Data Scientist

We are looking for a Data Scientist to play a central role in informing national pay negotiations and supporting employers across the NHS. This is a unique opportunity to use your analytical expertise to influence policy, support fair and sustainable pay systems, and help build a resilient NHS workforce for the future.

The role is responsible for delivering all data analytics activity in NHS Employers that supports this work, including: supporting the full cycle of regular annual pay and reward work; providing tailored data and insights and expert technical advice on pay and reward related topics; providing expert intelligence, statistical and strategic analysis to develop options for negotiation/implementation of pay and reward priority strategies; supporting the work of the directorate with specialist projects throughout the year.

The NHS Confederation is the membership organisation that brings together, supports, and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

The members we represent employ 1.5 million staff, care for more than 1 million patients a day and control£150 billion of public expenditure. We promote collaboration and partnership working as the key to improving population health, delivering high-quality care, and reducing health inequalities.

NHS Employers is the employers organisation for the NHS in England, commissioned by the DHSC on behalf of the NHS. NHS Employers supports workforce leaders and represents employers and systems to develop a sustainable workforce and enable them to be the best employers that they can be.

Responsibilities

• Programme manage and lead the delivery of analytical work programmes of the Employment Relations and Reward Directorate by providing expert workforce intelligence, statistical and analytical support to the development, negotiation and implementation of pay and workforce strategies for the NHS in England.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with employers in the NHS, NHS Digital, NHS England, Health Education England, Department of Health & Social Care, Office of Manpower Economics and in the NHS Trade Unions e.g. UNISON, RCN, BMA.
• Develop appropriate methodologies to model the costs of pay systems (in-year and over multiple years) and to assess the financial and non-financial implications of making changes to these systems;
• Create what if scenarios to examine the potential costs and benefits of potential pay policies.
• Produce clear and concise written reports detailing analytical methodologies used, with results and conclusions.
• Create and maintain query databases holding workforce and pay data.
• Convert policy questions into technical specifications for data and analysis work.
• Produce tools/guidance to support employers in understanding the financial impact of new pay systems and opportunities for benefits realisation.
• Provide analytical support in the commissioning of surveys, data collection exercises and communication products.

• Expert in Excel and Access
• Significant relevant experience of using their analytical expertise to model complex scenarios.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, in particular the ability to convey the results of complex analysis and modelling to non-technical specialists, and senior management.
• Ability to grasp complex issues quickly and to interpret them for a variety of audiences.
• Able to proactively manage own programme of work, adjusting priorities responsively when necessary.
• Up to date knowledge and understanding of employment relations and pay and reward issues.
• A strong understanding of the key NHS workforce issues and how this affects delivery of NHS services.
• Well-developed understanding and awareness of the political climate in relation to the NHS and its workforce

£45,239 a yearand £4000 London Weighting (if applicable)

Permanent

Full-time,Flexible working,Home or remote working