EPR Junior Analyst (Band 4)

We are looking for 2 Junior Analysts to come into our team and develop the skills needed to manage and configure a world-class Electronic Patient Record (EPR).

Our EPR is already mature and in use by CHFT and by BTHFT, however we expect a greater volume of work when Airedale General Hospital join us in 2025.

These Junior Analyst roles will report into a Workstream Lead (see org chart below) and will spend time working in all of the workstreams in order to understand and gain experience in the range of specialist areas the system covers.

These roles are exceptional opportunities to upskill in the rapidly developing area of clinical information systems.

The team is made up of staff at 3 Trusts (CHFT, BTHFT and AGHFT) who work together as a highly skilled and expert team to ensure the EPR meets the needs of users across all of the Trusts. The team includes a range of clinical, administrative and information systems skilled staff.

Applicants with clinical, administrative and IT experience are invited to apply. Experience of an EPR (as an end-user or maintaining) would be beneficial, but training will be given.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work to the priorities set by the workstream leads, working to agreed deadlines and reporting back on progress at regular intervals.
• The post holder will be an integral member of the Shared EPR Team and work closely with colleague specialists who configure and develop the EPR.
• The post holder will undertake an agreed plan of learning and familiarisation relevant to the Cerner millennium EPR.
• The post holder will work alongside colleagues in the workstreams shown on the organisational chart and with others in the Informatics function e.g. Information, Data Quality.
• Applicants will be expected to have a good working knowledge of Microsoft software packages with an interest in clinical systems and/or experience of hospital process either clinically or administratively.
• The postholder would be expected to work as part of a collaborative team and be able to undertake a variety of unsupervised tasks as needed to an appropriate quality and with training where necessary.
• The post-holder will need to be comfortable working on a computer for most of the day, and able to absorb information, and learn from online materials as well as by asking colleagues for direction.
• The team has a hybrid working model, and the post holder will be required to work from home as well as from hot desks at the administrative site in Elland and the hospital sites in Bradford, Airedale, Huddersfield and Halifax.

About us

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Minimum grade C in GCSE English and Maths.
• Knowledge of hospital computer systems/software acquired through diploma/qualification in a relevant subject such as Computer Science or through or equivalent work experience in a hospital setting.

Experience

• Experience of managing conflicting and competing priorities
• Experience of using clinical systems e.g. Cerner, SystemOne
• Experience of digital technologies or digitising paper-process
• Experience of designing or following IT process and explaining this to others

Skills

• Excellent analytical and numeric skills.
• Ability to assimilate new information quickly and adapt to change
• Demonstrate a structured and logical approach to problem solving and working practices
• Ability to influence and interact with people at varying levels. e.g. with health professionals, managers and others

Knowledge

• The post holder will be expected to have a good working knowledge of MS Office, including Excel.
• Knowledge of or strong interest in IT systems, especially clinical systems
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
• Good working knowledge of modern software development environments.
• Knowledge of the management, support and maintenance of IT systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.