st georges nhs trust • SW17 0QT
About this role
Higher Information Analyst Band 6 – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust If you have a flair for numbers, a love of problems and a knack for explaining the complex, then we’d love to hear from you. What we are looking for is the right attitude and skillset coupled with an ambition to succeed and progress. To be considered for this post, you must have experience of using data and applying analysis. You need to demonstrate a track-record of success in supplying information tailored to requirements, and of working adaptably to ensure your output reflects on-going business needs. You will be a confident clear communicator, with a skill for conveying analytical insights and subject matter, and for tailoring your message to the particular audience and setting.
Essential Experience and skills include
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- At least one year of experience in a similar role in an acute NHS trust
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong MS Excel and MS Office skills
- Good understanding of database structure
- Good coding skills in SQL to manipulate data
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Quick to learn
- Able to work both on own initiative and as part of a team
- Able to manage own work and to deliver work to deadlines
You will work closely with your division function to support their reporting requirements with the following scope
- Support to Senior Information Analyst in providing hospital managers and commissioners with evidence and advice required for service monitoring and planning decisions.
- Responsibility for the provision of regular reports, performance scorecards and ad hoc analyses, both internally and to commissioners.
- Encouraging and facilitating the development of a basic analytical capability in hospital operational managers and clinicians.
- Contributing to the development and use of Service Line Reporting.
- Working with the department’s Information Systems Team to ensure information needs are met in a timely and accurate manner.
- Working with the Data Quality Team to identify, understand and deal with data quality issues.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026
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