Job summary
The East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is seeking to recruit a Data Analyst who will deliver impactful analytical products as part of an analytical service to the Trust's clinicians and operational staff.
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity to help build the Trusts' data science capabilities and drive the way the Trust uses analytics to improve operational performance and patient care.
You will be part of the Business Informatics Team who focus on providing analysis to help the Trust become an insight-driven organisation and to enable it to self-serve its data needs.
We are looking for an analyst with strong technical skills in managing data and working with data warehouse environments, developing business intelligence products (including interactive visual reports), data modelling, and producing analysis using statistical software (e.g. R and Python).
The Data Analyst will use their technical skills to implement statistical analysis, develop simulation models, data visualisation, and automated reporting solutions.
Previous experience of the NHS is desirable but not essential. However, you will be highly numerate, an excellent problem solver, a logical thinker, and comfortable communicating analysis.
Main duties of the job
- To work with the Head of Analytics to provide analysis of complex data sets, developing specialist analytics skills to min, analyse and model data to provide specialist advice to the wider Trust and develop the Business Informatics Team's data science capabilities.
- Provide a specialist analytics business intelligence function to operational and clinical colleagues across the Trust, producing analysis and visual reports that meets the analytical needs of end users of Trust data, communicating analysis with clarity and impact.
- Provide specialist knowledge and practice skills in the implementation of analytical techniques (including statistical analysis, predictive modelling and forecasting, and mining of data) to support Business Informatics colleagues deliver an effective business intelligence function to the Trust.
In line with our current home working policy, working time will be split between Trust sites, with a significant proportion of time spent working from home. We are all working flexibly from home during the current restrictions, and interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams.
About us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Provision of analysis of complex data sets
- Mining, analysis and modelling of complex data sets and application of analytical techniques to generate insights from data and provide relevant and timely information to inform patient care.
- The development, design and maintenance of health related datasets and complex information and analysis.
- Producing and assisting in producing regular and ad hoc analysis for Associate Directors, Department Heads, the Trust Board, Commissioners, and the NHS Executive.
- Develop specialist analytical skills and work closely with Developers to further the Business Informatics Teams data science capability.
- The development, design and maintenance of data visualisation reporting tools.
- Provision of advice and support/guidance on specialist analysis.
- Implementation of policies and processes for own area and proposal of changes impacting cross-professional working groups.
- Responding to external informatics challenges to the organisation.
Trust wide analytical support
- Provide an analytical business intelligence function to managers, including capacity modelling, business process redesign, benchmarking, and monitoring of performance.
- Work with end users to understand business needs of the organisation to ensure that information is accurate and relevant.
- Attending meetings with information users, as required, to present data verbally and graphically giving interpretation of the reliability, accuracy and trends demonstrated.
- To proactively support the Head of Analytics in promoting the use of analytics across the trust.
- To work closely with operational colleagues in supporting business needs
- To support the Head of Analytics in monitoring data quality and accuracy issues.
Information management and provision
- To play a hands-on role in production of business intelligence information as required, ensuring that the team meets all requests for information for a range of situations.
- To provide specialist support and advice to ad hoc requesters of analysis, in developing suitable report formats to meet their requirements.
- Communicating analytical/statistical data to non-statistical professionals. Identifying areas and opportunities for improvement.
- To work with the Head of Analtyics and wider team to ensure that information recipients are provided with the appropriate support to facilitate the use and interpretation of analysis.
- To ensure that all deadlines for own workplan, either routine or ad-hoc, are met. Plan, organise and adjust where appropriate, activities/programmes to meet customers requirements, highlighting issues arising with line manager (prior to deadlines).
Developing, maintaining and running of information
- To ensure that written documentation exists, and is maintained for any processes for which the post holder is routinely responsible, or has developed.
- To provide specialist training in own discipline/share skills in this area with other team members as necessary in order to ensure there is appropriate cover for absence at all times, and to provide cover for absent colleagues as necessary (staff will be part of an annual leave matrix, to ensure there is appropriate cover at all times)
- To work with other members of the Business Informatics Team to implement changes to the routine information processes as required to improve accuracy/ efficiency.
- To work with other team members to ensure that all business intelligence information supplied to customers is of the highest possible quality (completeness, accuracy), and to work at all times towards improving data quality in all the Trusts patient databases
Inclusive Responsibilities and Support to colleagues in Business Informatics
- Maintaining and developing skills in analytical software (e.g. R and Python where relevant), SQL, Excel, and PowerBI for the extraction and manipulation of data.
- Develop report-writing skills to ensure that information presented has descriptions and analysis to assist interpretation by the end user.
- Undertake further study as needed to use any new applications or tools implemented by the Trust.
- In furtherance of the above the post holder will also undertake any necessary training to enable them to gain the skills and knowledge required to provide cover and support.
- To maintain and further develop own area specialist knowledge and experience of statistical/numerical techniques to assist in data analysis.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Provision of analysis of complex data sets
- Mining, analysis and modelling of complex data sets and application of analytical techniques to generate insights from data and provide relevant and timely information to inform patient care.
- The development, design and maintenance of health related datasets and complex information and analysis.
- Producing and assisting in producing regular and ad hoc analysis for Associate Directors, Department Heads, the Trust Board, Commissioners, and the NHS Executive.
- Develop specialist analytical skills and work closely with Developers to further the Business Informatics Teams data science capability.
- The development, design and maintenance of data visualisation reporting tools.
- Provision of advice and support/guidance on specialist analysis.
- Implementation of policies and processes for own area and proposal of changes impacting cross-professional working groups.
- Responding to external informatics challenges to the organisation.
Trust wide analytical support
- Provide an analytical business intelligence function to managers, including capacity modelling, business process redesign, benchmarking, and monitoring of performance.
- Work with end users to understand business needs of the organisation to ensure that information is accurate and relevant.
- Attending meetings with information users, as required, to present data verbally and graphically giving interpretation of the reliability, accuracy and trends demonstrated.
- To proactively support the Head of Analytics in promoting the use of analytics across the trust.
- To work closely with operational colleagues in supporting business needs
- To support the Head of Analytics in monitoring data quality and accuracy issues.
Information management and provision
- To play a hands-on role in production of business intelligence information as required, ensuring that the team meets all requests for information for a range of situations.
- To provide specialist support and advice to ad hoc requesters of analysis, in developing suitable report formats to meet their requirements.
- Communicating analytical/statistical data to non-statistical professionals. Identifying areas and opportunities for improvement.
- To work with the Head of Analtyics and wider team to ensure that information recipients are provided with the appropriate support to facilitate the use and interpretation of analysis.
- To ensure that all deadlines for own workplan, either routine or ad-hoc, are met. Plan, organise and adjust where appropriate, activities/programmes to meet customers requirements, highlighting issues arising with line manager (prior to deadlines).
Developing, maintaining and running of information
- To ensure that written documentation exists, and is maintained for any processes for which the post holder is routinely responsible, or has developed.
- To provide specialist training in own discipline/share skills in this area with other team members as necessary in order to ensure there is appropriate cover for absence at all times, and to provide cover for absent colleagues as necessary (staff will be part of an annual leave matrix, to ensure there is appropriate cover at all times)
- To work with other members of the Business Informatics Team to implement changes to the routine information processes as required to improve accuracy/ efficiency.
- To work with other team members to ensure that all business intelligence information supplied to customers is of the highest possible quality (completeness, accuracy), and to work at all times towards improving data quality in all the Trusts patient databases
Inclusive Responsibilities and Support to colleagues in Business Informatics
- Maintaining and developing skills in analytical software (e.g. R and Python where relevant), SQL, Excel, and PowerBI for the extraction and manipulation of data.
- Develop report-writing skills to ensure that information presented has descriptions and analysis to assist interpretation by the end user.
- Undertake further study as needed to use any new applications or tools implemented by the Trust.
- In furtherance of the above the post holder will also undertake any necessary training to enable them to gain the skills and knowledge required to provide cover and support.
- To maintain and further develop own area specialist knowledge and experience of statistical/numerical techniques to assist in data analysis.
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience in a numerical subject, such as Maths, Physics, Economics, Operational Research, Statistics or Social Research
- Knowledge of a range of statistical/numerical techniques, procedures acquired through qualification to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Further training in analytics and statistical analysis where relevant
Experience
Essential
- Use of statistics software, including R and/or Python
- Experience using MS office applications including Excel
- Experience of working in a large NHS organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a data science role
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Skills in at least one programming language commonly used for Analysis
- Advanced user of MS Office suite, in particular Excel & SQL Server
Desirable
- NHS IT systems
- Advanced user in R or Python
- analytical techniques, including supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms, such as regression modelling, decision trees and classification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent experience in a numerical subject, such as Maths, Physics, Economics, Operational Research, Statistics or Social Research
- Knowledge of a range of statistical/numerical techniques, procedures acquired through qualification to degree level, or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Further training in analytics and statistical analysis where relevant
Experience
Essential
- Use of statistics software, including R and/or Python
- Experience using MS office applications including Excel
- Experience of working in a large NHS organisation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a data science role
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Skills in at least one programming language commonly used for Analysis
- Advanced user of MS Office suite, in particular Excel & SQL Server
Desirable
- NHS IT systems
- Advanced user in R or Python
- analytical techniques, including supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms, such as regression modelling, decision trees and classification
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.
