Senior Information Analyst

To support the organisation with analysis and reporting on a wide range of topics and service areas, including the Sepsis, Pharmacy and Infection Prevention services. To use SQL and other Microsoft tools, to extract data from source systems and the Trust Data Warehouse and to produce analytic reports, visualisations and outline findings on a range of topics.

The post holder will be responsible

To extract data and conduct data analysis, producing reports with commentary outlining findings

To validate data, assessing its quality and completeness, identifying and highlighting any data quality issues found

To conduct trend analysis and assessments of variances against planned trajectories

To contribute to the overall success of the health informatics service.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as“Good”by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

To produce SQL queries to extract data from Trusts databases and utilise other extraction methods as necessary

To assimilate, analyse and communicate complex information in order to produce and present accurate, timely and comprehensive information to inform the decision-making process within RWHT.

To interpret reports and provide commentary to explain results, trends and issues.

To monitor and analyse trends in the Trust’s performance in terms of length of stay, admissions and discharges to support the Trust in understanding patient flows and service pressures

To assess actual performance against targets, highlighting areas of concern

To meet with managers and others as necessary to explain findings, support them with their information requirements and provide any necessary training.

To support the Trusts corporate information requirements, ensuring high quality information is supplied within deadlines, is fit for purpose and submitted in a timely manner

To keep up-to-date with National requirements including datasets, data returns etc

To implement new and changing policies within area of responsibility taking into account organisational, Local and National Guidelines.

To implement and comment on the SOP’s for the area of responsibility.

To work with the Data Quality Team in identifying and highlighting any data quality issues found.

To cover for other members of the team as required, in agreement with immediate line manager or Head of Information.

To support and encourage colleagues in relation to the benefits which IM&T can bring in improving services within the local health economy

To escalate relevant security or any other incidents to the relevant manager regarding information services databases via the Trusts agreed process.

To ensure all working practices and processes are clearly defined and documented, and keep immediate colleagues/manager aware of the location of this documentation.

To work on specific projects as agreed by direct line manager or Head of Information.

To undertake data quality checks and audits on a regular basis