Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Data analyst qualification or equivalent experience
• Information Technology qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the post to the Postgraduate level of equivalent
• Involvement in project management

Desirable

• Quality Improvement method utilised, identified/ qualification
• Attained/ working towards a Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2)

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Strong understanding of patient safety concepts, quality improvement methodologies, and the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) or similar frameworks.
• Technical expertise in data extraction and analysis, such as Access, Excel, Power BI, Business Objects, SQL, and Qlikview
• Detailed analysis and validation of various types of data to inform assessment of performance and to identify opportunities for improvement
• Experience in understanding data to support the writing of reports or briefing papers
• Ability to manage a diverse workload and to meet set deadlines

Desirable

• Experience in the NHS information and data analysis environment
• Experience supporting investigations, root cause analysis, thematic reviews, and compliance audits in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of NHS targets and performance indicators
• Demonstrated ability to develop workforce KPI dashboards from electronic staffing systems

Skills

Essential

• Proactive, creative, and flexible approach, able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for delegated areas of responsibility
• Ability to analyse data, draw conclusions, and provide recommendations.
• Good analytical report writing and presentation skills, able to manipulate data from a variety of sources and present in the most appropriate format (map, chart, table, graph, etc.)
• Ability to work co-operatively with both clinical and non-clinical staff, including other management teams within the Trust, and to develop effective working relationships within the Clinical Management Groups.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate and engage individuals and teams.

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience working with SPC (Statistical Process Control) and other statistical skills analysis tools.

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).