate data analysis and reporting for service capacity planning, performance dashboards, and complex data modelling, all of which contribute to the optimisation of medicines management services.
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.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
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=R96pMboIYdo
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 CMM (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 CMM (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
Essential
- Previous NHS data/information experience
- Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills
- Experience of working with Power BI
- 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
- Experience of working with CMM (JAC)
- Experience of programming tools such as visual basic
- Project management experience
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
Essential
- Previous NHS data/information experience
- Experience of working with Microsoft Office applications
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and Access skills
- Experience of working with Power BI
- 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
- Experience of working with CMM (JAC)
- Experience of programming tools such as visual basic
- Project management experience
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
