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Job summary

Main area
Quality and Safety
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
828-PROVIDE4322
Employer
Provide CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Provide HQ
Town
Colchester
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/10/2026 23:59

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Quality Performance Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

The Quality Performance Analyst supports the Quality Teams, reporting through the Business Support Officer, by turning quality, safety, risk and experience data into accurate, timely and useful information. The post holder provides routine and ad hoc analysis, maintains reporting processes, supports the Group’s risk and incident system, and helps colleagues use information to improve services and patient safety.

Working within agreed procedures and priorities, the post holder manages their own workload, resolves standard data and system issues, and escalates complex, high-risk, novel or policy-sensitive matters to the appropriate senior lead. The role works across services and with internal/external system suppliers, commissioners and national reporting platforms as required.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an organised and analytical individual to join the Quality and Safety Team, supporting the delivery of high quality information across quality, risk and patient safety.  The postholder will analyse and interpret complex data, identify themes and trends, and produce accurate reports, dashboards, scorecards and presentations.  The postholder will work closely with clinical and operational teams, commissioners and senior colleagues, providing quality intelligence and responding to information requests. 

The role will also involving supporting risk and incident management systems, national patient safety reporting, audit activity and data quality processes, while identifying and resolving data issues to ensure accurate, reliable and traceable information. There will be a requirement to deliver training and guidance, contribute to improvement projects, develop internal and external relationships, share learning and good practice. The postholder will be confident working independently, using their own initiative to manage competing priorities and deadlines, while maintaining high standards of confidentiality, information governance and data quality.   

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

Person specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential criteria
  • Degree-level qualification in information, analytics, health, business or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant data, quality improvement, project, systems or training qualification.

WORK RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Working knowledge of data quality, validation, reporting and information governance. Understanding of quality and patient safety in health or social care, or ability to acquire this quickly.
  • Experience producing management information, dashboards or reports; improving data or reporting processes; handling competing deadlines; and supporting users of an information system.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of PSIRF, LFPSE, CQC requirements and NHS quality governance. Knowledge of risk-management systems such as Datix Web, Datix Cloud IQ.
  • NHS or social-care experience. Experience of incident/risk systems, national submissions, system testing, training delivery or small projects.

SKILLS & APTITUDES

Essential criteria
  • Strong Excel and Microsoft 365 skills; accurate data manipulation and presentation; able to investigate discrepancies, apply validation rules and explain findings. Able to learn databases, reporting tools and clinical/corporate systems.
  • Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain detailed information, write guidance, deliver training and challenge inaccuracies constructively.
  • Able to plan and prioritise own workload, deliver defined work packages, use initiative within procedures and recognise when to escalate.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of Power BI, SQL, Access, automated reporting tools or electronic patient records.
  • Experience presenting to multidisciplinary or senior audiences.
  • Experience coordinating user testing, releases or improvement activity.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria
  • Accurate, methodical, curious and service focused. Maintains confidentiality and integrity. Works collaboratively, responds constructively to change and remains calm under pressure.

CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria
  • Able to travel independently between Group locations where required, with reasonable adjustments considered.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Phillips
Job title
Business Support Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07415 197069
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