Job vacancy: Information Analyst, Band 5 x2, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham

Job summary

Main area: Business Intelligence
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hybrid work - 2-3 days per week on site)
Job ref: 318-25-T0408

Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Riverside House
Town: Cheltenham
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 (pa pro rata if part-time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/06/2025 23:59
Interview date: 30/06/2025

Information Analyst, Band 5 x2

Band 5

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder primarily has responsibility for the provision of information to both the organisation and our external stakeholders.

This involves working closely with clinicians and senior managers within the hospital to understand their requirements, developing reporting tools and providing intelligence to enable services to make better informed decisions. The post holder will need to be engaging, forward thinking, and work with a positive attitude in order to build great working relationships with our customers to improve patient care.

The post holder will also be responsible for interrogating large volumes of complex data, and use a variety of software and analytical methods to turn this data into intelligence.

The post holder is expected to highlight any areas of concern with regard to data quality and accuracy and undertake appropriate action as required. The post holder will work as part of a team of analysts, but will be required to work independently at times and manage their own workload. They will also need to take a proactive approach with regard to prioritising and negotiating deadlines. Hybrid working arrangements accessible after a qualifying period.

Additional working pattern details: Hybrid work - 2-3 days per week on site

The proposed interview date is 30th June

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Bachelor Degree or equivalent educational level
Analytics, IT skills

Desirable criteria

Intermediate SQL

Experience

Essential criteria

Ability and experenice to present information with a high level of accuracy to a wide range of audiences both verbally and electronically (e.g. charts graphs, reports, scorecards, tables, dashboards etc.)
An analytical mindset and ability to explain trends and themes in data.
Good understanding of the importance of data quality. Attention to detail.
Ability to challenge and manage user expectations
The ability to exercise own initiative and work independently to achieve objectives and deadlines.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills
Intermediate knowledge and highly skilled in the use of MS Excel.
Basic knowledge and understanding of NHS Data Dictionary including datasets, data standards and data modelling concepts
Excellent problem solving skills to the development of advanced analytical methodologies.
Good understanding of patient pathways

The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]