NHS AfC: Band 4

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.

• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity, for a Band 4 Information Analyst and Team Administrator, has arisen within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Performance Team. The Performance Team supports colleagues across the Trust to understand and utilise data to improve the services we deliver and the care we provide our patients.

To succeed in this role you will need to have a good eye for detail, a high level of numerical, communication, analytical and administrative skills. If you are looking for a way into a career in performance then this could be an ideal opportunity as you will receive lots of on the job training and opportunities to develop your skills.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities for this role includes supporting the team members with the development, preparation and production of internal and external performance reports and providing general administrative support.

Working as a central part of the Performance Team we are looking for applicants who are organised and good at multi-tasking; who can work to deadlines, plan and prioritise their workloads independently; who can work as part of a team, as well as independently and who have the ability to demonstrate initiative and flexibility.

Working for our organisation

We offer the opportunity to work with a supportive and friendly team of professionals in a collaborative environment. There is a great team ethos of sharing knowledge and skills with plenty of possibilities to learn from experienced NHS analysts.

Person specification

Other
Essential criteria

• Ability to travel to other sites across the Trust

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Educated to diploma level in related subject or equivalent
• Good level of education to at least GCSE/NVQ Level or equivalent
• High standard of numeracy and literacy

Experience
Essential criteria

• At least one year's relevant experience within the last 3 years
• Experience of producing documents - e.g. performance reports
• At least two years' experience of using Microsoft Office packages to an intermediate level
• Experience of administrative processes within an office environment

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a health setting
• Experience of data inputting, databases and spreadsheets
• Experience of TPP SystmOne / NHS information systems
• Experience of using Excel Spreadsheets to manipulate and present complex data
• Experience of database systems

Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent level of skills with office software applications, including Excel and Word
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Good standard of inter-personal and communication skills
• Ability to work as an effective team member
• Ability to follow through procedures on own initiative
• Ability to be self-directed and work alone, to manage own workload and work to deadlines
• Ability to prioritise and deal with unpredictable work patterns
• To be able to maintain confidentiality and deal with sensitive information
• Experience in dealing with various internal and external departments
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Willing to develop and expand information technology skills
• To be able to demonstrate continuing development skills

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Documents to download

• Information Analyst Band 4 - Job Description ( PDF , 653.1 KB )
• Information Analyst Band 4 - Person Specification ( PDF , 340.3 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )