Job summary
Are you an expert in Business Intelligence? Do you enjoy developing solutions to support the delivery of a high-quality BI service and helping users get the most out of their information?
We are seeking an enthusiastic, independent, pro-active and innovative Senior Information Analyst with excellent communication skills and experience in the development of BI content to join our Performance and Business Intelligence team. The team provides a BI and performance reporting service to clinical and management teams within the Trust, as well as providing performance data to commissioners and other external bodies.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be experienced in engaging with a range of colleagues and partners to understand their requirements and will be able to develop the use of BI tools to meet these. You will be a skilled communicator and will be confident in participating in a range of meetings, answering queries, and advising in your role as an information specialist. You will be able to recognise gaps in information and support provision and will be proactive in following up on these.
We use Cognos Analytics to produce and deliver performance and management information. You will be working to improve our users' experience of Cognos, with particular focus on support of the organisation's performance framework. Extensive experience in the production and presentation of accurate management information within a BI tool is a key requirement of the role.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme (LYPFT pays 20.6% into your scheme each year), coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more organisations such as Blue Light Card, Health Service Discounts and NHS Discount Offers.
We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank. Bank-only workers can choose the hours they want to work and will have the opportunity to gain additional experience, keep skills up to date, develop new ones and earn extra money without having to commit to a permanent role. For an informal discussion or more information please contact the team bankstaffingdepartment.lypft@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to understand complex data structures, problem solve, support junior colleagues, communicate effectively and manage a portfolio of projects with varying timescales and priorities.
We can offer a supportive team and a range of challenging tasks within a complex mental health and learning disability trust that provides a wide variety of services across Leeds and York. In return, you will be helping colleagues to deliver the best possible care to our patients.
Engage with a wide range of staff, including senior clinicians, and communicate clearly to ensure management information requirements are fully understood. You will have the ability to persuade and use negotiation and motivation skills to agree requirements where there are known barriers.
Evaluate, develop and implement high quality Business Intelligence content within agreed timescales to ensure effective decision-making. This includes data preparation and modelling for business use in conjunction with our Technical Development team, as well as development of reports and dashboards to be accessed by our customers.
Keep abreast of any new developments in Cognos/BI Reporting and develop the Trusts use of the tools capabilities to improve the accessibility and distribution of information across the Trust. Design and implement efficient processes for the production of complex information for the Trust and external Stakeholders.
Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information when communicating on a one-to-one basis or in a range of meetings, including large meetings of senior staff and clinicians. Promote the use of the Business Intelligence toolset to services in accessing relevant information and support their understanding of their performance and management information.
Key aspects of the Senior Information Analyst role are:
- Actively promote and support the development and delivery of high-quality performance and management information to Trust Executives, Clinicians, Senior Managers and external staff to promote achievement of Trust strategies and improvements in care.
- Promote new methods/techniques to improve the accessibility of information Trust wide.
- Ensure that through excellent communication, reporting requirements are clearly understood and agreed.
- Evaluate, develop and implement business intelligence content within agreed timescales to ensure effective decision-making. This includes data preparation and modelling for business use in conjunction with our Technical Development team, as well as development of reports, dashboards etc. to be accessed by our customers.
- Provide specialist training and support when implementing business intelligence tools and promotion of good practice in the use of business intelligence Trust wide.
- Provide regular support and training to Trust Staff and be responsible for the supervision of junior information analysts.
- Support services in understanding their performance requirements and interpretation of their performance information
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to understand complex data structures, problem solve, support junior colleagues, communicate effectively and manage a portfolio of projects with varying timescales and priorities.
We can offer a supportive team and a range of challenging tasks within a complex mental health and learning disability trust that provides a wide variety of services across Leeds and York. In return, you will be helping colleagues to deliver the best possible care to our patients.
Engage with a wide range of staff, including senior clinicians, and communicate clearly to ensure management information requirements are fully understood. You will have the ability to persuade and use negotiation and motivation skills to agree requirements where there are known barriers.
Evaluate, develop and implement high quality Business Intelligence content within agreed timescales to ensure effective decision-making. This includes data preparation and modelling for business use in conjunction with our Technical Development team, as well as development of reports and dashboards to be accessed by our customers.
Keep abreast of any new developments in Cognos/BI Reporting and develop the Trusts use of the tools capabilities to improve the accessibility and distribution of information across the Trust. Design and implement efficient processes for the production of complex information for the Trust and external Stakeholders.
Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information when communicating on a one-to-one basis or in a range of meetings, including large meetings of senior staff and clinicians. Promote the use of the Business Intelligence toolset to services in accessing relevant information and support their understanding of their performance and management information.
Key aspects of the Senior Information Analyst role are:
- Actively promote and support the development and delivery of high-quality performance and management information to Trust Executives, Clinicians, Senior Managers and external staff to promote achievement of Trust strategies and improvements in care.
- Promote new methods/techniques to improve the accessibility of information Trust wide.
- Ensure that through excellent communication, reporting requirements are clearly understood and agreed.
- Evaluate, develop and implement business intelligence content within agreed timescales to ensure effective decision-making. This includes data preparation and modelling for business use in conjunction with our Technical Development team, as well as development of reports, dashboards etc. to be accessed by our customers.
- Provide specialist training and support when implementing business intelligence tools and promotion of good practice in the use of business intelligence Trust wide.
- Provide regular support and training to Trust Staff and be responsible for the supervision of junior information analysts.
- Support services in understanding their performance requirements and interpretation of their performance information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent relevant working experience.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an information analysis environment and in producing management/performance information.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly experienced in the use of Business Intelligence Systems such as Cognos, Qlikview, Power BI.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent analytical skills combining the ability to manipulate, interrogate and understand complex datasets.
- Effective communication and the confidence to participate in a wide range of meetings, including large meetings of senior staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent relevant working experience.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an information analysis environment and in producing management/performance information.
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly experienced in the use of Business Intelligence Systems such as Cognos, Qlikview, Power BI.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent analytical skills combining the ability to manipulate, interrogate and understand complex datasets.
- Effective communication and the confidence to participate in a wide range of meetings, including large meetings of senior staff.
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.
