Job summary
NHS
Sussex ICB ambition is to create an inclusive working environment which
reflects our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity for all groups. We
are particularly under-represented in staff from Black, Asian, and Minority
Ethnic (BAME) and disabled communities and actively encourage and welcome
applications from these communities. Furthermore, we welcome applications
from reservists and ex-armed forces as we recognise the benefits of the values,
skills, training and experience that they bring to their work with us.
We
encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us
confidentially during the application process so that we can statistically
monitor how fair and equitable our recruitment process is and how well we are
reaching applicants from diverse communities and identify where we need to
improve. This information is removed before shortlisting.
Main duties of the job
Do you have a statistical, analytical or data science
background? Have you got experience of working within NHS policy or
commissioning? Can you build effective relationships and use data to support
decision makers? Are you able to operate
at a senior level to influence and support clinicians and senior managers? If
yes, this could be the role for you. The Primary Care Medicines Optimisation
Team are looking for someone with a proven track record of maximising data and
analytics to support clinicians deliver real, sustained, evidenced
improvements.
This is a unique opportunity to work with some complex,
established NHS medicines and prescribing data sets. Your support will allow us
to effectively identify outliers and closely monitor and report on the impact
of our interventions. At the same time, were looking for your expertise to
help us integrate and enrich our data through collaboration with others. There is currently no line management
responsibilities but youll be supporting and mentoring pharmacists and
pharmacy technicians in their day to day data work. If you can work to high standards in a way
that reflects our NHS Sussex values please apply.
About us
NHS Sussex ICB are
committed to enabling team members to work in an agile and flexible way. We
adopt a flexible first approach to working patterns. We empower our people to
work where, when, and how they choose with minimum constraints to support their
wellbeing to sustain good work life balance and to optimise performance and
delivery.
We celebrate
diversity and promote equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and
eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and
promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an
inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right
to be treated with dignity and respect.
Flexible working
requests will be considered for all roles.
Agile working is
not just related to working from different locations or at different times. It
is about effectively utilising technology to improve work practices and to work
differently to increase our overall effectiveness to improve health outcomes for
our population.
Should you require
a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please contact the
Recruitment Team at scw.peopleresource@nhs.net to ensure that measures can be
put in place to support you.
NHS Sussex has
committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045. As a member of staff
you will be encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working that will
help us achieve that goal.
Working for us -
Sussex Health and Care (ics.nhs.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder, reporting directly to Strategic Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation, will lead on provision of business intelligence for Medicines Optimisation to enable effective performance management of the clinical and financial risks associated with Primary Care prescribing and medicines use. Key focus of the role will be to:
Lead on the design, implementation and continual improvement of a wide range of medicines optimisation technical, data and analytics solutions and processes: data sourcing/ingestion, transformation/integration, cleansing/validation, end-user requirement capture, analysis, metrics/measures, reporting, publishing, Quality Assurance, data retention and related
Work with others to promote a culture of using data and information to identify and address health inequalities, variation in population health/outcomes and sub-optimal medicines quality and value for money, including data training and mentoring of pharmacists and others; develop and champion new and innovative ways to maximise data
Work with pharmaceutical and clinical leads to develop analytical and data solutions that clearly recommend evidence-based decisions or actions by users: Primary care prescribers, senior operational, managerial, financial and clinical staff within the organisation
Support the Director of Medicines Optimisation and their leadership team with data capture and reporting of the activities, outputs and outcomes of the team
Provide highly complex routine and ad hoc reporting to a variety of audiences with various degrees of clinical, operational and financial knowledge of the subject matter
The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role, and the job specification is an outline of the skills, experience and qualities needed. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder, reporting directly to Strategic Lead Pharmacist for Medicines Optimisation, will lead on provision of business intelligence for Medicines Optimisation to enable effective performance management of the clinical and financial risks associated with Primary Care prescribing and medicines use. Key focus of the role will be to:
Lead on the design, implementation and continual improvement of a wide range of medicines optimisation technical, data and analytics solutions and processes: data sourcing/ingestion, transformation/integration, cleansing/validation, end-user requirement capture, analysis, metrics/measures, reporting, publishing, Quality Assurance, data retention and related
Work with others to promote a culture of using data and information to identify and address health inequalities, variation in population health/outcomes and sub-optimal medicines quality and value for money, including data training and mentoring of pharmacists and others; develop and champion new and innovative ways to maximise data
Work with pharmaceutical and clinical leads to develop analytical and data solutions that clearly recommend evidence-based decisions or actions by users: Primary care prescribers, senior operational, managerial, financial and clinical staff within the organisation
Support the Director of Medicines Optimisation and their leadership team with data capture and reporting of the activities, outputs and outcomes of the team
Provide highly complex routine and ad hoc reporting to a variety of audiences with various degrees of clinical, operational and financial knowledge of the subject matter
The job description is an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role, and the job specification is an outline of the skills, experience and qualities needed. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Person Specification
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups. Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be several courses of action. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject which includes an element of quantitative or statistical analysis or equivalent experience. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the NHS England, provider, and commissioning organisations. Up to date working knowledge of data analysis techniques and statistical models Demonstrable understanding of best practice use of statistical tools in the NHS for example, SQL, R, Python or similar Significant knowledge, acquired through training or experience, of a range of business intelligence solutions: MS Excel, Power BI, Oracle, Alteryx, SQL databases and similar Significant knowledge, acquired through training or experience, of data governances: Data Protection/Privacy/GDPR, retention and storage, quality assurance, information asset and data ownership, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private, and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation) Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Other
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales. Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change. Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals, and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions. Professional calm and efficient manner Effective organiser, influencer, and networker Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of equal opportunities Must be able to travel within Sussex, and neighbouring areas if required
Person Specification
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups. Negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change. Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands. Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options. Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be several courses of action. Strategic thinking ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject which includes an element of quantitative or statistical analysis or equivalent experience. Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to masters level equivalent. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement. Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the NHS England, provider, and commissioning organisations. Up to date working knowledge of data analysis techniques and statistical models Demonstrable understanding of best practice use of statistical tools in the NHS for example, SQL, R, Python or similar Significant knowledge, acquired through training or experience, of a range of business intelligence solutions: MS Excel, Power BI, Oracle, Alteryx, SQL databases and similar Significant knowledge, acquired through training or experience, of data governances: Data Protection/Privacy/GDPR, retention and storage, quality assurance, information asset and data ownership, etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of identifying and interpreting National policy. Experience of researching best practice (globally, private, and public sector), interpreting its relevance and processes/ practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation) Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
Other
Essential
- Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales. Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change. Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals, and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions. Professional calm and efficient manner Effective organiser, influencer, and networker Demonstrates a strong desire to improve performance and make a difference by focusing on goals.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and an understanding of equal opportunities Must be able to travel within Sussex, and neighbouring areas if required
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.
