Information Analyst

Completing routine reporting, including mandatory reporting to external bodies - ensuring it is timely and accurate
Proactively improve routine reporting
Managing inflow of new data requests
Investigating ad-hoc data requests from internal and external stakeholders
Assisting in the development of dashboards, using tools like Power BI and SSRS

A head for numbers and technology (evidenced either academically or through relevant experience)
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
Experience with some of our tech stack (T-SQL, Excel, Power BI, SSRS), or similar tools
The ability (and desire) to proactively learn new skills
Previous NHS or healthcare experience (beneficial but not required)

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

A dedication to your development based on the National Competency Framework, with weekly training sessions
Opportunities to work on interesting projects supporting the wider organisation (e.g. data visualisation, process automation, supporting data science)
An excellent defined benefit pension scheme

Good to know, Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.