Information Analyst - Information Management

About the Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Liaise closely with Divisional, Performance, Modernisation staff, IM&T colleagues, Health Records and external agencies to ensure that corporate patient focussed data systems are fully utilised to support the clinical and business activities of NHS Lanarkshire.
• Provide assistance and advice on complex enquiries and situations, as required to Acute and Primary Care operating divisions.
• Complete reporting of Stage Of Treatment Waiting times, TTG waiting times reporting, Primary Care waiting times and Aggregated submission templates to fulfil National requirements.
• Work across the Information Services structure; the postholder may be the designated lead for particular workloads and customers.
• Support the development of report construction and information distribution and promote use of business intelligence throughout the organisation.
• Make recommendations to senior management on improvements to information gathering techniques and presentation of information throughout the organisation.
• Supervise and direct Information Assistant workload plans.
• Support the development of business and clinical services through the analysis of activity, performance and quality indicators on routine, short-life and ad‑hoc bases.

Requirements

• Academic qualifications require a high numerical and statistical content at degree level or with further skills gained through a mixture of experience and formal training.
• Experience of working within an information/statistical environment within the NHS is required.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of application of NHS data definitions, information standards and policies is required.
• Effective and sure communication skills are required to present and advise on analyses and implications and provide instruction and guidance on procedures and standards.
• Supervisory experience is required to direct and prioritise workloads and to identify and resolve straightforward technical and organisational obstacles to the information production process.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

Benefits

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more