Improving healthcare through better decisions

How can we improve patient experience?

How can we save money whilst driving efficiency?

How can we support clinicians to improve outcomes?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Intelligence Analyst to join the Medicine Board team at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK's leading hospitals, where you will play an integral part in answering these questions and many more.

We are looking for an analyst who is passionate about transforming and improving the lives and care of patients, through supporting clinicians and managers across the clinical board in data analytics. We are looking for a highly motivated, inquisitive and intellectual individual who will relish a challenge. The successful candidate will also have excellent communication skills and be able to work on their own and as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate skills in quantitative analysis, data exploration, management, and modelling. A willingness to engage with clinical and managerial staff to understand how best to provide data to meet their, often ambiguous, requirements, is essential. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate :

o Proven experience of producing and interpreting analytical datasets - including manipulating data sets, analysing data, presenting findings in appropriate formats and making recommendationso Data visualisation and reporting (e.g. Power BI, Python, R)o Programming in relational databases ( eg. SQL)

Successful candidates will be shortlisted based upon how they meet the essential and desirable criteria set out in the Person Specification.

If you are ready for the challenge, this is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a small, friendly team providing analytical support to a range of specialties within the Medicine clinical board,

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found athttps://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

• Holds a relevant Masters' degree level qualification or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in an information analysis role

Desirable

• Experience in an NHS informatics role or other healthcare information environment
• Experience of working with relational databases
• Experience of using query tool functionality
• Experience of using Power BI
• Experience of using Epic, including its BI stack, including developing Radar, Slicer Diver, Reporting Workbench contents
• Membership of a relevant professional organisation (AphA, BCS, DAMA etc.)

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Knowledge of information analysis and the use of information in support of business objectives
• Ability to interrogate databases
• Ability to interpret data
• Ability to convert data to management information
• Ability to independently interpret the requirements of information users and present reports that can be understood by a wide audience.
• Understanding of data quality issues and how these relate to the organisation as a whole
• SQL (or equivalent) skills
• Use of MS Excel

Desirable

• Use of Power BI
• Understanding of income algorithms and financial planning in the NHS
• Understanding of the use of clinical terms and codes within the NHS

Communication

Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate on issues which can be complex.

Planning and Organisation Skills

Essential

• Ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Ability to take responsibility for own workload

Other

Essential

• Respect Confidentiality of Patient Information.
• Ability to work to high degree of accuracy.

Desirable

• Staff management skills

Employer details

Employer name

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

UCLH

235 Euston Road

London

NW1 2BU

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309-UCLH-5212