Statistical Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

In this role, you are accountable for:

Being a part of a statistical publication production team, undertaking producing Official and National Statistics, on a monthly,quarterly or annual basis.

Handling large datasets with an understanding of how to clean, process, analyse and visualise data. Conduct advanced analysisand interpretation of data, identifying trends and patterns within information and is able to present this to both internal and externalcustomers in a visual and informative manner with clear explanations.

Contributing to the development and maintenance of robust end to end production processes, applying reproducible analyticalpipeline principles to our publications in collaboration with, and with support from, colleagues using version control software.

Contributing to statistical policies and standards and championing these in their work and throughout the organisation, ensuringtheir outputs meet the highest standards in line with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.

Handling queries and correspondence relating to our statistical publications from the public, media, and internal and externalcolleagues.

Creating and maintaining supporting documentation for statistical publications including technical documentation whereappropriate.

Maintaining an awareness of emerging trends and best practice from across the wider statistical community.

Working collaboratively with internal and external partners to understand data requirements.

Communicates data and analyses effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences verbally and in writing,using a range of dissemination methods.

Ensure the information provided is accessible and understandable to a wide audience, and that it conforms to expected highstandards.

Supports the production of information and analyses to satisfy ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.

Communicates effectively with colleagues and stakeholders in relation to complicated and, at times, ambiguous or contentiousinformation.

Takes responsibility for their continuing personal development, proactively identifying areas for improvement to aid understandingand participates in training provided to develop within the role.

Participates in organisation wide working groups appropriate to the post holders expertise and experience.

Shares knowledge with colleagues and is able to create and explain working procedures to others as required.

Plan and organise own workload and manage activities or projects requiring formulation or adjustment whilst ensuringcompatibility with the wider workload of the team.

In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to:

Undertake additional duties and responsibilities in line with the purpose of your role and as agreed by your line manager.Demonstrate NHSBSA values and core capabilities in all aspects of your work.Encourage an environment where your own and colleagues safety and well-being is promoted.Contribute to a culture which values diversity and inclusion.Follow NHSBSA policies, procedures, and protocols as they apply to your role.Undergo security clearance due to the sensitive nature of some of the data that you may handle.

Working relationships

Responsible to: Statistical Publication LeadKey relationships and connections:

Data & Insight colleaguesRelevant stakeholders in other NHS organisations and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)Internal and External customers and clients

Person Specification

Personal Qualities, Knowledge and Skills

• Able to consider, appraise and interpret data, drawing out insightful, impartial summaries.
• Good communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain statistical concepts to a variety of audiences with varying levels of understanding
• Able to contribute to and work to plans which cover a range of complex activities.
• Pays attention to detail and is confident/ comfortable concentrating for a prolonged period on complex and large datasets.
• Proactive and personally motivated, using own initiative. Self-aware, flexible and adaptable, taking into account wider team workload.
• Able to have the big picture in mind throughout their work.
• Strong team working skills. Capable of delivering within stringent deadlines.
• Able to motivate, persuade and negotiate in non-line management relationships.
• Able to self-reflect and recognise weaknesses, using independent learning to guide professional development.

• Highly computer literate including statistical and database software, e.g., R, Python, SQL, etc.
• Looks for ways to generate repeatable statistical applications, building in reproducibility from the outset.

Experience

• Experience of creating and maintaining analysis using appropriate software such as Excel, R, Python etc.
• Experience of extracting and transforming data from a variety of sources to meet stakeholder requirements.
• Experience of using appropriate methods to quality assure analysis.
• Experience of presenting statistical data using various visual techniques that provides clear narratives using appropriate language to meet customer needs.
• Experience of designing and developing statistical reports and products to meet customer specifications.

• Experience within the NHS or wider health and social care system and familiarity with terminology used within the NHS.
• Experience of handling sensitive data.
• Experience of querying, manipulating and visualising data using R and related packages.
• Experience of using version control software such as Git.

Qualifications

• A first or second-class honours degree in a numerate discipline containing at least 25% taught statistical content (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Sciences, Business Studies, Psychology, Geography or similar)

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Business Services Authority

Address

Stella House

Goldcrest way, Newburn Riverside

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/what-we-do/work-us