Data Analyst - Antimicrobial Pharmacy Team

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Job Overview

Would you like to support our Pharmacy team to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board?

Do you enjoy collating, transforming and scrutinising data to help inform change and improvement?

Is report building and generating insights for action something that interests you?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Antimicrobial Pharmacy team as Data Analyst within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

This is a key role in supporting our ambition to monitor antimicrobial prescribing by producing intelligence to inform evidence-based decision-making.

Main duties of the job

This role embodies the full data and intelligence cycle: gathering data, cleansing data, transformation of data and creating outputs to support our understanding of antimicrobial prescribing in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Utilising a multitude of data sets and data sources to develop dashboards, routine reporting, and respond to ad hoc requests are important tasks within this role. A keen eye for data quality, effective time management, and liaising with national and health board colleagues are activities which are central to all tasks.

Other tasks include supporting important campaigns such as World Antimicrobial Awareness week and undertaking audits. You will be key in giving data and intelligence a voice, by sharing insights across the team and with system partners aligned to priority workstreams and delivery of Welsh Government antimicrobial prescribing targets.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Skills & attributes

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills
• Ability to interpret and present information in a meaningful manner
• Ability to work with staff at all levels
• Ability to work in pressured environment
• Ability to plan and organise work to meet deadlines
• Good team-player
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in an analytical role
• Experienced in an extensive range of administrative practices
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in operating All Wales data analysis tools e.g. Llygad, CASPA, Spira, AMAT
• Working knowledge of medical terminology
• Working within healthcare / NHS setting
• Experience in developing webpages/MS Sharepoint
  
  

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (particularly Excel, PowerAutomate, PowerBI, PowerApps) along with understanding how they interconnect with other information systems.
• Able to summarise data in tables, charts and pivot tables, and use statistical process controls.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• A-level mathematics
• Knowledge of a range of statistical techniques. Eg. SPC, Standard Deviation
• Knowledge of NHS datasets and data definitions
• Knowledge of hospital and GP prescribing and pharmaceutical systems and processes
• Awareness of the National agenda for the reduction of Antimicrobial Resistance