Assistant Data Analyst

DataAnalystJobs; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is hiring an Assistant Data Analyst to join our data and analytics team. The role offers hybrid working with time at Eyre Street, Sheffield, and potential travel across South Yorkshire.

You will develop skills in NHS datasets and tools while producing reports to support data-driven decisions. The position focuses on learning and career development in Data & Insights, with potential apprenticeship opportunities, and requires a proactive learner committed

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, preferably in an IT or numerate related subject or equivalent qualification/experience
• Good working knowledge of spreadsheets and databases including data interrogation tools and formulae
• Ability to interpret data and communicate findings clearly

Responsibilities

• Collate, validate, analyse and present patient activity and information to support performance management, commissioning and Senior Managers
• Maintain, own and develop reports and dashboards, automate where appropriate, ensuring accuracy and innovation
• Represent the department at internal and external meetings regarding information and data needs

Job description

Job summary

We arelooking to recruit an Assistant Data analyst as part of our data and analyticsteam.

Thisrole would suit an individual wanting to develop new skills with a view todeveloping a career within Data & Insights, including the opportunity todovetail this role with an appropriate apprenticeship.

The rolewill give the opportunity to develop a wide knowledge in NHS datasets andtechnical tools, across a range of areas, It Will also include working withPartners across different organisations including Public Health, Secondarycare, Primary Care and Community and many more working to improve the lives andhealth of the people of South Yorkshire.

We are looking for a proactive individual willingto learn and develop their skills and knowledge in health care and engage in adiverse role where producing reports and analysis is key to ensure theorganisation are making good data driven decisions.

We area values-based team and promote a culture of openness and learning where allcontribute to how the team works and how we best meet the needs of ourcolleagues and stakeholders.

The role is 37.5 hours and will involve a hybrid working model with time spent atour Eyre Street site in Sheffield, Home working and may include travel to oursites across South Yorkshire in Barnsley, Rotherham, and Doncaster or externalmeetings at our partner sites.

Weare unable to provide sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

The key objectives of the post are:

Collate, validate,analyse and present patient activity and information to support performancemanagement, commissioning and Senior Managers.

Be responsible formaintaining, owning and developing reports, dashboards and analysisautomating where appropriate and ensuring products are accurate, fit forpurpose and innovative. Bring to the attention of senior managers anyanomalies in information, ideas for new ways of working and details of anypotential blockers to tasks.

Represent thedepartment at internal and external meetings regarding the information anddata needs of the organisation.

Be responsible forensuring the quality of data in the work we produce and ensuring we arecompliant with IG rules.

This is a veryvaried role and as a team we all pitch in to do whats needed, the postholder will be doing various levels of tasks, from admin support to the team,using our Dev Ops system to track work and ensure incoming requests arelogged on the system to ensure flow through, working with our data centrecolleagues to assisting with onboarding new data sets.

About us

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board oversees healthand social care for a population of 1.4m people. Working through our 4 places, Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield, we are building on thestrengths, capacity and knowledge of all those directly involved with our localcommunities to deliver our four key aims of Improving outcomes inpopulation health and healthcare; Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experienceand access; Enhancing productivity and value for money; and Helping the NHSsupport broader social and economic development.

Our near 1,000 staff are committed to addressing the broaderhealth, public health, and social care needs of the population across SouthYorkshire through our values of One Team, Empowered and Innovative. We work as a key partner with theIntegrated Care Partnership (ICP) of health and care providers within the SouthYorkshire Integrated Care System (ICS) to collectively deliver health and careservices that meet the needs of the local population. In total there are 186 GPpractices in the region, 72,000 health and social care professionals workingacross seven NHS trusts and four local authorities, and a further 6,000voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations. We workalongside all these colleagues through local councils, our VCSEpartners and other partners to address health inequalities and widerdeterminants of health in South Yorkshire.

South Yorkshire ICB is a Disability Confident Employer

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy pleasesee the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

• Good working knowledge and experience in the effective use of spreadsheets and databases including use of data interrogation tools and wider functionality such as formulae.
• Knowledge of how to interpret data.
• Knowledge of database structures and how to interrogate databases.

Desirable

• Knowledge of process design and code development acquired through degree level or equivalent qualification/experience.
• Able to exhibit knowledge of relevant legislation when working with public data such as the Data Protection Act.
• Knowledge of industry-standard data management or analysis software, such as MS SQL, SAS, Tableau, R or PowerBI.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies or relevant experience or training.
• Understanding of data security & information governance.
• Knowledge of testing and assurance processes; including, development of tests; an understanding of reference data management and its application.
• Knowledge of common health and care datasets

Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, preferably in an IT or numerate related subject or equivalent qualification/experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of presenting and explaining through written and verbal communication in a style that translates technical detail into user friendly, accessible plain English that can be understood by all audiences.
• Experience of using of analytical tools and techniques to derive insights from large datasets

Desirable

• Experience of having discussions with customers (internal and external) to clarify or define customer specifications.
• Qualified in a statistical discipline or have experience of applying statistical model to complex problems

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Highly numerate, can easily interpret the quality of data through proactive identification of poor data quality and propose appropriate solutions.
• Can analyse and interpret raw data, create appropriate measures of performance, value-added analysis/statistics and summarise the results in high-quality visualisations and reports

Desirable

• Experience of building data assets and loading data into databases

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

Eyre Steet

Sheffield City Centre

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S1 3FG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)