Job summary
Employer heading
Data Analyst - People & Culture Directorate
NHS AfC: Band 5
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled information analyst to join our People and Culture directorate.
This role will be working with several teams across the directorate including the Workforce Information team, the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Human Rights team and the Human Resources Operation team, which makes it a varied and rewarding role.
The role plays a key part in ensuring we meet national statutory submissions and that we have the relevant information to inform our planning and decision making.
If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and are looking to be part of a team striving to make a difference, we will welcome your application for this role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone who has experience of working within an information analyst and reporting environment. The successful candidate will have advanced knowledge of Excel and the ability extract and analyse information.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be able to write comprehensive reports
- Experience of data quality issues and solutions
- Have strong IT skills
- Be highly organised and be able to plan and prioritise tasks
- Be able to work as part of a team
Working for our organisation
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We’re committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won’t rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All staff have regular 1-1 meetings, quarterly supervision and an annual appraisal, which provides lots of opportunity for discussion around achievements, challenges and aspirations.
Staff recognition is very important to us, we work closely with colleagues from across the Trust to support development, the staff voice and to recognise teams and individuals through our Greatix and Star Award schemes, highlighting the outstanding work being done every day.
We recognise that corporate roles, such as this, are a valuable asset to our organisation. We understand that they have a key role in the support and delivery of our services and that their contribution helps us in achieving our aim of consistently providing safe and high quality care for our service users. The kind of care we would want for ourselves and for our loved ones.
Our organisation is on a ‘Journey to Change’ and as part of this journey, creating a great experience for our staff is one of three big goals. Ultimately our aim is to be a proactive, responsible and mindful employer, recruiting, retaining and training our people, for the right roles, at the right time.
We believe the job description will give you an overall understanding of the role and provide you with details of the day to day duties and tasks required of the postholder.
Please read the job description thoroughly and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Stephen Parry [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree standard or equivalent in a relevant subject or with equivalent experiential learning in the field of information analysis and reporting.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working within an information analysis and reporting environment
- Data Quality issues and solutions
- Using databases and spreadsheets to extract and analyse information
- Working within tight deadlines
Desirable criteria
- NHS Statutory returns
- Experience of using SQL and or other reporting tools
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of one or more computer system(s), hardware or software and procedures to develop reports, documents and spreadsheets
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, to obtain information
- Understanding the importance of Change Control
- Understanding the importance of adhering to strict change control processes
Desirable criteria
- Cognos, SQL
- Prince II methodologies
- Clinical services and their interactions with data
- Translating NHS Technical Specifications into robust datasets and performance indicators.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Good numeracy skills
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to concentrate and focus on detailed information
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Parry
- Job title
- Workforce Information Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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