NHS England

Senior Analyst (Principal Information Analyst)

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Job summary

Within Data and Analytics our vision is to be the leading data services provider for health and social care across England through creating innovative and high-quality data products and services that give our customers the knowledge and capabilities required to deliver the best outcomes for citizens.

Some examples of our projects include; evaluation of digital-first primary care (such as GP at Hand) and Primary Care Networks, modelling future levels of hospital activity and production of a tool to help support local areas for long term planning; evaluating the success of new ways of delivering care to patients as part of the delivery of the NHS Long term plan; analysis to understand the drivers behind cancer waiting times; analysis of the drivers behind the growth in GP referrals; and modelling to support the Maternity Review including development of a model for understanding and planning midwifery workload.

This role is available in Reading, Runcorn, London or Leeds.

Interviews are likely to be held in January

Main duties of the job

Medicines Value and Access (MVA) Directorate seeks to develop evidence based / data driven policies that support best outcomes for patient access, while securing value for money from medicines.

Data and Analytics within MVA provides insight and evidence to inform these policies and commercial activities.

Senior Analyst in the Medicine Procurement and Supply Chain (MPSC) team will work as part of a dynamic analytical team on supporting the procurement of medicines and management of framework agreements to enable efficiencies in the procurement and security of supply of medicines to the NHS.

The post holder will work closely and collaboratively within the MPSC analytical team and across all MPSC category teams on tenders and contract management.

The post holder will also liaise with NHS trusts, contracted suppliers and other external stakeholders on the collection of required data and provision of information and insights on medicines spend and achieved savings.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

Date posted

26 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

990-TD-D&A-6707876-E

Job locations

NHS England Office in Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

RG1 7EB

Job description

Job responsibilities

This advert has attached Assignment Briefs/ information relating to roles currently vacant. However, please be aware that this recruitment may also be used to fill other positions that become vacant after the time of advert, for which Assignment Briefs or team information are not available. This will be limited to roles where the competencies to be assessed and requirements for the role are appropriately similar.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to post-graduate level in a numerical field or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Skills

Essential

Ability to analyse problems the NHS faces, across operational, clinical and financial domains.
Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Consultancy skills; able to understand the real issues underlying a request and ability to agree and manage scope of work.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to analysis and statistics.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to post-graduate level in a numerical field or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Skills

Essential

Ability to analyse problems the NHS faces, across operational, clinical and financial domains.
Must be able to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of others.
Consultancy skills; able to understand the real issues underlying a request and ability to agree and manage scope of work.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to analysis and statistics.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHS England Office in Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

RG1 7EB

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

NHS England Office in Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

Reading/Runcorn/London/Leeds

RG1 7EB

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)