Job overview
Although this position is a 3 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 3 months.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the recruitment of a 3-month secondment post of Emergency Department Data Analyst. The role will concentrate on data entry, analysis and submission onto the National Major Trauma Registry (NMTR).
The submission of trauma patients onto NMTR, involves working through interesting and complex trauma cases and uploading the details of the hospital attendances, admissions, treatments and diagnoses onto the registry. This allows audit and review of the trauma processed across the wider trauma network.
The role sits under the management structure of the Emergency Department. As such, the post holder will support the Emergency Department Leadership team with data and analytics across many metrics to identify opportunities to improve operational performance.
The postholder will work on a variety of projects, providing advice, guidance and support to the Specialty Manager and clinical team within the Emergency Department Division.
The role is 0.8 WTE which equates to 30 working hours per week. Exact days and hours can be discussed upon appointment.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Emergency Department team, completing analysis of operational performance measures, including statutory reporting requirements
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
1. Excellent IT skills specifically using Excel, Outlook, Word and Powerpoint.
2. To manage computerised and manual filing systems
3. Ability to interrogate data using Excel; providing analysis and reports for Team and Senior Management meetings.
4. Awareness and understanding of the importance of maintaining confidentiality and data protection procedures
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Experience in data management and information systems.
6. Experience in development of reports including competence in Microsoft Excel or similar database packages.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.