{"id":1884593,"url":"https://alion.io/job/justice-22967-opd-data-quality-analyst-mmpsa","title":"22967 - OPD Data Quality Analyst - MMPSA","company":{"id":1757980,"name":"Ministry of Justice","domain":"justice.gov.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/justice-gov-uk","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Avature","truth_index":null},"role":"Analytics","role_family":"Analytics","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false},{"name":"Outlook","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-05T01:32:25Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-05","last_verified_at":"2026-10-24T03:38:55Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-10-24T03:38:55Z","days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"Job description\nHMPPS Band 6\n The Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal (MMPSA) service is a health-led initiative, underpinned by a joint commitment from His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the National Health Service (NHS), which reflects the shared responsibility for addressing and supporting the complex needs of individuals who experience problematic sexual arousal. The service combines pharmaceutical interventions with psychosocial support to address sexual preoccupation (i.e. excessive focus on sexual thoughts, fantasies or desires) and problematic sexual arousal (e.g. hypersexualised behaviour, problematic masturbation, or harmful sexual interests).\nThis role offers a unique opportunity to shape the data management and quality assurance of the MMPSA service. Sitting within the wider OPD Pathway Evidence team, the role will involve working with key programme team members within HMPPS and NHS, as well as developing strong relationships with service providers.\nThe role will involve supporting services with data collection, ensuring appropriate information governance, implementing data quality monitoring processes, supporting in the development of MMPSA quality standards and collating data to analyse nationally.\nOverview of the job\nThe job holder will report to the Offender Personality Disorder Programme Pathway Research Manager (HMPPS central team).\nThey are responsible for ensuring and developing the quality of OPD data, which in turn shapes how the National OPD Team continues to provide a relevant, useful and effective service.\nSummary\nThe post holder is responsible for ensuring and developing the quality of OPD data, working with data contractors, the joint OPD teams in HMPPS and NHS England, service providers (HMPPS, NHS, voluntary sector organisations and others), and service users.\nThey are responsible for developing and communicating data processes such as changes to the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model, and they are responsible for coordinating the administration network and training events. Finally, they will contribute towards the development of data and administration systems across the pathway.\nResponsibilities, Activities and Duties\nThe job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:\nDATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT\nSupport the introduction of new quality standards measures, assisting, guiding and checking accuracy of data for services when migrating over to new ways of reporting.\nTo work closely with OPD data contractors on continuing quality improvement and with the implementation of new reporting templates and systems, ultimately providing more accurate, meaningful data.\nCoordinate the OPD admin network, setting up meetings, identifying training needs and administering training for data completion.\nDevelop and maintain guidance to assist services with data entry and completion.\nTo implement ‘data champion’ roles across the OPD data network, as part of a more coordinated approach to data recording and quality.\nExplore and act on ways to improve OPD data quality, including the potential of migrating intervention services to system based processes.\nDevelop and assist in the production of OPD data process maps, and provide technical support to stakeholders, such as for the Offender Management in Custody (OMiC) model.\nTo work collaboratively and build supportive professional relationships with colleagues from NPS and health organisations.\nDeveloping a ‘whole systems’ knowledge of OPD pathway data, across prison and probation and what reliable data can be used to link to programme outcomes.\nDATA ANALYSIS TO INFORM IMRPOVEMENT\nProviding data extracts, as requested, to support business delivery.\nAct as an account manager to support analytical requests.\nSupport internal and external projects with data requests, whilst ensuring compliance with data compliance.\nUse all available data to identify emerging trends across the pathway to support commissioning decisions and to identify and make recommendations for improvement.\nINFORMATION MANAGEMENT\nEnsure that information management needs are met in order to enable effective data sharing and monitoring of quality.\nTo acquire the knowledge and expertise on the complex relationship and sharing agreements needed for a joint health and justice programme. To be able to assist others and give advice on information sharing.\nTo provide assistance with information sharing guidelines, identifying solutions as appropriate.\nREPORTING\nThe post reports to the Research Manager of the Offender Personality Disorder Programme, in Rehabilitation System & Change Group, Safety and Rehabilitation Directorate.\nThe duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.\nBehaviours\nChanging and Improving\nMaking Effective Decisions\nManaging a Quality Service\nWorking Together\nDeveloping Self and Others\nEssential Experience\nExperience of developing systems to ensure data and analysis meet an appropriate level of quality assurance.\nKnowledge of quantitative data/analytical skills will be required for the role, including data cleansing skills and formula to build in data checking processes, descriptive statistics, data presentation skills.\nExcellent knowledge of prison and probation data management systems. An in depth knowledge of nDelius is essential.\nTechnical Requirements\nStrong Excel skills are essential - at a minimum, the post holder must be confident using formulas in Excel and producing databases, pivot tables and summary tables is essential.\nAbility\nAble to identify and resolve issues with data processing, recording and quality.\nIT literacy with good knowledge of MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).\nInterrogate various data sources to ensure accuracy, across community and custody.\nAble to identify and respond to the different needs and issues surrounding data, both from the central team and from service providers.\nExcellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to translate complex data and IT information into lay form.\nAdditional Information\nWorking Arrangements & Further Information\nThe MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.\nFor nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.\nSome of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.\nStandard full time working hours are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid. HMPPS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the HMPPS’ Flexible Working policy.\nIf you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.\nThe Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.\nBenefits\nAnnual Leave\n-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.\nBank, Public and Privilege Holidays\n-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays.\nPension\n-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.\nWork Life Balance\nHM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ\nSeason Ticket Advance\n-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work\nChildcare Vouchers\nFor any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers\nTraining\nHMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes\n-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts\n-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles\nEligibility\n-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post\n-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS\n-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist\nWorking for the Civil Service\nThe Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.\nWe recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order\n To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail );\n To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ();\n To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)\n As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.\nYou will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. 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