Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree / HND level. Alternatively, work knowledge & experience of equivalent level.
• Mathematics qualification – minimum GCSE pass
• Evidence of professional and /or personal development

Desirable

• Educated to Degree / HND level in mathematics, statistics, or a similar subject
• UK Chip level 1 or above

Experience

Essential

• Experience in analysing data
• Experience of working within a Business Intelligence Department
• Experience in developing efficient information outputs
• Data interpretation
• Capturing end-user requirements.
• Experience in validating large or complex intelligence.
• Experience in identifying, managing, or communicating data quality issues.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a busy NHS Business Intelligence team. Alternatively, experience of working with data in a public sector healthcare setting.
• Use of statistics/forecasting
• Experience with web-based Business Intelligence reporting software such as Qlik
• Experience of supporting clinicians and management in the provision and interpretation of information

Skills

Essential

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to turn raw data into presentable reports and charts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Responsive to customer demands.
• Ability to translate non-technical requirements into technical solutions
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time, with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to prioritise workload to tight deadlines
• Microsoft Excel at an Intermediate Level
• Excellent Microsoft Office awareness & skills

Desirable

• Advanced Mathematics
• Statistics
• Forecasting
• Microsoft Excel at an advanced Level
• Ability to use SQL to manipulate and extract data
• Qlik Development

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of hospital / clinical, acute, and community systems.
• Understanding of the operational role of a hospital
• A sound understanding of local and national, current and long-term NHS issues and associated performance-related targets.
• An understanding of the NHS national datasets and statutory returns currently in use, and the central reporting requirements of an NHS trust.
• Knowledge of Information Governance and its application in the current environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS Benchmarking solutions
• Knowledge of statistical methods and when they should be applied.
• Knowledge and awareness of current and emerging BI & analytical technologies
• Knowledge of NHS Acute and Community Systems:
• NHS Commissioning

Additional

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Motivation and a willingness to learn.
• Challenging and inquiring mindset combined with an aptitude for working within a changing environment.
• Able to work as part of a Team, also on own initiative.
• Excellent time management Skills
• Must remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to apply common sense and logical thinking to problem-solving.
• Attend relevant local and regional events.
• Willing to adopt a flexible approach to working.
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e., with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

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).