Summary
Supports analytics engineering by gathering and preparing data from multiple sources. Applies analytical and statistical methods and software tools to engineer solutions. Assists in identifying trends, patterns and insights that inform business decisions. Collaborates with team members to refine analytics engineering techniques and maintain data quality.
Work Activity Components
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Collaborate (Level Three) (DAAN) | Collaborates with team members to refine analysis techniques and ensure data quality. |
| Data analysis (Level Three) (DAAN) | Applies analytical and statistical methods and software tools to analyse data and develop reports. |
| Data preparation (Level Three) (DAAN) | Supports data analytics by gathering and preparing data from multiple sources. |
Technical Skills
| Title | Details | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Big Data | The discipline associated with data sets so large and/or complex that traditional data processing applications are inadequate. The data files may include structured, unstructured and/or semi-structured data, such as unstructured text, audio, video, etc. Challenges include analysis, capture, curation, search, sharing, storage, transfer, manipulation, analysis, visualization and information privacy. | Familiar with |
| Business Environment | The business environment relating to own sphere of work (own organisation and/or closely associated organisations, such as customers, suppliers, partners and competitors), in particular those aspects of the business that the specialism is to support (i.e. localised organisational awareness from a technical perspective). | Familiar with |
Training
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| AI and Machine Learning | AI and machine learning methods, tools and techniques that enable computers to model behaviours based on empirical data in order to solve business problems and/or provide greater business insight. |
| Security Awareness | Tools and techniques to help users and employees understand the role they play in helping to combat information security breaches and for IT and security professionals to prevent and mitigate risk. |
Professional Development Activity (PDA)
| Title | Details | PDA Group |
|---|---|---|
| Communications | Undertaking learning and practice in oral and written communications, including report writing and presentation. | Developing Professional Skills |
| Deputising | Standing in for supervisor or manager on a temporary basis during periods of absence. | Broadening Activities |
| Gaining Knowledge of Employing Organisation | Gaining basic knowledge of the employing organisation, its business, structure, culture, policies, products/services, operations and terminology. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Gaining Knowledge of the Technical Environment | Gaining knowledge of IT activities in the employing organisation. | Increasing Knowledge |
| Involvement in Professional Body Activities | Attending meetings, seminars and workshops organised by professional body and reading published material, such as journals and web content. | Participation in Professional Activities |
| Job Shadowing and Special Assignments | Undertaking temporary periods or secondments in other roles, particularly those that offer a new perspective on own function or exposure to other environments and cultures. | Broadening Activities |
| Research Assignments | Exploring a topic which is not part of own normal responsibilities and presenting findings to colleagues and/or management | Increasing Knowledge |
Qualification Components
| Title | Awarding Bodies |
|---|---|
| FEDIP Practitioner | The Federation for Informatics Professionals |
Additional Frameworks
National Competency Framework for Data Professionals in Health and Care
Behaviours
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Delivering outcomes (B1.1) (Level Two) | You initiate work with others in your team in order to bring about a generally agreed outcome. |
| Communicating within a hierarchy (B1.2) (Level Two) | You are able to appeal to those in authority in order to facilitate influence. |
| Generating consensus (B1.3) (Level Two) | You understand how to steer the direction of activity by influencing the consensus of opinion. |
| Logical arguments (B1.4) (Level Two) | You understand how to structure a reasoned argument to influence the decisions of others. |
| Negotiation (B1.5) (Level Two) | You are able to negotiate simple exchanges in order to achieve a specific result. |
| Generating support (B1.6) (Level Two) | You understand how interpersonal skills such as kindness and compassion can increase people's desire to support you. |
| Influence (B1.7) (Level Two) | You are generally able to identify when you are being influenced and assess the situation on its own merits. |
| Equality (B2.1) (Level Two) | You consistently look to collaborate with colleagues who are representative of the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 to work on any group and do not tolerate any implication that any group should be omitted from inclusion. |
| Challenging discrimination (B2.2) (Level Two) | You articulate, when prompted, the fact that discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated by your organisation and report what you know to your line manager. |
| NHS Constitution (B2.3) (Level Two) | You know the importance of following, and are familiar with, the behaviours and values listed in the NHS Constitution. |
| Supporting others (B2.4) (Level Two) | You are kind to yourself, supportive of those around you and let someone know if things become difficult. |
| Open environment (B2.5) (Level Two) | You have read your organisation's local and the NHS National Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies and take time to actively listen to the lived experiences of underrepresented and marginalised groups, asking questions and escalating the concerns of your colleagues to your line manager. |
| Written communication (B3.1) (Level Two) | You are able to convey complex written ideas and insights in a clear and concise manner. |
| Discussing complex ideas (B3.2) (Level Two) | You are able to discuss complex ideas in a clear and concise manner. |
| Delivering complex ideas (B3.3) (Level Two) | You are able to appear confident when conveying complex ideas and insights. |
| Understanding new ideas (B3.4) (Level Two) | You are able to understand new and complex ideas when brought up in conversation. |
| Reading audiences (B3.5) (Level Two) | You consistently check to ensure other parties have understood the message from your communication. |
| Problem sharing (B4.1) (Level Two) | You regularly work on problems with colleagues in your team. |
| Seeking opinions (B4.2) (Level Two) | You take time to elicit the input of others to a problem. |
| Sharing best practice (B4.3) (Level Two) | You look to make successes part of your routine offering. |
| Embedding best practice (B4.4) (Level Two) | You scan the successes of the team in order to improve your work. |
| Patient impact (B5.1) (Level Two) | You understand the impact of your actions on patients. |
| Understanding the customer (B5.2) (Level Two) | You spend time with the customer to understand what will add value to their requirement. |
| Customer service (B5.3) (Level Two) | You use your knowledge and experience to offer alternative suggestions that would benefit the customer. |
| Customer solutions (B5.4) (Level Two) | You regularly try new techniques to provide greater efficiencies for the customer or outcomes for the patient. |
Data Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Non-technical audiences (Analytics Engineering) (AEC1.1) (Level Two) | You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. |
| Stakeholder management (Analytics Engineering) (AEC1.2)(Level Two) | You support and host discussions within a multidisciplinary team sometimes with potentially difficult dynamics. |
| Positive communication (AEC1.3)(Level Two) | You actively represent the team externally and can manage differing perspectives. |
| Facilitation (Analytics Engineering) (AEC1.4)(Level Two) | You clarify topics to bring forward for further discussion. |
| Data interpretation (Analytics Engineering) (AEC2.1) (Level Two) | You can present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data. |
| Data profiling (Analytics Engineering) (AEC2.2) (Level Two) | You can undertake data profiling and source system analysis. |
| Data modelling (Analytics Engineering) (AEC3.1) (Level Two) | You can produce data models and understand where to use different types of data models. You understand industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards . |
| Tools (AEC3.2) (Level Two) | You understand the uses of different tools and can compare different data models. |
| Reverse engineering (Analytics Engineering) (AEC3.3) (Level Two) | You can reverse engineer a data model from a live system with guidance from more senior staff. |
| Data engineering (AEC3.4)(Level Two) | You build and test data pipelines ensuring valid, high-quality data is available. |
| Data iteration, review and maintenance (Analytics Engineering) (AEC3.5) (Level Two) | You review and maintain existing data pipelines to accommodate any necessary changes. |
| Problem identification (AEC4.1) (Level Two) | You can identify the types of problems in your domain including databases, data processes, data products and services. |
| Problem resolution (AEC4.2) (Level Two) | You respond to problems in databases, data processes, data products and services under guidance. |
| Problem prevention (AEC4.3) (Level Two) | You perform tasks in your domain according to standard operating procedures. |
| Capacity building (AEC4.4)(Level Two) | You review domain problem resolutions and share lessons learned. |
| Repository tools and management (AEC5.1) (Level Two) | You can maintain a metadata repository to ensure information such as standard reporting metrics remain accurate and up to date. |
| Metadata best practice (Analytics Engineering) (AEC5.2) (Level Two) | You implement best practice under guidance when necessary. |
| Programming (AEC6.1) (Level Two) | You design, code, test, correct and document simple programs or scripts under the direction of others, maintain awareness of the development standards for your range of tools and execute test scripts under supervision and analyse results. |
| Performance analysis (Analytics Engineering) (AEC6.2) (Level Two) | You can identify performance issues and risks associated with work. |
| Data architecture (AEC7.1) (Level Two) | You are aware of data architecture practice and products. |
| Patterns (AEC7.2) (Level Two) | You can work within the context of well understood architecture and identify and use appropriate patterns. |
| Strategic alignment (Analytics Engineering) (AEC7.3) (Level Two) | You work in your domain area implementing local data operations. |
| Data Visualisation (Level Two) | You can import data into underlying data models. You understand the relational structure of the data and use the most appropriate visualisation method. |
| Statistical Process Control (Level One) | You understand the principles of normal and special cause variation and how data can be presented in SPC charts. You are able to produce basic XmR charts. |
| Descriptive and Explicative Analytics (Level Two) | You understand variablilty and how it affects the data being analysed. You understand how descriptive statistics such as prevalence and incidence are interdependent. You are able to describe data in an unambiguous fashion. |
| Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics (Level Two) | You are able to use key techniques in predictive analytics including regression methods and use them with different data types. You can select the appropriate technique for the subject. |
| Evaluative Analytics (Level Two) | You understand the iterative nature of evaluative techniques. You can identify when there is a cause and effect relationship and take into account the related time lag within any evaluative analysis. |
| Advanced Statistics (Level Two) | You understand key regression models, cluster analysis, factor analysis, principal component analysis etc. You apply the currect techniques to the business questions. You understand the limits and assumptions behind each technique. |
| Longitudinal Analysis (Level Two) | You can identify when longitudinal analysis is suitable and know the key techniques for analysis. You understand repeated measures designs and the limitations of standard statistical techniques. |
Project Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Business cases (WP1.1) (Level Two) | You advise on the effort required and perceived risks and benefits during the development of business cases. |
| Scope (Level Two) | You ensure the team's work conforms to project scope, adjusting as necessary following any authorised changes, allocating work efficiently whilst maintaining quality standards within the allocated timescales. |
| Reviews (Level Two) | You report progress effectively using the project management framework in use demonstrating accountability for the team's output. |
| Advice and monitoring (Level Two) | You advise on data and digital project plans to ensure they thoroughly encompass all the activities and resources required to ensure a successful outcome and that the planned benefits can be realised. |
| Complexity (Level Two) | You understand and can articulate when the complexity of a proposed project requires further professional management or support. |
| Scheduling (Level Two) | You schedule project work appropriately for yourself and the team, ensuring business needs are met both within the project and in business as usual. |
| Refinement (Level Two) | You refine the plan within your work area to take account of any authorised changes communicating actions, progress and results with project managers. |
| Resource identification (Level Two) | You identify the resources required to fulfil the project plan's requirements. |
| Skill acquisition and management (Level Two) | You plan for the recruitment of staff with additional required skill sets, liaising with HR and/or other providers to source skilled staff to fulfil project roles. |
| Additional tools and resources (Level Two) | You plan for the acquisition, deployment and support of additional tools and resources such as hardware, software and data sources for the course of the project. |
| Resource allocation (Level Two) | You plan the allocation of existing resources to project work whilst effectively maintaining business as usual wherever feasible. |
| Project management (Level Two) | You identify and co-ordinate team project-related activities to conform to cost, time and quality limitations, reporting and, where approriate, managing any risks and issues locally. |
| Pilots and testing (Level Two) | You advise on or lead pilot and testing programs and report on progress, findings and lessons learned. |
| Implementation (Level Two) | You engage with project co-ordinators and change agents to facilitate the implementation of a project and nurture its sustainability. |
| Communications (Level Two) | You communicate effectively with others, adapting your style and approach as and when required. |
| Business change (Level Two) | You understand the business case for change and how your team can facilitate that change. |
| Assurance (Level Two) | You contribute to ideas generation and the evaluation of appropriate solutions which deliver the intended business benefits. |
| Evaluation (Level Two) | You are an advocate for the project and the benefits to be realised. |
The Professional Body Responsible for this job family is AphA. This job role profile was created in collaboration with BCS, using Role Model Plus.