About the Organisation:

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.

National Services Directorate (NSD) plans, funds and co-ordinates national specialist and screening services on behalf of NHS Boards and the Scottish Government Health & Social Care Directorates (SGHSCD). The Directorate is responsible and accountable for the effective management of a number of commissioned services and programmes of work that are designated through the SGHSCD national commissioning process. Fundamental to the success of these programmes is the use of data and other information to drive improvement. The Information Management Service (IMS) identifies and delivers information management and analytical solutions to all of NSD as per the requirements of the directorate.

The Post:

NSD seeks a Business Information Analyst to provide the IMS with expert analysis and advice on a range of IM&T issues and solutions; to provide expert scoping, demand analysis and requirements-gathering capability as part of the IMS service offering; as well as providing additional administrative and project support services within the IMS team.

The Candidate:

The postholder, responsible to the IMS Information Manager, will be part of a team delivering a high-quality data, analytical and support service to a significant number of NSD-commissioned programmes and services facing both internal and external stakeholders, along with other associated projects. The postholder will also provide administrative line management to a team of data analysts with their own individual portfolios of work.

Applicants should be educated to degree level and have appropriate work experience ideally gained in a relevant role within the NHS environment. Knowledge of analytical reporting tools such as Business Objects (BOXI) and visualisation software such as Power BI and Tableau is desirable; as is in-depth working knowledge of standard office software e.g. Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint; and the Microsoft Power Platform.

Location and Working Pattern:

Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.

Currently hybrid working.

Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits:

Ourbenefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion:

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot

Further information:

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Karl Hope, IMS Information Manager at karl.hope@nhs.scot.

Closing date for completed applications is 13th December 2024. Please note, due to the festive period – shortlisting is expected to be completed by early January 2025.

Applications will only be accepted via Job Train, we are not able to accept CVs or speculative applications.

Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position therefore we may close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications are received. Please ensure you complete and submit your online application at an early stage to avoid disappointment.

Furtherinformation on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Pleasenote that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

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