Job summary
This is a pivotal role, and I'm seeking an outstanding individual to take it on. The ideal candidate will bring substantial expertise in data and analytics, alongside the leadership capability to drive meaningful transformation and change. Strong analytical skills, creativity, and insight will be essential.
As Director of Data and Analytics, you will lead the strategic and operational management of our Business Information and Clinical Coding teams across all Trust sites, while working collaboratively across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative and broader Integrated Care System. Your leadership will be key to enabling high-quality data-driven decision-making that underpins both strategic direction and day-to-day operational performance.
You will be accountable for upholding information standards and developing a responsive, insightful business intelligence service that supports our organisational goals. The role also encompasses responsibilities for data governance and high-quality analytics that directly inform service delivery.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, you will shape and implement a transformation programme to modernise and align business intelligence with operational priorities. Your focus will be on delivering a service that is proactive, embedded in operational delivery, and essential to the Trust's core business.
Main duties of the job
o The Director of Data and Analytics will have responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the Business Information and Clinical Coding teams across all sites in the Trust, in order to support the strategic and operational performance of the Trust.
o This role will take an active role in some of the system-wide and multi-disciplinary collaborations of intelligence professionals (including data analysts, clinical coders, data scientists and qualitative researchers).o Intelligence functions will support a breadth of strategic, clinical and operational decisions at Director level.
o The post holder will be accountable for information standards and the development of business intelligence to support strategic and operational delivery, information governance and data analysis.
o The role will report to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and will have specific responsibility for defining and delivering a transformation programme across business intelligence. Ensuring the service is fully aligned to our operational teams and priorities, and that excellence in information service delivery supports our operational teams to transact our core business.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools including both Agile and Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
- Member of a relevant professional body.
Desirable
- Accredited Clinical Coding qualification.
- Formal project/programme management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent director or senior NHS experience in data and informatics.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives with entrepreneurialism.
- Significant experience of working in a senior leadership position, reporting to Board or equivalent level.
- Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff.
- Experience of leading large, highly complex programmes or services within a complex organisational environment.
- Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Significant experience of strategy development and implementation, business case development, and leading a change management agenda.
- Strong track record of effective internal and external partnership working, in a health and care context.
- Significant experience in governance, risk appraisal and management of risk.
- Be a strategic analyst first and foremost.
- Have analytical management and leadership experience.
- Be experienced reporting at Board level.
- Have excellent service and academic networks.
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial and commercial process requirements.
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments.
- Able to inspire credibility and confidence at all levels.
- Proven people management and leaderships skills.
- Have experience of using analysis to address politically sensitive issues within complex systems and involving multiple stakeholders.
Desirable
- Ability to identify, plan, and undertake research and development initiatives to inform strategic objectives.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Strong strategic mind-set and experience of strategic planning.
- Understanding of the development and implementation of health policy within a continually changing highly complex environment.
- Advanced technical and specialist knowledge in data and informatics.
- Understanding of legislation and its impact on data and analytical services.
- Understanding of national data and analytical strategies.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision supported by organisational development and change management skills.
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially challenging conversations.
- Exceptional strategic planning and analytical skills; able to make judgements about highly complex facts or situations.
- Excellent communicator who can command the respect and confidence of both technical and non-technical staff.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to act as a leader in both formal and informal situations.
- Pro-active and achievement orientated, team orientated with an inclusive style.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools including both Agile and Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
- Member of a relevant professional body.
Desirable
- Accredited Clinical Coding qualification.
- Formal project/programme management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent director or senior NHS experience in data and informatics.
- Experience of leading major change initiatives with entrepreneurialism.
- Significant experience of working in a senior leadership position, reporting to Board or equivalent level.
- Experience of working and engaging with senior clinical staff.
- Experience of leading large, highly complex programmes or services within a complex organisational environment.
- Proven track record of achieving complex targets and deadlines.
- Significant experience of strategy development and implementation, business case development, and leading a change management agenda.
- Strong track record of effective internal and external partnership working, in a health and care context.
- Significant experience in governance, risk appraisal and management of risk.
- Be a strategic analyst first and foremost.
- Have analytical management and leadership experience.
- Be experienced reporting at Board level.
- Have excellent service and academic networks.
- Significant experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid knowledge of financial and commercial process requirements.
- Extensive experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders in often pressured and politically sensitive environments.
- Able to inspire credibility and confidence at all levels.
- Proven people management and leaderships skills.
- Have experience of using analysis to address politically sensitive issues within complex systems and involving multiple stakeholders.
Desirable
- Ability to identify, plan, and undertake research and development initiatives to inform strategic objectives.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Strong strategic mind-set and experience of strategic planning.
- Understanding of the development and implementation of health policy within a continually changing highly complex environment.
- Advanced technical and specialist knowledge in data and informatics.
- Understanding of legislation and its impact on data and analytical services.
- Understanding of national data and analytical strategies.
- Strong strategic leadership and vision supported by organisational development and change management skills.
- Strong negotiating skills and evidence of creating consensus in potentially challenging conversations.
- Exceptional strategic planning and analytical skills; able to make judgements about highly complex facts or situations.
- Excellent communicator who can command the respect and confidence of both technical and non-technical staff.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to act as a leader in both formal and informal situations.
- Pro-active and achievement orientated, team orientated with an inclusive style.
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
