Job summary NUH is looking to hire an Advanced Analyst (Band 7) to join our Family Health analytical team. This role primarily involves providing analytical expertise and support to the Family Health Division with a focus on Maternity. The Family Health Analytical team is looking for someone with strong SQL skills, and also has significant experience of working with R and collaborating across team to ensure reproduceable outputs. The Advanced Analyst will be responsible for delivering analytical expertise, presenting high-quality data, and providing tailored system support. Interviews for this post will be taking place onsite Main duties of the job Provide high-level expertise in the analysis and presentation of complex healthcare data to deliver actionable insights for a wide range of audiences. Lead projects by: Collaborating with users to understand requirements, identifying data sources, and selecting appropriate analytical techniques. Generating specifications and planning analytical projects. Designing metrics and establishing measurement requirements to demonstrate success. Designing and delivering analysis for evaluation, identifying appropriate data sources and methods. Developing tools to support data capture, extraction, linkage, analysis, and presentation. Offer expert advice to senior managers on system management/data/analytical issues, including techniques and accurate interpretation. About us 'With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.' Date posted 27 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 164-6832733 Job locations QMC Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2UH Job description Job responsibilities Please familiarise yourself with the Job Description and Person Specification attachments located within the supporting documents section of this advert. These documents will provide a comprehensive overview for this role. Job description Job responsibilities Please familiarise yourself with the Job Description and Person Specification attachments located within the supporting documents section of this advert. These documents will provide a comprehensive overview for this role. Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent learning/experience Educated to degree level or equivalent learning/experience Desirable Masters or above in relevant fields e.g. informatics, analysis, statistics or operational research Experience Essential oProven experience working within an Information or analysis role oDetailed analysis & validation of various types of data to inform assessment of performance of complex organisations and to help identify opportunities for improvement. oHighly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience in using statistical & analytical techniques and information analysis, acquired though degree level or equivalent plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level / or equivalent relevant experience oVery high level of computer literacy & technical competence - including understanding of a range of additional data analysis querying tools (e.g. MS SQL etc) oExperience in developing tools using Business Intelligence software (e.g. Qlikview, SSRS)oExperience in developing tools using Business Intelligence software (e.g. Qlikview, SSRS) Desirable oExperience of developing and maintaining code using R oExperience of using Git to collaboratively develop and maintain code. oDetailed knowledge & understanding of Health Informatics - including healthcare datasets (particularly secondary care), data quality, national strategic control mechanisms for data management, definitional guidance & data protection oExperience in a service improvement setting using a range of service improvement and quality management tools. oExperience in an acute hospital setting Communication and relationship skills Essential oExcellent written and verbal communication skills oAbility to communicate complex (potentially contentious or sensitive) analytical issues to data literate persons or groups at various levels oAbility to communicate complex (potentially contentious or sensitive) analytical issues to data literate persons or groups at various levels oAbility to deal effectively with a range of queries from Directors, Managers, project leads and clinical staff. oAbility to train others in range of data, measurement and analytical topics. Analytical and Judgement skills Essential oInnovative thinker with the ability to identify and consider alternative ways of enabling data to be collected and presented where conventional options are not available. oAbility to source data from a variety of sources. oAble to act as an expert in field of data capture, manipulation and dissemination. oAbility to manipulate data from a variety of sources and present in the most appropriate format (maps, charts, tables etc). oAbility to analyse, interpret and present highly complex information from large data sets oVery high level of computer literacy & technical competence - including an understanding of MS Excel & SQL oHigh level of numeracy with good problem solving and attention to detail Planning and organisation skills Essential oExcellent organisational and planning skills oSet own priorities and develop work programmes for department Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level or equivalent learning/experience Educated to degree level or equivalent learning/experience Desirable Masters or above in relevant fields e.g. informatics, analysis, statistics or operational research Experience Essential oProven experience working within an Information or analysis role oDetailed analysis & validation of various types of data to inform assessment of performance of complex organisations and to help identify opportunities for improvement. oHighly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience in using statistical & analytical techniques and information analysis, acquired though degree level or equivalent plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level / or equivalent relevant experience oVery high level of computer literacy & technical competence - including understanding of a range of additional data analysis querying tools (e.g. MS SQL etc) oExperience in developing tools using Business Intelligence software (e.g. Qlikview, SSRS)oExperience in developing tools using Business Intelligence software (e.g. Qlikview, SSRS) Desirable oExperience of developing and maintaining code using R oExperience of using Git to collaboratively develop and maintain code. oDetailed knowledge & understanding of Health Informatics - including healthcare datasets (particularly secondary care), data quality, national strategic control mechanisms for data management, definitional guidance & data protection oExperience in a service improvement setting using a range of service improvement and quality management tools. oExperience in an acute hospital setting Communication and relationship skills Essential oExcellent written and verbal communication skills oAbility to communicate complex (potentially contentious or sensitive) analytical issues to data literate persons or groups at various levels oAbility to communicate complex (potentially contentious or sensitive) analytical issues to data literate persons or groups at various levels oAbility to deal effectively with a range of queries from Directors, Managers, project leads and clinical staff. oAbility to train others in range of data, measurement and analytical topics. Analytical and Judgement skills Essential oInnovative thinker with the ability to identify and consider alternative ways of enabling data to be collected and presented where conventional options are not available. oAbility to source data from a variety of sources. oAble to act as an expert in field of data capture, manipulation and dissemination. oAbility to manipulate data from a variety of sources and present in the most appropriate format (maps, charts, tables etc). oAbility to analyse, interpret and present highly complex information from large data sets oVery high level of computer literacy & technical competence - including an understanding of MS Excel & SQL oHigh level of numeracy with good problem solving and attention to detail Planning and organisation skills Essential oExcellent organisational and planning skills oSet own priorities and develop work programmes for department Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts Address QMC Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2UH Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)