Medicines Value Program Data Analyst

Job overview

Medicines Value Program Data Analyst

Department: Pharmacy

Band 7: £46, - £52, per annum

Full-Time 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Do you have experience in manipulating and analysing large amounts of data using different software platforms? Are you confident in presenting data in different formats & communicating trends to stakeholders? If so, now is your chance to contribute your skills & knowledge to MKUH.

We are currently hiring a data analyst to support our medicines value program and our digital team. You will work closely with our Medicines Value Programme Lead Pharmacist & our Pharmacy Business Manager in collaboration with nursing and medical staff to deliver medicines savings across the Trust. 

You will also project manage new or upgraded IT implementations within the Pharmacy department to ensure that projects are installed on time.

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to work under pressure & have good organisational skills.

It’s an exciting time to join the pharmacy team at MKUH; we are continually growing & have a modern main pharmacy department, pharmacy aseptic suite and pharmacy outpatient unit. Within our main pharmacy we also have a state-of-the-art dispensing robot, which supplies most of our medicines.

For more information or to arrange a visit, please contact Alan Dutta-Plummer, Pharmacy Business Manager at or

Interview date: W/C 16.07.

Main duties of the job

You will act as the lead data and information specialist for the pharmacy department, providing reports, insight and recommendations through complex analysis of multiple data sets, providing support for the Medicines Value Program Lead Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Business Manager and other senior pharmacy managers as requested.

You will support the strategic direction of the Trust by providing robust information analysis on all drug use data held within the pharmacy department. They will be able to offer support and professional advice to senior pharmacy management in relation to local KPIs, operational performance, demand and capacity management as well as leading on information provision and reporting for service and quality improvement programmes.
The role is responsible for overseeing the timely submission of Freedom of Information and ad-hoc information requests in conjunction with the Pharmacy Business Manager.

Working for our organisation

"We Care We Communicate We Collaborate We Contribute"

"With high scores inTeam WorkingandLine Management, our teams collaborate, communicate and care for one another - because we know we're stronger together" (NHS Staff Survey )

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

Free on-site parking

Free tea and coffee
Great flexible working opportunities
Discounted gym membership
Lease car scheme
Generous annual leave and pension scheme
On site nursery (chargeable)
Extensive staff health and well-being programme

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication & relationship:

The post covers a wide remit managing complex data and information within the pharmacy. This involves working with other professionals at a variety of levels, both within the organisation and externally.

Analytical & judgement:

Prepare and provide regular, timely and accurate information using appropriate analytical and presentation techniques to extract data from the available sources.

Planning & organisational:

To project manage new or upgraded I.T implementations within the Pharmacy department to ensure that projects are installed on time and that all stake holders are aware of their responsibilities in supporting the project.

Managerial: 

To act as a line manager.

Financial & physical resources:

Maintain an in-depth specialist knowledge of how drug spends are budgeted within the Trust including budgets at divisional level and budgets for high-cost drugs.

Information resources:

Review and improve methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presentingdata and information within the pharmacy department.

Operational duties:

To act in a professional manner consistent with the GPhC code of conduct and as is required to ensure safe, effective and timely care for patients and appropriate support for colleagues across the health system, including communication of complex and sensitive information.

Miscellaneous: 

To be aware of and comply with all departmental and directorate procedures.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details