Senior Data Analyst (Sponsorship Available) At Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Job Overview

Employer: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Senior Data Analyst
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year
Job Type: Full-time
The closing date is 14 April 2026

Job Summary

Are you passionate about driving forward changes in the NHS by obtaining hard numeric facts about the impact of innovations on the workforce?

The post holder plays a key role in delivering Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust equality, diversity and inclusion ambitions by building a Workforce Data and Intelligence picture and supporting overall strategy.

Working across the EDI Team and the Workforce Systems & Intelligence Team, the role has two key strands:

Responsibility for the co-ordination, collation and management of timely and accurate delivery of workforce intelligence relating to equality, diversity and inclusion, including analytical interpretation of data for internal and external customers within agreed timelines.

Co-ordination and management of projects in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion and wider workforce intelligence and data quality, supporting better use of workforce systems through compliance monitoring systems aligned with EDI metrics.

Main Duties of the Job

Workforce Information

• Manage accurate and timely delivery of regular and ad-hoc reports (e.g. FOIs)
• Prepare and deliver internal and external reports (e.g. Data Matrix, WRES/WDES)
• Analyse and interpret workforce data and present insights clearly
• Prepare data for boards including recruitment, turnover, disciplinary and workforce composition by protected characteristics
• Identify trends, issues and areas for further investigation
• Conduct benchmarking and external analysis against other Trusts and sectors
• Ensure data governance protocols are followed and sensitive data is protected
• Support workforce planning and strategic reporting initiatives
• Maintain knowledge of internal and external data systems (e.g. ESR, NHS iView)

Reports Development

• Develop workforce reports for internal and external users
• Gather feedback from users to improve reporting systems
• Monitor developments in workforce reporting technology
• Maintain knowledge of systems interfacing with ESR

Projects

• Support Associate Director of EDI with workforce data projects
• Manage projects from initiation to completion, including workforce planning and data quality improvements
• Use project management tools such as risk registers and highlight reports
• Manage statutory and internal reporting projects (WRES, WDES, Gender Pay Gap)
• Provide project support to analysts within the team
• Produce progress updates for senior leadership

Information Governance

• Ensure workforce information is processed in line with Trust policies
• Identify and resolve data quality issues
• Monitor and audit systems and processes for improvements
• Support development of system policies and procedures
• Liaise with audit and governance teams
• Produce KPI and compliance monitoring reports

Networking

• Work with stakeholders to communicate developments in workforce information
• Attend ESR groups, conferences and EDI events
• Share best practices and reporting improvements

Other Responsibilities

• Contribute to workforce systems strategy development
• Attend Super Users Group meetings
• Explore innovative reporting solutions and automation
• Support systems team when required

About Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is known for clinical excellence, high-quality teaching and research, and is part of King’s Health Partners. The Trust works closely with King’s College London and operates advanced clinical research facilities including an MHRA-accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust provides safe, high-quality patient care and has one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a 2019 CQC inspection, the Trust maintained a “Good” rating, with adult community services rated “Outstanding.”

With over 23,500 staff, the Trust is one of the largest employers in the region and is committed to staff development, wellbeing, and engagement.

Job Description

For full details of responsibilities, refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Experience

Essential

• Graduate level qualification or equivalent experience in systems management/information role
• Experience working in a large NHS organisation or similar environment
• Experience managing and coordinating projects
• Experience producing reports and management information

Technical Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of ESR or Oracle HRMS
• Experience designing Discoverer reports
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, Access including pivot tables, queries, macros)
• Knowledge of database structures and relational databases
• Knowledge of EDI statutory reporting (WRES, WDES, Gender Pay Gap)
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to a DBS check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, applicants must provide a criminal record certificate for countries lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.

How to Apply

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