Information Analyst

NHS Jobs; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a data analyst to support monitoring and development of services through robust data analysis and reporting. You will communicate complex methods to managers, handle data queries, and contribute to BI implementations in a timely and accurate manner.

You will develop SQL skills, query the Data Warehouse, assist with statutory submissions, and help create standard reports for NHS partners and services. Strong collaboration and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining data analyses to support service monitoring.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical managers.
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis for informing decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop, adapt, design and adjust datasets to support monitoring and development of services.
• Communicate effectively with managers and users to promote understanding of analytical methods and confidence in results.
• Address questions on data, reports and analyses, investigate anomalies and propose corrections to ensure confidence in informatics tools.
• Support implementation and maintenance of BI solutions to deliver timely, accurate information reports.
• Develop and maintain skills in SQL, database administration and data analysis; query the Data Warehouse.
• Assist with submissions to Commissioners/NHS Digital to meet national and local information requirements.
• Respond to information requests, interrogate databases and extract data for bespoke reports.
• Contribute to standard reports for partner organisations and services, and manage information systems as required.
• Participate in working groups to input information requirements and suggest process improvements.
• Provide day-to-day support and allocate work within the team.
• Offer advice to users to maximise system functionality and ROI.
• Undertake surveys or audits to support service and information analysis.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

BI tools

Data warehousing

Tools

Data Warehouse

Business Intelligence tools

Job description

• 1. Develop, adapt, design and adjust datasets to support effective monitoring and development of services based on sound information and data on service use / quality measures
• 2. Communicate effectively with managers and users to promote understanding of the analytical and statistical methods used and the confidence of users in the methods and techniques used
• 3. Deal with questions and queries on data, reports and analyses, investigate anomalies and offer solutions and corrections as appropriate to ensure confidence in the informatics tools used.
• 4. Support the implementation and on-going maintenance of business intelligence solutions, to deliver information reports in an accurate, timely and consistent manner.
• 5. Develop and maintain skills in SQL, database administration and data analysis. Utilise skills in SQL, to query the Data Warehouse
• 6. Support with submissions and statutory and non-statutory returns to Commissioners/NHS Digital as required to meet national and local expectations of information provision.
• 7. Respond to specific requests for information as required for example Freedom of Information requests. Interrogating databases and extracting relevant information for bespoke reports.
• 8. Contribute to the development of standard reports for partner organisations and services. Liaise with colleagues in related areas to gather information where necessary and establish robust datasets / reports to develop confidence in informatics. Take responsibility for one or more specific information systems as required.
• 9. Take part in working parties and groups to provide input on the information requirements, for good decision making. Propose changes to working practices as a result of changed circumstances, guidelines or new developments.
• 10. Offer day to day support and assistance to others in own work area. Co-ordinate or allocate work to subordinate staff and monitor work performance.
• 11. Offer advice to information users to develop full functionality of systems and return on investment to stakeholders.
• 12. Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to support service / quality / information analysis /investigation.
• 13. Adopt a customer focussed response in line with information section performance / quality indicators.
• 14. Such other duties as may be assigned and commensurate with the band / post The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.