Principal Information Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior Information Analyst to join the National Unscheduled Care Team, part of the Centre for Sustainable Delivery (CfSD) at NHS Golden Jubilee.

The National Unscheduled Care Programme facilitates whole system development and delivery of improvement programmes which reflect best practice and support the delivery of the Right Care in the Right Place. The underpinning objective of the programme is to improve the Unscheduled Care experience for patients and staff alike.

The programme currently consists of 5 portfolios of work:

  Community Urgent Care 

  Flow Navigation

  Hospital at Home/Virtual Capacity 

  Front Door/Emergency Pathways

  Optimising Patient Flow

The role will provide expert information analysis as part of a small information team servicing the broad demands of the Unscheduled Care programme of work. This role will specialise in electronic data handling to include process automation, data mining, electronic data manipulation and dashboard development. A knowledge of R, Power BI, Python, Data Viz or similar to support the handling and automation of large and complex datasets and to design and build user-facing information delivery platforms such as dashboards and interactive portals would be advantageous.

To be successful in this role you will be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You must be competent in the use of Microsoft Office packages and have demonstrable experience of working in a programme/ project environment. Experience and knowledge of Improvement methodologies and data for improvement would be advantageous.

You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills (both verbal and written) and be able to manage a range of competing priorities while maintaining high levels of quality. You will be well organised and prepared to work autonomously to deliver the range of projects assigned, escalating any issues that may arise to the Head of Data & Analytics or National Improvement Advisor for Data.

This role will predominantly include home working, however, there will be some in-person meetings therefore a willingness to travel is essential.

For informal discussions, please contact: Michael Fox, Head of Data & Analytics Email michael.fox@nhs.scot

NHS Golden Jubilee is open to considering flexible working options for this role.

This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

As a disability confident leader we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term health condition covered by the Equality Act 2010 and need support for any stage of the recruitment process please refer to the job pack for more information.

NHS Golden Jubilee encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Job Pack.