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You work at Castle Hill Hospital, researching facts and figures to check national healthcare standards are being met in your area.
Today, you’re researching patient waiting times, gathering facts and statistics from staff reports and computer records. You use a statistical computer program to read the data so you can easily see patterns and possible data-collection errors. Then you write up patient-waiting-time trends in a report and check your hospital meets national healthcare standards.
You discover patients are waiting much longer for some treatments than others and email senior members of staff to make them aware of this trend. You enjoy using your skills to make sure healthcare standards are met and like working regular 9-5 hours.
You’re good at maths, can concentrate for long periods of time and pay attention to detail. You’re very responsible and communicate well with others.
You’ll need a good range of GCSEs (or the equivalent) to demonstrate basic education and should consider taking A-Levels (or the equivalent) at 6th form or college. You might also consider obtaining your European Computer Driving Licence to demonstrate knowledge of Microsoft Office. There are sometimes informatics apprenticeships in the NHS.
If you’ve been working towards A-Levels (or the equivalent), you could apply for a degree in statistical analysis or another relevant subject. Check university prospectuses well in advance for details of courses and entry requirements. Alternatively, there are sometimes informatics apprenticeships in the NHS. For apprenticeship and trainee vacancies, visit NHS Jobs and Gov.uk Apprenticeships.
We'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to talk to us about apprenticeships and traineeships, email hyp-tr.apprentices@nhs.net
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