Job description
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Analyst to join our Business Support Team in the Therapy and Rehabilitation Services Pathway. This is a permanent, full time, position. You will work closely with the Pathway Business Analyst and other analytical colleagues across the Trust to maximise the full potential of the role.
Therapy and Rehabilitation Services is made up of several professional groups from the Allied Health Professionals workforce as well as business, admin and support staff. We are a large and friendly pathway comprising of approx 700 members of staff. Our services include:
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Dietetics
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Orthotics
- Amputee and Wheelchair Services
- Neuro-rehabilitation Services
Our Pathway sits within the Clinical Support Division however our teams work across and closely with most clinical specialties across the Trust in inpatient, outpatient, and external settings (including patient homes).
This candidate has a real opportunity for shaping the future of Therapies and Analytics. A career developing role providing the space to develop self, others, our services and ultimate improve patient experience. This is an internal consultancy role that has the responsibility for investigating business situations, identifying and evaluating options for improving business systems, defining requirements and ensuring effective use of ICT and information systems in meeting the needs of the business.
Main duties of the job
You will support the delivery and development of information for the Therapies Pathway, supported by the Pathway Business Analyst and Divisional Principle Analyst, and a network of talented, professional analysts across the Clinical Support Division and Trust wide. You will work closely with clinical, managerial, and analytical colleagues to design and develop techniques and models to help the Pathway deliver its challenging and exciting transformational programmes. This will include the analysis and validation of various types of data to inform assessment of service performance, benchmarking, capacity and demand modelling, statistical analysis, forecasting, ICT options appraisals, systems upgrades, and system administration and management, alongside identifying and monitoring opportunities for improvement. Your work will impact on the ability of our services to deliver optimum care to patients. #DataSavesLives.
To succeed in the role you will need to have a strong set of technical skills (including SQL, Excel, QlikSense) and a flexible approach, accompanied by excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to work with varying levels of clinical and administrative colleagues who possess a range of knowledge and experience. We expect you to be enthusiastic, motivated and keen to develop skills in a supportive environment. Project management experience and/or experience of NHS Information processes and approaches would be beneficial though not essential.
Working for our organisation
Nottingham is a friendly city with excellent leisure facilities, shops and beautiful countryside within easy reach. It has first rate transport links with its close proximity to East Midlands Airport and train services.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) recognises that its ability to be the best for patients depends on the talent and commitment of all our employees. We are committed to continuous professional development for all our staff through a range of opportunities that involve training courses and involvement in service developments.
The role will be home based, however there will also be reasonable expectation to work from either the City or QMC Campus when needed.
Core working hours are 9-5 Monday to Friday however the trust has a flexible working policy which can be discussed and agreed in certain circumstances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Business Support Team is responsible for performance reporting, information analysis, informing clinical decision making with robust, timely, statistically sound, reporting techniques.
Main responsibilities :
Ad-hoc requests from Clinical and Managerial staff
Regular reporting on a monthly and weekly basis
For further information please refer to the attached job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Higher Diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge gained through experience.
- Advanced skills in Access and Excel, Statistical skills.
- Meet other essential criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meet other essential criteria
- Proficiency in accessing and inputting activity performance information across a wide range of IT systems.
Desirable criteria
- Meet other desirable criteria
- Confident and proficient in the use of NHS information systems e.g. Clinical Manager, Medway PAS, Medway BI, NOTIS, Nervecentre, BEST, QlikSense
Communication and relationship
Essential criteria
- Meet other essential criteria
- Excellent communicator with the skills to communicate and present or obtain complex information to/from a wide range of different professionals (both clinical and non-clinical) and patients and their carers.
Analytical and Judgement
Essential criteria
- High level of accuracy in computer skills for transferring data between systems.
- Works with attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
Planning and organisation
Essential criteria
- Meet other essential criteria
- Able to work under pressure in a flexible manner, adapting to changing circumstances in an autonomous manner, taking direction from service managers as required.
Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa’s and driving license through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£45 for enhanced and £28 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
