Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: OUH Cowley
Town: Oxford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rota
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/10/2024 23:59
Interview date: 23/10/2024
Senior Data Analyst
NHS AfC: Band 6
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training, and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues, and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, focusing on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.
Job overview
Do you have a passion for data and a desire to make a difference in the NHS? If so, you might be the perfect candidate for the Senior Data Analyst role at the OUH Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative Data & Analytics Department that delivers high-quality information and insights to support the Trust's vision and values.
As a Senior Data Analyst, you will collect, process, analyse, and present data from various sources to help the Trust improve its services, performance, quality, and safety.
You will collaborate with clinical and managerial staff, as well as external stakeholders, to provide them with timely and accurate data that informs their decision-making and planning.
You will also play a key role in developing and implementing data standards, policies, and systems to ensure data quality and integrity.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve taking ownership of large-scale projects, delivering, supporting, and ongoing improvement of routine and ad-hoc reporting on activity, waiting times, and performance against operational measures. You will respond to ad-hoc requests for information and develop the reporting functionality from the Trust’s local data warehouse.
A typical week will involve the following:
1. Collecting, validating, and integrating data from various sources, such as electronic patient records, clinical systems, surveys, audits, and national datasets.
2. Applying appropriate statistical and analytical methods and tools to analyse and interpret data, such as descriptive and inferential statistics, data modelling, and data visualisation.
3. Producing and sharing clear and concise reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate key findings and recommendations to various audiences, such as clinicians, managers, commissioners, and regulators.
4. Responding to ad hoc data requests and queries from internal and external clients, ensuring data accuracy, reliability, and confidentiality.
5. Identifying and investigating data quality issues and anomalies and proposing and implementing solutions to improve data quality and integrity.
6. Participating in training, mentoring, and knowledge sharing activities within the data team and across the organisation.
7. Using data analysis software and tools, such as SQL, Excel, R, Python, Power BI, or Tableau.
Person specification
Education
* 'A' Levels or equivalent
* Maths and English GCSE grade C (4/5) and above or equivalent
* Ongoing learning and development aspirations
Personal Attributes
* Analytical & logical approach to problem solving
* Organised & able to work to tight deadlines
* Able to work on own initiative
Communication Skills
* Good interpersonal/team skills
* Good negotiating and influencing skills
* Able to work flexibly & develop working relationships across organisational boundaries
IT Experience/Knowledge
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
* Good level of understanding of relational databases
* Excellent analytical and numeric skills
* Querying data with Microsoft SQL
Experience & Skills
* Broad and current knowledge of NHS information and processes
* Customer focused outlook
* Knowledge of NHS activity issues, data collection, and reporting
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this, as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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