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Job summary

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Analyst
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
374-LVB104
Employer
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Conquest Hospital
Town
Hastings
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Senior Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area. 


We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. 


Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes. 


The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. 

 

Job overview

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a talented health care analyst for the role of Senior Business Support Analyst.

We are looking for someone who has a proven track record in specialist information provision and analysis which is supported by an in-depth specialist knowledge of NHS datasets and definitions, has an eye for detail and excellent interpersonal skills, is proud of their work and ensures everything is fully documented in order to drive reporting and analysis developments through advanced Excel skills and SQL.

Main duties of the job

This is an important and impactful role, undertaking analysis on internal and external datasets to provide operational and clinical colleagues with the information required to inform key decisions for operational planning and administering patient care. The ability to develop online reporting platforms such as Power BI and SSRS will be an advantage.

The successful candidate will work within a team environment and will be responsible for providing a range of reports and returns, as well as responding to ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.


In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee. 


There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

 

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or hold equivalent experience within an information or performance-related role
  • Evidence of continuous development
Desirable criteria
  • Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of data management, analysis, and interpretation within the NHS
  • Competent in the use of Microsoft SQL to query data and design reports
  • Advanced MS Excel skills, including design and development, creating pivot tables and charts and complex formulas and formatting
  • Identifying problems and devising solutions
  • Working in partnership with others, using data to make recommendations to improve services
  • Using initiative and flexibility to meet work demands
  • Communicating complex issues and analysis of complex datasets to audiences with varying levels of information literacy
  • Experience of supervising staff
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in an acute NHS trust
  • Using Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts to monitor processes
  • Presentation / teaching ability
  • Experience of Microsoft reporting tools – Power BI / SSRS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkSilver Award 2024 - Wellbeing at Work - East Sussex

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Evie Timms
Job title
Principal Information Analyst
Email address
[email protected]
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