Specialist Information Analyst

This post is based with the Corporate Information and Analysis team but will have strong links to the Care Groups and service improvement team. The post holder will work with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver comprehensive data analysis and expertise to support delivery of projects. In particular the post holder will:

• Provide up to date, accurate performance and outcomes intelligence, data and analysis in order to communicate with staff on operational, business and clinical matters relating to current and future service needs.
• The post holder will require excellent technical and analytic skills in order to produce sophisticated accurate and robust statistics, intelligence with little / no direction on how to fairly & visually portray a situation.
• The post holder will be required to manage projects; from scoping improvement opportunities, engaging others in the delivery of the work and fundamentally monitoring the 'so what?' factor to identify if changes have led to real improvements for patients.
• Understanding of benefits realisation and ensuring that these are identified as part of any project, measures are developed to monitor benefits and support is given to ensure benefits are realised.
• The post holder should have an excellent knowledge of the care group's strategic direction as well as current issues to be able manage & prioritise their own workload so the most effective analytics (or developments) are delivered at the right time., Analyse performance, benchmarking, capacity and demand data to identify areas for improvement
• Perform complex statistical data, process and business analysis producing sophisticated models, analytics and forecasts using statistical models, methods and processes
• Provide analysis, interpretation and communication of highly complex data to colleagues to support decision-making. This may include for example needs analysis, evaluation and analysis of health outcomes, contract planning and monitoring (including financial elements) and performance (including clinical quality standards and patient experience).
• Produce and review regular weekly and monthly performance reports and disseminate to key contacts. Provide advice and support to staff to aid interpretation of the reports and alerts to key managers with regards to anomalies and adverse variances.
• Support colleagues to design and deliver approaches to capacity and demand assessment and modelling. Assess the impact of referral trends / patterns, complexity changes and service re-design on patient flow and RTT.
• Build strong working relationships with Directorate Managers, Clinicians and other stakeholder to ensure information is at the forefront of all business decisions acting as a catalyst within the Trust to develop a 'business intelligence' culture by providing advice, guidance and general support on information management and data quality issues.
• Work closely with colleagues in IT, Finance and HR to help shape and deliver effective solutions.
• Develop and deliver reports and presentations summarising analysis communicating this to colleagues at all levels and through a variety of formats including presentation within Care Group meetings such as Finance and Performance Committee, Team to Team, CIP Council, Directorate Meetings and individual specialty meetings.
• Monitor and measure the benefits seen from the projects and feed good practice back to the wider organisation.
• Undertake 'on the ground' audits to verify data and ensure that this information is fed through to the information department and to inform any developments
• Utilise traditional data and wider resources including published literature, reports and locally held data sets to provide bespoke analysis and insight in support of improvement work.
• Design approaches to data collection and analysis to support strategic and project level decision making.
• Ensure that all interdependencies are taken into account in any projects (e.g. that diagnostic, pharmacy, pathology and any other interdependent department are fully consulted and kept informed of the status of the project).
• Plan for and support deployment / implementation of key service changes considering culture adaptation for successful delivery and embedding of changes.
• Analysis of process, data and other variables to establish root cause.
• Perform Cost / Benefit analysis.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• To proactively support information provision to address the evolving information needs arising from new strategies and guidance
• To advise, as appropriate, on changes to national data sets or definitions and recording of patient information to communicate such changes to senior staff, so that appropriate action can be taken.
• To ensure data is available to meet clinical governance requirements.
• Ensure confidentiality of patient data at all times, by awareness and compliance with existing legislation and good practice, for example Data Protection Act 1998; Caldicott principles and recommendations; local policies and procedures.
• Whilst the post holder will not have direct involvement in the clinical care of patients, the role is fundamental to the clinical safety of patient pathways, designed to plan and facilitate the care of patients.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To ensure specification documentation is kept fully up to date and signed off
• To ensure all coding is documented
• Assist with the up keep of records relating to staff trained across the organisation.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
• Mentoring and support to project leads, including but not limited to, technical analysis project management advice and identification of project benefits where appropriate.
• Provide technical guidance to other analysts within Information team
LINE MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISORY RESPONSBILITIES
• To plan the workload of the team, with set timescales for delivery of each work package
• To be responsible for all human resource issues relating to the data intelligence staff, including appraisals, recruitment and selection, disciplinary and sickness absence management
• To ensure that all Business Intelligence staff have adequate induction and training provision
FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL RESOURCE RESPONSBILITIES
• Work closely with Finance colleagues to align financial and activity information appropriately in support of the Trusts business principals
PLANNING AND ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSBILITIES
• Organise own work effectively and work on their own initiative to identify areas of improvement across the organisation.
• Prepare detailed work plans for project scoping and implementation including the analysis of cross project dependencies and intra-project dependencies.
• Carry out all tasks identified in the relevant project implementation plans.
• Have a methodical approach to their work, with an attention to detail.
• Work with sometimes limited information.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. You are part of an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust who are one of the best places to work for in England. Given sometimes we receive a high volume of applications to work for us, please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed. Therefore, you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience. We always aim for continuous improvement in our practice. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspective and experience you bring. We are grounded in the belief that diversity enhances our collective strength, fostering innovation and excellence within our workforce. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. As a Disability Confident Leader, we commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job (the essential criteria) listed in the personal specification. If you wish to apply under this Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this on the online application form. 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Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click here to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship. Disclosure and Barring Service Check If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Please note if applicable, applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. If you have not already done so, you are therefore encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service to which a small annual fee of £13 per year applies. Flexible Working We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that: · All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment. · There is no limit on the number of requests they can make. · Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason. At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to also discuss flexible working options at interview stage. Working for Team MWL Staff recognition is especially important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Employee of the month. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. The Trust is a non-smoking across all our sites. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action. For more information, see the Smoke Free NHS website You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated. Additional Information Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE, which can be found here. An applicant guide to help and support you with your application and what to expect during your recruitment journey can be accessed in the supporting documents. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: + Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 + Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) + National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme