Job Overview

Provide specialist support to the Chief Pharmacist team, the broader pharmacy team and Health and Community Services in the extraction and analysis of complex information from a variety of digital medicines systems

Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring and extracting value from quantitative and / or qualitative data to support and provide insight to various stakeholders on the use of medicines, informing effective, evidence-based decisions and driving continuous improvements in performance, service quality or delivery, value for money, strategic priorities, and outcomes for islanders. Support the full data lifecycle management from requirements gathering, system development / configuration, activities, design through to analysis.

Statutory Responsibilities

The postholder will have to comply with all relevant States Laws, such as the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 and any other associated legislation, Standing Orders, Financial Directions, and other relevant Codes of Practice, in respect of managing the key project deliverables of programmes and costs through the active management of procurement, approval, financial and administrative procedures.
To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989
To work in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law;
This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner.
 

Job Specific Outcomes include

Support the Consultant pharmacist, digital systems in the delivery of an information service which supports the objectives of Health and Care Jersey, striving to expand and improve the information products available to HCJ relating to medicines, thereby facilitating optimal use of medicines and digital medicines systems across HCJ and ensuring their benefits are realised.

Work closely with a variety of stakeholders to identify reporting requirements from digital medicines systems (e.g. CareFlow Medicines Management, Chemotherapy EPMA, BlueTeq) about medicines use.  Designs quantitative / qualitative data collection and quality assurance methods and establish systems to prepare data for use, specifying how it should be cleansed and prepared.  Investigate and interrogate complex data sets, ensuring data meets quality standards and is interoperable.  Developing and contributing to data documentation, change control and testing to enable reuse.
 

Job Specific Outcomes 2 of 2

Performs a range of analytical and / or statistical techniques to data from multiple sources, either at a micro or macro data level, applying logic, creativity and emerging theory to practical situations.  Developing innovative summaries and visualisations that present complex quantitative and / or qualitative analysis in a way that is meaningful at both an operational and executive level and is in accordance with customers’ requirements.  Leads on the development of data products / releases.

Identifies and implements ways to improve processes, systems and use of technology relevant to medicines. Uses various sources of feedback and evidence to inform improvements in the products and services and challenges ideas constructively. Proactively horizon scans and maintains knowledge of developments in technology, tools and analytical techniques. May apply emerging theory to practical situations and advocates continuous improvement and innovation within their team.

Person specification

Demonstrate a highly curious mindset and attention to detail in investigating and interrogating complex datasets.

Work collaboratively by developing data networks outside their own team to achieve organisational outcomes to drive the data agenda forward. Demonstrating influencing and negotiating skills to find solutions.

Effectively engage and communicate with all levels of customers and colleagues (i.e. conversing, writing reports, presenting complex information and actively listening). Adapting their style to suit the needs of different audiences.
 

Qualifications

Knowledge and experience of analytical / statistical techniques and procedures, acquired through degree level in a subject with a significant numerical component (e.g. Maths, Science, Social Science), or equivalent. Plus, additional specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate diploma level or equivalent relevant experience

Knowledge

Advanced knowledge of:
•    Quantitative and / or qualitative data collection / research and quality assurance methods and design.

•    Technology and software relevant to the role.

•    Various analytical, statistical and data summary and / or visualisation techniques
 

Technical Work Based Skills

Ability to use technology / software relevant to their role to an advanced level. Including:
•    General office tools such as Word, PowerPoint and Outlook for writing reports, presenting, managing tasks and communications.

•    Spreadsheet software for cleansing data, creating data models, producing analysis and visuals.

•    Database / data warehousing tools and languages for collecting, storing, processing, cleansing, modelling and analysing data.

•    Statistical analysis tools and languages – for performing statistical tests such as confidence intervals, test of significance, regression or predictive modelling

General skills / attributes

•    Manage self, work on their own initiative and may coordinate some of the teams’ activities (i.e. prioritising work effectively).

•    Identify ways to improve their own performance.
 

Personal Attributes

Appointees to this role will be required to adhere to and perform their duties in line with the standards identified in the States of Jersey tier 4 core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators.