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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
About
Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Lead Analyst
Accepting applications until: 31-Aug-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 31-Aug-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- India House
- Address
- 45 Curlew Street
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 2ND
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term or Secondment until September 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £66,274 - £73,496 p.a. incl HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Insights and Evaluation
- Interview date
- 21/09/2026
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you passionate about innovation, addressing inequalities and using insight and evidence to improve health and care outcomes for our south London population?
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London is looking for an experienced data analyst to lead a small team of analysts within our Insights team. You will have experience of data analytics to support both insights and evaluation projects. The team works to support internally and externally commissioned projects. The role also includes supporting with bids and proposals for fee for service projects.
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The post holder will lead the development and delivery of HIN South London’s data analytics service and support the organisation’s evaluation function. Working across a varied portfolio of insight, evaluation and transformation projects, they will provide expert leadership in data analytics, quantitative analysis and data visualisation to support evidence-based decision making.
The role will manage and develop a team of analysts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality analysis, reporting and evaluation across HIN programmes and externally commissioned projects. Responsibilities include driving innovation in data collection, management, analysis and visualisation, including the development of dashboards and reporting tools that generate insights.
The post holder will advise programme teams, senior leaders and external partners on data interpretation, oversee access to and governance of multiple data sources, and ensure compliance with information governance and data quality standards.
They will support the design and delivery of evaluations demonstrating the impact of innovation and improvement initiatives, build effective relationships across health and social care sectors, and contribute to business development through bids and consultancy proposals requiring analytical expertise.
This leadership role requires a strategic thinker who can translate complex data into insights, lead multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate the value of innovation across health and care systems.
Working for our organisation
Health Innovation Network South London
Health Innovation Network South London (HIN) is the innovation arm for south London, hosted by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, which employs all HIN staff. We work with our members, NHS England, the Office for Life Sciences and industry partners to ensure local communities benefit from innovation and evidence-based improvements in health and care.
Our work extends beyond new technologies and products. We collaborate with clinicians, health and care professionals, patients and the public to redesign services, improve pathways and transform care delivery. Through a range of clinical and innovation programmes, we identify, develop and spread solutions that improve outcomes and experiences across south London.
We are committed to promoting self-care and a whole-person approach to health by supporting the integration of physical, mental health and social care services.
Our Values
Brave – We encourage innovation, support new ideas and embrace positive change.
Open – We share knowledge, learn from experience and work transparently.
Kind – We care about our colleagues, partners and the health and wellbeing of south Londoners.
Together – We build strong networks, collaborate widely and foster meaningful partnerships.
Different – We value diversity of thought, experience and background, recognising that different perspectives make us stronger.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded from the link below.
Important information for candidates
Please read and follow these instructions carefully, because it will determine whether you are longlisted and/or shortlisted. In the Supporting Information section of your application, ensure that you clearly answer only these four questions:
- Why are you applying for this post? [max 100 words]
- Describe a piece of analytical work you have led which influenced a decision, policy, service or programme? What was your role, your approach, and the impact? [max 200 words]?
- How do you meet the requirements of the role? [max 700 words]
- If you have used AI in your application, describe how? [max 50 words]
There will be a task prior to interview for those candidates who are shortlisted based on their written applications. Performance on this task may be used to determine if candidates are invited to interview.
Based on recent recruitment processes, we anticipate a large number of applications. Therefore, it may not be possible to speak to people about the role prior to shortlisting. However, we will respond to questions/queries via email.
Candidates shortlisted to interview will have the opportunity for a pre-interview conversation with Polly Sinclair (Lead Analyst) and/or Andrew Walker (Programme Director for Insights) at the Health Innovation Network South London.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and ensure we have a diverse panel for all our recruitment.
Flexible working
The HIN office is based in the London Bridge area (SE1). The post holder will be required to come into the HIN office for a minimum of two days per week and be able to come in on additional days, as required.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A relevant Masters or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of delivering quantitative analysis within evaluations (including of digital innovation)
- Experience of translating high level requirements into specific informatics solutions (e.g. data acquisition, data analysis, data visualisation, metrics/ KPI development, drawing up data specifications, designing bespoke data collection tools)
- Substantial experience using a range of analytical tools including Excel, dashboards (e.g. Power BI, Tableau), statistical software (e.g. SPSS, STATA, R), and programming languages
- Experience of working as a data analyst in an NHS and/or social care setting.
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to synthesise and summarise data from a range of sources to draw out key insights into clear data visualisations, dashboards, reports and presentations.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Polly Sinclair
- Job title
- Lead Analyst
- Email address
- [email protected]
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