Principal Information Analyst

NHS Scotland; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Dunfermline is seeking a Principal Information Analyst to lead the analysis of elective waiting times and diagnostics. This role involves developing important statistics for various health stakeholders, coaching staff, and enhancing data collection practices. Strong communication skills and a high level of English proficiency are essential. The organization promotes equality and diversity, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Support for disabled candidates

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Must possess a high level of English language competency.
• Experience in developing and presenting statistics.
• Ability to communicate insights effectively to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present important statistics to a wide audience.
• Champion best practices for existing datasets and new collections.
• Coach and develop multiple staff.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Communication skills

Coaching and management

Data collection enhancement

Job description

Overview

The Principal Information Analyst (Planned Care) role within NHS Fife will support the Planned Care Directorate directly within NHS Fife. You will take a lead on the analysis of elective waiting times, diagnostics, and the National Treatment Centre as well as all associated reporting and dashboards utilised locally and nationally. Working within Digital & Information’s Information Services department, the role is a key component of our vision for a dynamic and proactive service providing intelligence to the organisation.

This is a great opportunity for you to join our diverse and skilled team. As one of our Principal Information Analysts you will:

Responsibilities

• Develop, compile and present important statistics to a wide audience, including NHS Fife, Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, other NHS Boards, and other partner organisations.
• Champion best practice to enhance existing datasets and develop new data collections to support the changing information needs of customers, reporting as required.
• Communicate insights in a customer focussed environment
• Help core customers access and analyse our many data sets
• Coach, develop and line manage multiple staff
• You must be able to travel throughout Fife as required.
• A high level of English language competency and excellent communication skills are necessary to perform this role safely and effectively.

Informal Enquiries

Informal Enquiries to [e-mail]

UK work eligibility

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visas and Immigration Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licensed Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.