CITI Data Analyst Job with Visa Sponsorship (COS) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Guy’s and St Thomas’ is committed to its GSTT 2030 strategy, aiming to deliver clinical excellence through better, faster, and fairer healthcare. To support this vision the ‘Improving Together’ programme launched to foster an empowered culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.
As the Analyst for Improving Together, you will be at the heart of our improvement journey. You’ll harness the power of data to drive change—building smart tools to monitor performance, creating SPC charts, and guiding teams in making data-informed decisions.
You will teach and champion data for improvement approaches, helping teams understand impact and track progress.
You’ll also play a key role in building an improvement culture by supporting events and promoting success stories. From developing quality metrics to managing databases of good practice, you’ll help showcase the best of our improvement work both internally and externally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification document for full information on detailed job description and main responsibilities.
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.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate with high level of numeracy
- Master’s degree in informatics-related discipline, or equivalent experience within the area of information management/data for improvement
- Evidence of continuing professional development in data science
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification or training in Quality Improvement, Project Management, or related field
- Excel certification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience required in a post with an analytical component
- Experience of working with Statistical Process Control charts
- Demonstrable experience of supporting data specifically for QI/CI projects
- Experience of developing network relationships and working collaboratively effectively
- Experience of staff leadership and management across programme and / or operational teams
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity Recording
- Experience of service improvement and transformation project delivery
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- High proficiency in the use of Excel as both an analytics tool, automation tool and management database
- In depth understanding of data for improvement and the application of SPC
- Analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Demonstrable ability to interpret meaning of highly complex numeric reports and explain concepts to a large audience and make recommendations with little supervision or oversight
- Use analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- Good organisational skills with a demonstrable ability to balance competing demands and priorities.
- Delivery of analytics, improvement, programme and project management training; supporting, mentoring and modelling best practice to both CITI staff and external stakeholders and partners.
- Well organised, methodical and analytical
- Full understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues
- Ability to plan and organise a varied workload effectively to meet deadlines in the short and long term and react to changing demands and work priorities
Desirable criteria
- Member of the NHS Analyst X network and familiar with the plot the dots movement.
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.
Closing Date: Accepting applications until: 04-Nov-2025 23:59