Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Data Analyst within the CHILDS programme, which is at the forefront of clinical-academic research for population health paediatrics. The CHILDS programme aims to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children and young people, using advanced data analytics to link and analyse data across providers and sectors to segment the CYP population and identify variation in outcomes and health service usage. You will support the programme in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service evaluation, through embedding evidence-based population health analysis within the local health system. You will identify innovative uses of NHS data and implement solutions to deliver fresh insights. The post is fixed term ending March 2025. There may a possibility of extending these fixed term role beyond then. Closing date: 27 June 2024. Interviews will be on the 10-11 July 2024. Main duties of the job Management of all elements of data collection, analysis and insights and visualisations to enable project and programme delivery. Use data analysis to inform research projects, identify patient cohorts, support decision making processes and undertake service evaluations of interventions. Become an expert in the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system and other clinical records systems, using knowledge of clinical practice and IT to provide advice, analysis, planning, design, development, configuration, testing and insights, and data visualisation. Work with others in the team across clinical and academic settings, to apply advanced statistical and predictive modelling techniques to build, maintain, and improve on multiple real-time decision systems and, where applicable, help to operationalise the model and evaluate its success. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. As part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Evelina London is there for children, young people and women from London to South East England and provides specialist care for families around the UK and across the world. Every year, the number of children and young people Evelina London cares for, in our hospitals and throughout our local community, continues to grow. We support families from pre-conception, before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life. Right in the heart of vibrant London, we benefit from excellent transport links, we have staff working here from the local areas, spanning across London, and further afield into the home counties. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached JD and Person specification for more information. As well as interviews, there will be a skills-based test Person specification Education / Qualifications Essential criteria Graduate with high level of numeracy Educated to Master’s Degree level or equivalent experience in analytics Experience Essential criteria Extensive experience of management of large data sets and data processing. Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity recording Proven experience of managing clinical data. Considerable post-graduation experience required in a post with a significant analytical component Demonstrable experience of working in a team Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability Essential criteria In-depth knowledge of data analysis techniques, particularly regarding health and care data Robust and systematic problem solving skills Ability to rapidly learn new software packages SQL (intermediate and advanced) MS Excel (intermediate or advanced level) Advanced database interrogation skills and familiarity with database interrogation tools, such as Business Objects, SQL, etc Experience in building and iterating models Translating clinical assumptions into meaningful modelling scenarios Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to adapt style and approach for a wide range of audiences and situations Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Eleanor Wyllie Job title Programme Manager Email address [email protected]