Main area Workforce Systems Grade Band 4 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (The team are currently hybrid working which is a mix of working on site and from home. Your base will be St Mary’s Hospital.) Job ref 270-TG463-CORP
Site St Mary's Hospital Town Kettering Salary £27,485 - £30,162 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2025 23:59
Job overview
The team are currently hybrid working which is a mix of working on site and from home. Your base will be St Mary’s Hospital.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Workforce System’s Analyst at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. The post holder will support the provision of information and analytics to the Trusts business needs. The role requires analytical skills and the ability to guide and advise on business intelligence and information management.
We are seeking excellent communication skills and a focus on customer service is essential, as are an aptitude for problem solving and attention to detail. Previous experience of assessing information and data from multiple sources and determining the integrity of the data would be essential.
The team have a technical ambition to be using visualisation tools in the future; however, the current role requires expertise of Microsoft products.
The candidate should be comfortable with the production and presentation of workforce information and intelligence to support workforce reporting and planning for the trust.
You will be a critical member of a small team working in a busy fast pace environment supporting colleagues to articulate their information requirements and advising on how data can be used to support business processes and decision making.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate the ability to:
* prioritise, plan, and manage time effectively and independently ensuring that deadlines are met.
* process and rationalise information, contextualise problems and communicate ideas to a variety of audiences.
* ability to present effectively via workforce reports or visualisations internally and externally.
* adaptability in particular picking up project work and then assisting with current work streams also.
Additionally, you must have excellent attention to detail, be highly IT literate, with strong excel skills and database packages with the ability to learn new systems and processes quickly.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of data collection, analysis and report presentation
* Specialist technical skills - Microsoft packages, in particular Excel using filters, creating pivot tables, lookups and formulas
* Knowledge of data protection and data quality issues
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience
* Minimum of one years working experience of a NHS information technology environment.
* Experience in using ESR system and or HR Employee system
Skills
* Problem solving skills, evaluate issues
* Excellent data and information analysis and report generation skills
* Prioritisations skills with ability to meet deadlines
* Experience of devising and delivering training programmes in own area of expertise
Behaviours
* Ability to work in a flexible way and respond to change
* Ability to work in a fast paced and challenging environment
* Working together as a team / outside of team
* Reliable, approachable and able to demonstrate empathy and an open communication style to all colleagues
* Discreet, confidential and able to concentrate in a busy work environment
By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history.
You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
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