Assistant Information Analyst

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Information Team at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust as a part time (26.25 hours per week) Assistant Information Analyst.

You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in your role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will be a key member of the Information Team, who are responsible for the provision of high-quality information for performance and operational management, strategic planning and patient care.

You will have established technical and analytical skills, along with a good knowledge and experience of working in an information team, understanding Information Standards and performance targets.

The Information Team operates on a hybrid working model, including both on site and remote working.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Information Analyst responsibilities will include the following:

• To provide an analytical and reporting service across the Trust. Areas of data that will be analysed will include Trust activity (Acute, Community & Mental Health), RTT, A&E waiting times, diagnostic waits and data from various clinical information systems.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for information, including Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, as directed. Utilise available technologies and software to present the information in an appropriate format.
• Analyse complex and patient sensitive data to show Trust trends and identify and highlight any areas of significance.  Investigate any outlying areas using own initiative.
• Prioritise, manage and plan own workload to ensure the Trust’s returns meet weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting deadlines.
• Production of routine daily tasks, such as mandatory SitReps, A&E waiting times data and co-ordination of validation work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: [email protected]

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at [email protected]

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of care