Whittington Health NHS Trust is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Information Analyst to support data-driven decision-making across its integrated hospital and community healthcare services. This role is ideal for a degree-educated professional with strong analytical and interpersonal skills who is passionate about using data to improve patient care and operational efficiency.
The successful candidate will be responsible for collecting, analysing, and Interpreting complex healthcare data, providing valuable insights to enhance service delivery across Whittington Hospital, community health centres, and GP clinics in North London. Strong problem-solving abilities, proficiency in data management tools, and the ability to communicate findings effectively to stakeholders are essential for this role.
This position offers a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS), making it an excellent opportunity for international candidates seeking to work in the UK healthcare sector.
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About the Trust
Whittington Health NHS Trust provides a comprehensive range of health and care services, supporting patients from maternity through to end-of-life care. Services include children’s mental and physical healthcare, health visiting, community and school nursing, therapy services, urgent and emergency care, cancer treatment, dental services, and elective procedures. Care is delivered across North Central London, including community health centres, GP clinics, dental practices, and Whittington Hospital in Archway, as well as within patients’ homes.
As a leader in integrated community and hospital services, Whittington Health NHS Trust works closely with partner organisations, including University College London Hospitals (UCLH), to help local populations live longer, healthier lives. The trust serves 500,000 people across Islington, Haringey, Barnet, Enfield, Camden, and Hackney, operating as an integrated care organisation that bridges hospital and community-based healthcare.
In the 2020-21 financial year, the trust had an income of £395 million, with a dedicated workforce of over 4,400 staff providing high-quality care throughout North London. With a strong focus on delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place, the trust offers a wide range of hospital services, including accident and emergency (A&E), maternity care, diagnostics, therapy, and elderly care. Additionally, it operates 30 community-based locations in Islington and Haringey.
Continually evolving to meet patient needs, Whittington Health NHS Trust remains committed to strengthening and enhancing services for the communities it serves.
Position: Information Analyst
Salary: £44,806 – £53,134 per annum inclusive of HCAs
Job Type: Full Time
Location: London
About the Role
We have an information analyst post to join our innovative information team at Whittington Health Integrated Care Organisation. We are looking for an analyst with NHS experience and this may have been gained in either the acute or community sector.
You will need strong data analysis skills, an innate problem-solving ability and excellent communication skills. You should have experience in developing new information reporting solutions and ideally have experience in advising and assisting colleagues on the background of information analysis. You should have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Access and ideally Qlikview or PowerBI, Business Objects and SQL Server.
For further information, please contact:
Benjamin Chinedu Nnamani, Information Manager benjamin.nnamani@nhs.net
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Person specification:
Education / Qualifications (Essential criteria)
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Degree or postgraduate qualification in a numeric subject
Skills & Abilities (Essential criteria)
- A high standard of interpersonal skills
- A high standard of communication skills, both oral and written
- Track record of analytical ability and problem solving skills
- Ability to work flexibly, under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Ability to maintain a high standard of accuracy
Knowledge & Experience (Essential criteria)
- Windows database and spreadsheet applications eg. SQL Server and Excel
- Knowledge of NHS Information systems and data models
- Knowledge of basic statistical methods
- Analysis of relational databases
- Working with end users of information systems
- Presenting data as clear and concise information
- PowerBI or similar business intelligence application
Desirable criteria
- Experience and working knowledge of the Rio EPR system
- Experience and knowledge of the Community Services Data Set
- Knowledge of the current NHS performance management regime
- Support for strategic and business planning
Personal Qualities (Essential criteria)
- Team player
- An enthusiastic and positive outlook
- Adaptable
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Aptitude towards learning and development
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
Participate in required training and supervision.
Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Your application form –
Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
Make sure you to include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the jobs description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.
Our processes –
Closing dates are given as a guide; we are within our right to close adverts early so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid delay.
If you do not hear from us up to 3 weeks after the closing date of the job unfortunately this means you have not been successfully shortlisted for interview. If your require feedback on your application please contact the appointing manager detailed in the body of the advert.
Please check your emails regularly as all correspondence from us will be via trac.systems – occasionally these emails will go into your Junk folder.
Employment at Whittington Health is offered subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period for all staff with the exception of GMC Registered Doctors.
Other important information –
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Whittington Health NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
To apply for this role, please visit the OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Application Deadline
March 20, 2025