To provide leadership and strategic planning in the provision of accurate, timely, and high-quality information, supporting the information requirements of the corporate, hospital, and clinical functions. The post holder will play a key role in delivering and embedding a data driven culture within the organisation, providing support to services and delivering innovative solutions. The post holder will provide the Trust with a wide range of specialist Information Service knowledge and experience, interpretation of national guidance for both Acute and Community services, analysis and modelling, reporting, data warehouse and business intelligence. To lead programmes of improvement across a wide range of subject areas through the use of advanced analytics and business analysis. Support senior and executive management in analysis and delivery of key strategic programmes. Provide expertise in emerging technologies and methodologies, supporting the continuous development of analytical resource within the Trust. The post holder must effectively communicate highly complex analytical and statistical results to a range of internal and external staff, guiding them through recommendations and actions, conveying statistical concepts clearly, and delivering complex statistical presentations to large groups. This will include the provision of written reports and presentations, using innovative and forward-thinking techniques to present both narrative and data. The post holder will lead the development necessary to support the Trust objectives, support clinical research, improvements in patient flow and care. Responsible for the formulation of long-term plans and strategic direction of the Analytics and Insight function for the Trust. The post holder will lead on the planning and development of the necessary policy, process, tools, and resource to handle high variety, volume, and velocity data analytics and reporting. The post holder will act as a project manager; ensuring projects are delivered on time and meet expectations. The post holder will ensure effective communication of conclusions and recommendations across the organisation's leadership structure. Team Management and Collaboration
The post holder will have line management responsibility for the Business Intelligence Manager, Business Partner Manager, and Data Scientist. Budgetary management for the Business Analysis function. Responsibility for overseeing the Trust's activity planning process. Translate and implement national guidance from NHSI, NHSD, NHSE performance frameworks and Payment by Results guidance. Work in collaboration with the Data Scientist on developing and implementing data science as a capability across the Information Services department and wider Trust. Ensure there is active and visible support to Hospital Services on all information and data matters. The post holder will undertake duties of an unpredictable and highly complex nature in the course of their duties in the provision of specialist skills relating to data analytics and insights, and their application across the Trust. The post holder will need to interpret, analyse, and synthesize data into results and findings that can be understood by nontechnical colleagues. Produce insightful reporting through the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of a range of information and analysis from the Trust's data warehouse. Performance Improvement and Reporting
Provide expert knowledge and guidance to Information Services and the wider Trust on NHS data standards and how operational services are represented through meaningful and insightful data and information. Define, lead, and project manage the delivery of information services work programmes and service improvements through the Principle Analyst team; ensuring deliverables meet the Trust's aims and objectives. The post holder will need to share delivery progress and present potentially complex analytical information to multiple senior stakeholders across the Trust and within formal governance forums. Work with clinical teams on producing key performance indicators underpinning the clinical effectiveness and patient safety agendas. Supporting clinicians in understanding and relating their clinical services through information and analysis. Deliver a programme of work supporting the delivery of the Trust's Accountability Oversight Framework (AOF), ensuring there are programmes of work underpinning the metrics by which each hospital site is monitored. Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Master's degree or equivalent or relevant experience Post Graduate degree or equivalent level of experience with Informatics Evidence of Personal Development Substantial experience as a Business Analyst in an Acute NHS Trust Experience of leading and managing an Information Analysis function Substantial senior management position in an acute Trust A practical understanding of the operational processes within a large acute Trust Ability to communicate a range of Informatics issues which can be complex and multi-stranded Ability to make judgements on multi-stranded or complex Informatics problems which may have no precedent or where there are conflicting opinions Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulate and adjust plans which impact beyond own area Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff Collaborative approach and good team working Ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure Desirable Criteria
Degree or equivalent qualification in an IT related subject Management Qualification Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges Applicant Requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Documents to Download
Head of Analytics & Insights (PDF, 283.5KB) Functional Requirements Form v8 (PDF, 920.2KB) Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
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