Higher Information Analyst

Leeds • Contract

£100-£177

Role: Higher Information Analyst
Contracting Authority: NHSE
Contract Length: 31-12-23
Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in Leeds office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate : £177 Umb

Security Clearance: BPSS
CV Deadline: 09-06-23 14:00
Interview Process: 1 stage MS teams

Description

This post will be responsible for the provision of information and data for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care within the Estates team. The Higher Information Analyst will analyse and collect data and produce specific information that assists the Government, the public sector and other care providers in delivering and improving health and social care services and shaping policy. The Higher Information Analyst will also inform external customers about NHS health and social care activity. This information is used by a wider variety of customers (including the Department of Health, the NHS, other external) to monitor trends, shape future policy and plan resource requirements.

The post holder will be involved in prioritisation, definition and interpretation of customers’ requirements, expert analysis, user support, team working skills and system design and development opportunities.
The Higher Information Analyst will have a key role in delivering statistical services and undertaking the development of health information analyses, which support internal and external customers of NHS Digital.

Skills and Experience

-Experience in identifying and managing areas where there are shared and conflicting agendas;
-Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to choose content and style to suit the audience;
-Ability to work within a team under guidance from senior colleagues; able to work on own initiative as well as a member of a team; able to work across teams;
-Ability to communicate effectively with both external and internal customers and colleagues to understand the work required and present or explain work completed;
-Ability to lead work projects, prioritising own and team members’ work in line with organisational priorities;
-Experience of leading on projects, including the allocation of work to other staff, to deliver quality outcomes to deadline and identifying risks;
-Competent in setting direction: understands where own and team’s work fits in with wider organisational priorities; takes positive action to implement new ideas; examines complex information to make accurate decisions;
-Competent in data analysis: uses appropriate statistical, data science and/or methodological knowledge to achieve a specific end goal; able to analyse complex datasets, apply statistical curiosity and draw evidence-based conclusions delivering highly accurate datasets;
-Understands customer needs and how to acquire data: aware of data sources available in own area and makes best use of existing data;
-Proactively engages with customer sharing knowledge of existing data sources; able to present and disseminate data effectively through the use of tables, charts, graphs and keeps abreast of new presentation and dissemination developments; ensure delivery of professional excellence and expertise; identifies common problems or weaknesses in policy or procedures that affect service and escalate these;
-Works in a way that promotes personal credibility which builds trust with customers; is aware of own capabilities and looks to share skills with others and to expand upon them;
-Actively encourages team working; proactively seeks information, resources and support from outside own immediate team in order to help achieve results;
-Has a high level of subject matter expertise in Estates and related collections.
-Attention to detail and high accuracy in performing numerical and proof reading tasks;
-Strongly IT literate

Tags

• Data Analysis
• Data Science
• Data Sets
• Hybrid
• IT
• Leeds
• Statistical
• Subject Matter