Senior Analyst
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The Healthcare Analytics department within Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Senior Analyst to join its Analysis & Reporting team.
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who has established analyst experience to join a team which is pivotal to ensuring the data and analytics needs of the organisation are met and in supporting the organisation to make data driven, evidence based decisions to support the delivery of patient care.
MSE along with its partners across the Integrated Care System in Mental and Community Health are embarking on an ambitious and exciting 'first of type' EPR deployment which will see a single Unified Electronic Patient Record system implemented across all care settings. You will get an opportunity to work supporting this programme and on a number of other exciting projects and business as usual support.
The Analysis and Reporting team is a welcoming, experienced and supportive team. There are clear and documented processes to help the team members navigate through the various requirements of their roles.
To support home working there are daily huddles to understand priorities for the day, key achievements and successes to be celebrated and opportunity to raise any issues or identify where support is required. There are also team meetings to monitor delivery against our EPR programme where you will need to provide progress updates and actively contribute.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality support across a wide range of areas within planned and unplanned care. The team manages the submission of statutory returns, production of regular reporting, development of new reports in Power BI, and completion of ad hoc data requests for the Trust. You will contribute to the delivery of core functions within the team, ensuring that information provided is accurate, complete, timely, and adds value.
This is a varied and dynamic role, where focus can often shift depending on the current pressures the Trust is facing. As the Trust embarks on a new EPR programme, you will also be critical in supporting the data and reporting priorities of that programme including testing, report re-development (including Power BI) and providing subject matter expertise.
You will need to have extensive analytics experience, along with strong technical expertise in extracting, processing, and analysing data from various source systems. While previous line management experience is not essential, if you are looking to step into a leadership role, you should be able to demonstrate the qualities and aptitude required for team management.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
The Analysis and Reporting team is a welcoming, experienced, and supportive group. Clear and documented processes are in place to help team members navigate the various requirements of their roles.
To support home working, daily huddles are held to review priorities, celebrate achievements, and provide an open forum to raise any issues or request additional support where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description and person specification.
We look forward to your application.
Previous applicants need not apply. Please note as advised in line with Trust guidelines, the use of AI in completing applications should be declared.
Person specification
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong organisational management skills
- Ability to forge effective professional relationships
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Ability to lead and motivate others
Job Related Skills
Essential criteria
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Able to successfully implement/support change and service improvement
- Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to a non technical audience
Desirable criteria
- Able to ensure delivery to deadlines for self and others
Experience
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding/experience of NHS data definitions and reporting
- Experience of working in a NHS information environment
- Extensive experience of extracting, processing and analysing data
- Experience and competent in the writing of SQL queries
- Experience of working with key stakeholders
- Experience of developing Power BI reports
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Data Protection and Data Quality issues
- Experience with Oracle Millenium EPR
- Line Management experience
- Experience of testing cycles for new systems
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant work experience
Desirable criteria
- Informatics or Information Management Qualification
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Senior Analyst Job Description and Person Spec (PDF, 195.0KB)
- Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
- AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
- Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
- Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)