Job Summary
The role of Head of Commissioning Information involves leading the Commissioning Information team to deliver comprehensive analytical support across Commissioning, Costing, Income and Data Quality areas. This senior leadership position focuses on managing team development, fostering a positive work culture, and ensuring that team objectives align with Group priorities. The manager will oversee recruitment, retention, and professional development initiatives, ensuring a high-performing and motivated team.
A critical aspect of the role is collaborating with internal stakeholders, including Information Management, Finance and Contracting teams, to gather, analyse, and present data on patient demographics, service usage, and health outcomes. The postholder will lead the creation and maintenance of datasets and reports that support decision-making, aligning services with local and national health priorities.
This is a Group-wide role across multiple sites. The Information Services teams are based at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham Hull and New Beacon House, Scunthorpe. Teams run a hybrid of office and remote working arrangements.
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage the Commissioning Information team, fostering an innovative and inclusive culture. Set clear objectives aligned with group priorities, promote teamwork and ensure effective communication across the team and wider department. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support the creation and analysis of datasets, providing insight on service usage and health outcome data. Develop and present comprehensive reports and datasets that inform evidence-based decisions, help prioritise resources, and improve patient care outcomes. Lead the design, maintenance, and local implementation of comprehensive contracting datasets and nationally developed tools. Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility for stakeholders, facilitating effective negotiations and compliance monitoring with commissioners. Support the analysis of healthcare cost data to assess service profitability and support resource allocation decisions. Collaborate with finance teams to align income data with clinical activity, develop robust costing models, and produce integrated reports that link activity to financial outcomes for informed budgeting and financial planning. Support finance teams in collecting and validating reference cost data for national benchmarking purposes. Conduct trend analyses and facilitate workshops to improve data accuracy and compliance, while producing detailed reports that highlight cost drivers and areas for efficiency improvement.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Date posted
17 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
356-25-6935563
Job locations
Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Educated to Degree level standard or demonstrable equivalent experience
Desirable Evidence of recent and ongoing personal development Evidence of NHS national guidelines and standards
Experience
Essential Minimum of 2 years experience working in a management information environment analysing complex data
Desirable Experience using Hospital systems such as Lorenzo (the Trust's Patient Administration System)
Skills knowledge and ability
Essential Ability to apply analytical skills to complex problem solving in a structured manner Excellent report writing skills through the use of a renowned report writing tool Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage teams effectively Strong IT Skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Office applications, databases, and data visualisation tools.
Desirable Expert in writing SQL scripts to underpin reporting requirements and management information An excellent knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio An excellent knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr
The role of Head of Commissioning Information involves leading the Commissioning Information team to deliver comprehensive analytical support across Commissioning, Costing, Income and Data Quality areas. This senior leadership position focuses on managing team development, fostering a positive work culture, and ensuring that team objectives align with Group priorities. The manager will oversee recruitment, retention, and professional development initiatives, ensuring a high-performing and motivated team.
A critical aspect of the role is collaborating with internal stakeholders, including Information Management, Finance and Contracting teams, to gather, analyse, and present data on patient demographics, service usage, and health outcomes. The postholder will lead the creation and maintenance of datasets and reports that support decision-making, aligning services with local and national health priorities.
This is a Group-wide role across multiple sites. The Information Services teams are based at Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham Hull and New Beacon House, Scunthorpe. Teams run a hybrid of office and remote working arrangements.
Main duties of the job
Lead and manage the Commissioning Information team, fostering an innovative and inclusive culture. Set clear objectives aligned with group priorities, promote teamwork and ensure effective communication across the team and wider department. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support the creation and analysis of datasets, providing insight on service usage and health outcome data. Develop and present comprehensive reports and datasets that inform evidence-based decisions, help prioritise resources, and improve patient care outcomes. Lead the design, maintenance, and local implementation of comprehensive contracting datasets and nationally developed tools. Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility for stakeholders, facilitating effective negotiations and compliance monitoring with commissioners. Support the analysis of healthcare cost data to assess service profitability and support resource allocation decisions. Collaborate with finance teams to align income data with clinical activity, develop robust costing models, and produce integrated reports that link activity to financial outcomes for informed budgeting and financial planning. Support finance teams in collecting and validating reference cost data for national benchmarking purposes. Conduct trend analyses and facilitate workshops to improve data accuracy and compliance, while producing detailed reports that highlight cost drivers and areas for efficiency improvement.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Date posted
17 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£62,215 to £72,293 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
356-25-6935563
Job locations
Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Educated to Degree level standard or demonstrable equivalent experience
Desirable Evidence of recent and ongoing personal development Evidence of NHS national guidelines and standards
Experience
Essential Minimum of 2 years experience working in a management information environment analysing complex data
Desirable Experience using Hospital systems such as Lorenzo (the Trust's Patient Administration System)
Skills knowledge and ability
Essential Ability to apply analytical skills to complex problem solving in a structured manner Excellent report writing skills through the use of a renowned report writing tool Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage teams effectively Strong IT Skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Office applications, databases, and data visualisation tools.
Desirable Expert in writing SQL scripts to underpin reporting requirements and management information An excellent knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio An excellent knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Castle Hill Hospital
Castle Road
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr
