Job summary
Working Full time – 37.5 hours per week
The Data & Analytics team has a Divisional Information Analyst role available for the right person to come and join our friendly and hard-working team.
The Trust is committed to the use of data and information as a critical asset and aims to be a data-driven organisation. For the right candidate this will be a rewarding and satisfying position and an excellent career move in a forward-thinking Trust, with a real opportunity of developing your technical and personal skills.
Position: Divisional Information Analyst
Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 per year
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Chester
Who we’re looking for
- A head for numbers and technology (evidenced either academically or through relevant experience)
- A proactive problem solver with a keen attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Experience with some of our tech stack (T-SQL, Excel, Power BI, SSRS), or similar tools
- The ability (and desire) to proactively learn new skills
- Previous NHS or healthcare experience beneficial
What we can offer you
- A dedication to your development based on the National Competency Framework, with weekly training sessions
- Opportunities to work on interesting projects supporting the wider organisation (e.g. data visualisation, process automation, supporting data science)
- An excellent defined benefit pension scheme
Good to know
- Hybrid working with at least 2 days a week on-site in Chester (more during induction period)
- Flexible working hours
- 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), with the ability to buy more
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
- Responsible for extracting, manipulating and analysing data
- Lead analyst for designated specialties
- Communicating with stakeholders (e.g. senior managers & clinicians), interpreting requirements and explaining complex findings and insights
- Investigating ad-hoc data requests from internal and external stakeholders
- Developing new and existing dashboards or reports, using tools like Power BI and SSRS
- Interpret guidance, developing necessary datasets and dataflows
- Work collaboratively with other members of the Data & Analytics teams
- Understanding business processes and workflows
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by BetsiCadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent professional and management experience
- Extensive experience within similar role ideally within the NHS or other public sector.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of development and analysis of information.
- Experience working to an information or systems methodology and contributing to local adaptation
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Access and sql.
- Awareness of data warehouses and data integration.
- Knowledge of SPC.
- Advanced numerical, statistical and analytical skills using the MS Office suite, in particular MS Excel.
- Good knowledge of presentation tools in particular MS PowerPoint or equivalent.
Desirable
- Experience with using with Quality Improvement methodology.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Application Process
VISIT THE NHS WEBSITE TO APPLY
Application Deadline
November 2nd, 2025