# Senior Data Analyst

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Adult Mental Health Services - Tower Hamlets Directorate
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Data analyst
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £44,806 - £53,134 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-22T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02T01:01:07.065Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8394338
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8394338?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting role to join a multi-award winning department - Driving Change Through Data and Analytics, HSJ Digital Awards 2024.

The role involves the production of detailed analytics reports from a variety of Trust data sources across the full spectrum of Trust services.

The post holder will have excellent data analysis skills and the ability to present complex data to support the trusts objectives and the needs of the population we serve.

The post holder will analyse data from a range of Trust systems and present an integrated view of information to support contract monitoring, performance management, and the implementation of key policy agendas.

This is a London office based role involving significant face to face interaction and collaboration with colleagues.

The post holder will be supported by a strategic training plan based on NHS England's National Competency Framework

### Main duties of the job

The ability to analyse and interpret complex data and information from a variety of sources and formats into information that is consistent, accurate, relevant and appropriate for use by a variety of audiences

To provide analytics for the trusts key stakeholders, including front line staff, corporate functions and central bodies.

To understand and support the Trust’s quality improvement programme

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of handling, analysing and manipulating large, complex datasets
- Experience in highly specialist application software and programming languages

**Desirable**

- Experience of working with NHS datasets, and knowledge of the NHS data dictionary definitions

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, an ability to communicate complex issues in a simplified way
- The ability to act on own initiative and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent programming skills in SQL or equivalen

**Desirable**

- Understanding of the workings of a Mental and Community Health provider organisation
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement

### Education/ Qualification/ Training

**Essential**

- Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant experience to an equivalent

**Desirable**

- Masters degree in a relevant discipline

## Documents

- [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090)
- [elft staff benefits (pdf, 653.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3107)
- [jdps senior data analysis (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10724824)
- [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844)
- [elft staff benefits leaflet new (pdf, 465.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3106)

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