Job summary
The Trainee Information System (TIS) Data Analyst role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary, agile development team. The TIS Team develops and supports digital products and services aimed at supporting and improving Post-graduate Medical and Dental Education (PMDE) including the working lives of doctors and dentists in training as well as its supporting roles and systems. The TIS team is currently split into two product teams. This role will work closely with the administrator focussed product team, developing products, services and solutions for those who administer workforce, training and education programmes as well as its wider stakeholders.
This role will be a key member of the team. You will work closely with the other members of the TIS Team from different disciplines, ranging from full-stack developers to business analysts and user researchers. You will also work closely with wider business areas and a network of data leads developing specialist expertise and knowledge of PMDE related data in the process. The multi-disciplinary nature of the team along with its remit will provide the successful applicant the unique opportunity to, with their product team, fully explore the problem space to create well-rounded solutions and help to bring those solutions into fruition.
TIS is a national team and although we have two "hubs" in London and Manchester, you can base yourself from any NHS England office across the country subject to approval.
Main duties of the job
Specifically, you will:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary product team in an agile environment to continually improve, develop and iterate TIS services.
- Apply tools and techniques for data analysis and data visualisation, including the use of business information tools e.g., Tableau and SQL.
- Identify, collect, and migrate data to and from a range of systems.
- Manage, clean, abstract, and aggregate data alongside a range of analytical studies on that data.
- Manipulate and link different data sets.
- Summarise and present data and conclusions in the most appropriate format for users.
About us
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms -- including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.We lead the NHS in England 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
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You will be highly numerate and an experienced analyst familiar with using a variety of analytical, statistical, and reporting tools and techniques. You will be an excellent communicator, and confident in working with users, and be committed to quality and continuous improvement.
Along with your colleagues you will work to make a success of our approach to developing products, data collections and using the National Data Warehouse to meet the needs of all our users.
Please note that the reason for the fixed term of this contract is due to a short-term vacancy.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
You will be highly numerate and an experienced analyst familiar with using a variety of analytical, statistical, and reporting tools and techniques. You will be an excellent communicator, and confident in working with users, and be committed to quality and continuous improvement.
Along with your colleagues you will work to make a success of our approach to developing products, data collections and using the National Data Warehouse to meet the needs of all our users.
Please note that the reason for the fixed term of this contract is due to a short-term vacancy.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in an analytical role
- Extensive experience in using Microsoft SQL server
- Extensive experience in using business reporting systems such as Tableau, including data visualisation
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with and manipulating large volumes of data, sometimes complex and of inconsistent quality
- Experience of presenting reports and analysis to large, varied and sometimes challenging audiences
Desirable
- Knowledge and/or experience of agile working including the Government Digital Services (GDS) Service Standards
- Knowledge of the structure and organisation of the healthcare education and training, the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and the mechanics for workforce planning (
Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Advanced problem-solving skills, with an independent and flexible way of thinking
- Capable of effective planning over medium to long term timeframes, making adjustments and planning resourcing accordingly
Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the NHS Constitution values or behaviour aligned with those values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in an analytical role
- Extensive experience in using Microsoft SQL server
- Extensive experience in using business reporting systems such as Tableau, including data visualisation
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with and manipulating large volumes of data, sometimes complex and of inconsistent quality
- Experience of presenting reports and analysis to large, varied and sometimes challenging audiences
Desirable
- Knowledge and/or experience of agile working including the Government Digital Services (GDS) Service Standards
- Knowledge of the structure and organisation of the healthcare education and training, the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders and the mechanics for workforce planning (
Skills, Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Advanced problem-solving skills, with an independent and flexible way of thinking
- Capable of effective planning over medium to long term timeframes, making adjustments and planning resourcing accordingly
Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Demonstrates an understanding of the NHS Constitution values or behaviour aligned with those values
