Workforce Information Analyst, Band 5

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 January 2026

The NHS workforce is at the heart of the service. How we record our staff, explore differences between staff groups, or interpret changes and trends is crucial to our ability to make effective plans and decisions. ESR is the digital system where much of this crucial information is recorded. This role will play a vital role in ensuring that the information held on ESR is accurate and up-to-date, enabling the Workforce Information team to extract data from the system, and analyse that data to support colleagues across the organization to monitor, evaluate and plan the delivery of the service.

Working with the Principal Workforce Analyst, and through the links to the Workforce Planning function, this role will ensure that the organisation has access to insightful and timely data, reports and analysis. The demands on the role evolve throughout the year. Main responsibilities include: producing daily, weekly and monthly reports, addressing ad‑hoc requests and Freedom of Information Requests; exploring and interpreting trends in data on vacancies, sickness and staff movements;

providing evidence and supporting decisions for workforce change, sustainability and planning.

Success in this role will require a balance between an agile and adaptable approach to an evolving workload, a rigorous approach to data processes and reporting, alongside the curiosity and technical skills needed to transform and analyse workforce data.

Additional working pattern details: 9am-5pm Mon‑Fri

• Experience of working in the NHS is essential. This includes a thorough understanding of the current issues facing the NHS and the role of information in supporting services.
• Strong analytical skills, using software such as Excel, SQL, R, Python, Power
  
  BI or Tableau to extract, clean, transform, analyse, interpret and display workforce data.
• Experience with producing reports to a technical specification, working with stakeholders to set specifications and explore choices around data.
• Professional experience with HR systems such as ESR, or related systems used for workforce processes such as rostering.
• A confident and clear communicator who can use their credibility and expertise to support effective decision making.

• A supporting work environment that fosters innovation and professional development
• Opportunity for team members to develop their skills and abilities
• The opportunity to work on impactful work that shape the future of healthcare
• A team that celebrates diversity and strives for equality in the work place
• Collaborative teamwork that values your contribution
• Positive approach to flexible working including hybrid working

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is crucial to ensuring fairness, celebrating differences and creating environments where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute.

To deliver the highest standard of care at Gloucestershire Hospitals, we foster an environment that promotes inclusivity, ensuring that both our staff can thrive and our patients receive services tailored to their needs.

• Working in conjunction with the Principal Data Analyst to supply information on workforce related matters.
• Work directly with the Principal Data Analyst to produce, analyse and present workforce related data.
• Apply analytical skills to progress workforce development plans in conjunction with HR and Organisational development leaders and HR project leads.
• Liaise and co‑ordinate with financial management to ensure integrity of data held within HR management and payroll systems.
• Work with HR professionals and line managers to ensure processes associated with workforce information and management are followed and kept under review depending upon the needs of systems and policies.
• Establish and maintain appropriate audit of data held within the HR systems and maintain data validation and update routines to ensure data that is held is usable, valid and meets any statutory requirements. Ensure that HR support staff inputs data…