About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about innovation, addressing inequalities and using insight and evidence to improve health and care outcomes for our south London population?
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is looking for an experienced data analyst to lead a small team of analysts within our Insights team. You will have experience of data analytics to support both insights and evaluation projects. The team works to support internally and externally commissioned projects. The role also includes supporting with bids and proposals for fee for service projects.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the development and delivery of HIN South London's data analytics service and support the organisation's evaluation function. Working across a varied portfolio of insight, evaluation and transformation projects, they will provide expert leadership in data analytics, quantitative analysis and data visualisation to support evidence-based decision making.
The role will manage and develop a team of analysts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality analysis, reporting and evaluation across HIN programmes and externally commissioned projects. Responsibilities include driving innovation in data collection, management, analysis and visualisation, including the development of dashboards and reporting tools that generate insights.
The post holder will advise programme teams, senior leaders and external partners on data interpretation, oversee access to and governance of multiple data sources, and ensure compliance with information governance and data quality standards.
They will support the design and delivery of evaluations demonstrating the impact of innovation and improvement initiatives, build effective relationships across health and social care sectors, and contribute to business development through bids and consultancy proposals requiring analytical expertise.
This leadership role requires a strategic thinker who can translate complex data into insights, lead multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate the value of innovation across health and care systems.
About us
Health Innovation Network South London
Health Innovation Network South London (HIN) is the innovation arm for south London, hosted by Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which employs all HIN staff. We work with our members, NHS England, the Office for Life Sciences and industry partners to ensure local communities benefit from innovation and evidence-based improvements in health and care.
Our work extends beyond new technologies and products. We collaborate with clinicians, health and care professionals, patients and the public to redesign services, improve pathways and transform care delivery. Through a range of clinical and innovation programmes, we identify, develop and spread solutions that improve outcomes and experiences across south London.
We are committed to promoting self-care and a whole-person approach to health by supporting the integration of physical, mental health and social care services.
Our Values
Brave - We encourage innovation, support new ideas and embrace positive change.Open - We share knowledge, learn from experience and work transparently.Kind - We care about our colleagues, partners and the health and wellbeing of south Londoners.Together - We build strong networks, collaborate widely and foster meaningful partnerships.Different - We value diversity of thought, experience and background, recognising that different perspectives make us stronger.
Job description Job responsibilities
A full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded from the link below.
Important information for candidates
Please read and follow these instructions carefully, because it will determine whether you are longlisted and/or shortlisted. In the Supporting Information section of your application, ensure that you clearly answer only these four questions:
Why are you applying for this post? [max 100 words] Describe a piece of analytical work you have led which influenced a decision, policy, service or programme? What was your role, your approach, and the impact? [max 200 words]? How do you meet the requirements of the role? [max 700 words] If you have used AI in your application, describe how? [max 50 words]
There will be a task prior to interview for those candidates who are shortlisted based on their written applications. Performance on this task may be used to determine if candidates are invited to interview.
Based on recent recruitment processes, we anticipate a large number of applications. Therefore, it may not be possible to speak to people about the role prior to shortlisting. However, we will respond to questions/queries via email.
Candidates shortlisted to interview will have the opportunity for a pre-interview conversation with Polly Sinclair (Lead Analyst) and/or Andrew Walker (Programme Director for Insights) at the Health Innovation Network South London.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure we have a diverse panel for all our recruitment.
Flexible working
The HIN office is based in the London Bridge area (SE1). The post holder will be required to come into the HIN office for a minimum of two days per week and be able to come in on additional days, as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A relevant Masters or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Experience of delivering quantitative analysis within evaluations (including of digital innovation) Experience of translating high level requirements into specific informatics solutions (e.g. data acquisition, data analysis, data visualisation, metrics/ KPI development, drawing up data specifications, designing bespoke data collection tools) Substantial experience using a range of analytical tools including Excel, dashboards (e.g. Power BI, Tableau), statistical software (e.g. SPSS, STATA, R), and programming languages Experience of working as a data analyst in an NHS and/or social care setting.
Skills / Knowledge / Ability Essential
Proven ability to synthesise and summarise data from a range of sources to draw out key insights into clear data visualisations, dashboards, reports and presentations.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address India House
45 Curlew Street
London
SE1 2ND
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)