Summary
Assists with the creation of regular data analysis reports using standard tools. Supports data preparation from existing sources.
Work Activity Components
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Information requirements and search (Level 2)(BINT) | Assists in the establishment of information needs and the definition of search criteria to meet the requirements. |
Technical Skills
| Title | Details | Depth |
|---|---|---|
| Database Software | Software that enables the user to capture, create, populate and manipulate data structures and where appropriate unstructured data. | 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). | Aware of |
Professional Development Activity (PDA)
| Title | Details | PDA Group |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in Group Activities | Participating in group activities inside or outside of the working environment that can assist with the development of interpersonal skills. | Broadening 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 |
| 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 |
| Team Working | Undertaking learning and practice in the techniques of team and collaborative working. Gaining an understanding of the underlying concepts. | Developing Professional Skills |
| Communications | Undertaking learning and practice in oral and written communications, including report writing and presentation. | Developing Professional Skills |
Qualification Components
| Title | Awarding Bodies |
|---|---|
| FEDIP Associate Practitioner | The Federation for Informatics Professionals |
Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework Skills
| Skill | Level |
|---|---|
|
Logical and creative thinking |
Awareness Logical and creative thinking You can: identify problems in databases, data processes, data products and services, with an understanding of the level of a problem (for example, strategic, tactical or operational) contribute to the implementation of remedies and preventative measures |
Additional Frameworks
National Competency Framework for Data Professionals in Health and Care
Behaviours
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Delivering outcomes (B1.1) (Level One) | You work with others in your team in order to bring about a generally agreed outcome. |
| Communicating within a hierarchy (B1.2) (Level One) | You understand the importance of following hierarchical instruction. |
| Generating consensus (B1.3) (Level One) | You are able to add value to the consensus of opinion by contributing your ideas. |
| Logical arguments (B1.4) (Level One) | You are able to see the rationale in the arguments of colleagues when suggesting ways of working. |
| Negotiation (B1.5) (Level One) | You understand the need to negotiate in a busy working environment. |
| Generating support (B1.6) (Level One) | You understand the importance of being helpful for its own sake and look to promote good values in the team. |
| Influence (B1.7) (Level One) | You understand the general principles of influence. |
| Equality (B2.1) (Level One) | You welcome the input and feedback from all representatives of the workforce and public, ensuring representation across the protected characteristics as per the Equality Act 2010: age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. |
| Challenging discrimination (B2.2) (Level One) | You know that discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated by your organisation and know that you should report all transgressions to your manager. |
| NHS Constitution (B2.3) (Level One) | You are aware of the importance of following the behaviours and values listed in the NHS Constitution. |
| Supporting others (B2.4) (Level One) | You understand the importance of supporting others and being kind to yourself. You know where to turn if things become difficult. |
| Open environment (B2.5) (Level One) | 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. |
| Written communication (B3.1) (Level One) | You are able to convey written ideas and insights in a clear and concise manner. |
| Discussing complex ideas (B3.2) (Level One) | You are able to discuss ideas and insights in a clear manner. |
| Delivering complex ideas (B3.3) (Level One) | You are able to appear confident when conveying ideas and insights. |
| Understanding new ideas (B3.4) (Level One) | You are able to understand the subjects discussed in most conversations, even when the subject matter is new. |
| Reading audiences (B3.5) (Level One) | You are able to tell whether someone has been listening to you when discussing information in conversation. |
| Problem sharing (B4.1) (Level One) | You understand the benefits of collaborating with others. |
| Seeking opinions (B4.2) (Level One) | You understand what other people can bring to a potential solution. |
| Sharing best practice (B4.3) (Level One) | You make a note of your successes for future opportunities to use them. |
| Embedding best practice (B4.4) (Level One) | You note other people's successes and learn from their experience. |
| Patient impact (B5.1) (Level One) | You consider the impact of your activities on patients. |
| Understanding the customer (B5.2) (Level One) | You work with the customer to understand their requirements. |
| Customer service (B5.3) (Level One) | You consider if there are better ways to service the customer. |
| Customer solutions (B5.4) (Level One) | You look for new learnings to increase your offering to the customer / patient. |
Data Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Data transformation (Data Analysis) (DAC1.1) | You apply basic techniques to transform data into information for your audience. |
| Data interpretation (DAC1.2) (Level One) | You question the data and your own analysis. |
| Context (DAC1.3)(Level One) | You can recognise patterns, outliers, data quality issues and whether data and analysis agree with established practice and expectations. |
| Performance measures (DAC1.4)(Level One) | You understand the importance of performance measurement to the business and its objectives. |
| Data lifecycle (DAC2.1) (Level One) | You understand the data sources for your work; their types, provenance, context, storage and 'owners'. |
| Data quality (Data Analysis) (DAC2.2) (Level One) | You recognize basic issues of data quality and can take action with guidance to prevent or counteract them. |
| Data cleansing (DAC2.3) (Level One) | You understand whether data is 'fit for purpose' and can sense check data and analysis. |
| Analysis standards (DAC2.4)(Level One) | You approach data and analysis with curiosity and ask questions of the data and its context. |
| Data models (DAC2.5)(Level One) | You perform data extraction and manipulation. |
| Data security (DAC 2.6)(Level One) | You understand how to summarise data and can explain what the different measures mean. |
| Alignment (DAC2.7)(Level One) | You understand how to plot data visually to display snapshots, time series and variance. |
| Data risk (DAc2.8)(Level One) | You can follow and contribute to practices and procedures describing the production of regular analyses and reports. |
| Data governance (Data Analyst) (DAC 2.9)(Level One) | You are aware of the stringent data governance requirements in healthcare environments and follow all data security procedures as directed locally and nationally. |
| Analytical techniques (DAC 3.1) (Level One) | You are numerate and computer literate. |
| Analytical tools (DAC 3.2) (Level One) | You have a functional knowledge of relevant tools, applications and systems used in your organisation. |
| Statistical practices (DAC 3.3) (Level One) | You are comfortable conducting simple analyses using descriptive statistics. |
| Solving business issues (DAC 3.4) (Level One) | You show aptitude and willingness to learn further. |
| Problem analysis (DAC 4.1) (Level One) | You are able to identify sources of information to help you complete assigned projects whilst using your own initiative to show the most efficient way to complete daily tasks. |
| Underlying questions (DAC 4.2) (Level One) | You are able to work with the requestor of the analysis to understand the underlying question and explain it to colleagues. |
| Appropriate media (DAC5.1) (Level One) | You understand the appropriate media to communicate findings and you shape communications relevant to the audience and their needs. |
| Shaping communication (DAC5.2)(Level One) | You can define the context for your findings and can give appropriate recommendations. |
| Professional development (Data Analyst) (DAC6.1)(Level One) | You actively engage with members of the department in an enthusiastic but patient manner. |
| Development opportunities (Data Analyst) (DAC6.2)(Level One) | You build instructions into working on your own initiative whilst confirming changes with senior colleagues. |
| Professional values (DAC6.3)(Level One) | You strive to demonstrate professional values at all times. |
| Professional standards (DAC6.4)(Level One) | You are able to demonstrate mindfulness of other people's pressures and priorities. |
| Professional networking (Data Analysis) (DAC6.5) (Level One) | You present an openness and willingness to learn from those around you and seek out opportunities to do so. |
| Data Visualisation (NCF)(Level One) | You are able to use specific visualisation software to produce basic visualisations, including histograms, bar charts and box plots. |
| Descriptive and Explicative Analytics (NCF Data) | You understand the role of descriptive analytics and the difference between this and inferential/predictive analysis. You understand data types and how to summarise data. |
| Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics (NCF Data) (Level One) | You understand the role of predictive/prescriptive analytics and their difference from descrptive analytics. You are able to interpret analysis produced by others and communicate with stakeholders. |
| Evaluative Analytics (NCF Data) (Level One) | You understand the role of evaluative analytics and the evaluation cycle. You are able to determine measures/metrics for evaluation. |
| Longitudinal Analysis (NCF Data) (Level One) | You can identify when longitudinal analysis is suitable and know the key techniques for analysis. |
Project Skills
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Business cases (WP1.1) (Level One) | You understand the time-bound nature of projects and the business requirement for any project you contribute to. |
| Scope (WP1.2) (Level One) | You ensure your work adheres to the project scope and meets with any necessary or desirable quality benchmarks. |
| Reviews (WP1.3) (Level One) | You seek advice should any regulatory, legal or ethical questions arise around the implementation or final product of a project. |
| Advice and monitoring (WP2.1)(Level One) | You understand the position of your work within the sequence of events in the project plan together with any immediate dependencies. |
| Complexity (WP2.2)(Level One) | You schedule your own time to achieve the project outputs alongside any business as usual activities. |
| Scheduling (WP2.3)(Level One) | You monitor your own performance against schedule and escalate any risks in timescale, quality or resource availability that you identify to the project plan. |
| Resource identification (WP3.1)(Level One) | You utilise the tools allocated for project work appropriately, escalating any shortfalls or issues and engage in any skills development activities provided to support project success. |
| Skill acquisition and management (WP3.2)(Level One) | You seek information about resource interdependencies to improve planning and utilisation. |
| Project management (WP4.1)(Level One) | You co-ordinate your project-related activities to conform to cost, time and quality limitations, escalating any risks and issues. |
| Pilots and testing (WP4.2)(Level One) | You engage with any pilot and testing programs and report on progress, findings and lessons learned. |
| Implementation (WP4.3)(Level One) | You engage with project co-ordinators and change agents to facilitate the implentation of the project. |
| Communications (WP4.4)(Level One) | You use appropiate, effective and timely methods to communicate with project co-ordinators and change agents throughout the lifecycle of the project with a solution focused approach to issue management. |
| Business change (WP5.1)(Level One) | You understand the 'to be' state and your part in achieving that change and how its benefits are intended to impact on stakeholders. |
| Assurance (WP5.2)(Level One) | You are aware of the possibiliy of disbenefits and interdependencies of the project with business as usual. |
The Professional Body Responsible for this job family is AphA. This job role profile was created in collaboration with BCS, using Role Model Plus.