Job overview

Are you a data-driven thinker with a passion for improving healthcare outcomes? This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become a key player in our Pharmacy team as a Data Analyst, embedded within the Pharmacy Medicines Use & Quality division. You’ll collaborate across the Trust with Procurement, Finance, and Information teams, and connect with regional and national NHS networks to drive meaningful change.

In this role, you’ll harness your love for data and statistics to deliver high-impact analytics using cutting-edge Business Intelligence platforms. Working closely with key stakeholders, you’ll produce timely, insightful reports that go beyond performance metrics—helping shape strategic decisions that enhance patient care. You’ll dive deep into complex scenarios, ask the right questions, and offer actionable recommendations to refine and elevate current practices.

You’ll lead and contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects, from intelligence dashboards to innovative app development, all aligned with the Trust’s data-driven strategy. Your ability to work both independently and collaboratively will be essential as you bring expert knowledge, curiosity, and a commitment to excellence into everything you do.

This is more than a data role - it’s a chance to make a real difference in the lives of patients and the future of pharmacy services.

Main duties of the job

1.    To be responsible for the development and production of medicines related reporting and data analytics along with pharmacy business intelligence metrics from our digital systems.

2.    To ensure that timely, relevant and accessible information is available to relevant departmental, divisional and Trust stakeholders in relation to medicines and related pharmacy business activities.

3.    To support the timely submission of month end medicine related financial data extracts to the relevant teams in finance to support the Trust in satisfying mandatory and contractual reporting obligations.

4.    To ensure that data integrity is maintained and that submission of data is carried out accurately and timely.

5.    To develop key relationships with colleagues within the trust reporting team, finance and commissioning teams along with relevant stakeholders (e.g. CDF, NHSE)

6.    Track and analyse biosimilar switching trends to support decision-making in conjunction with the senior managers

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.