Job summary
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Divisional Data Analyst to join our Business Informatics team at ESNEFT.
This is an important and impactful role, providing a bespoke business intelligence service to operational and clinical colleagues to ensure data informs key decisions for operational planning and administering patient care.
You will be responsible for supporting the Head of Analytics in the seamless delivery of bespoke robust business intelligence (information and performance analysis) to stakeholders across our clinical divisions.
The role will have a core focus on the provision of bespoke analysis to operational and clinical customers by using analytics techniques including regular performance dashboards, demand and capacity modelling, business planning, statistical analysis, and responding to ad hoc queries for information and analysis.
Working as an 'Analytical Business Partner', you will ensure that operational and clinical colleagues in the Operational Division have timely access to the insights they require to make strategic and tactical decisions.
You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in an easily understood way to non-analytical audiences. You will also have experience in working with benchmarking tools, activity forecasting, modelling, and statistical analysis. You will have proven experience in using SQL querying for analysis and programming languages such R or Python.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist advice across a wide range of information areas: collation, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and timely reporting of accurate data and information relating to activity, performance, clinical quality and outcomes within the Trust in accordance with national and local data quality and data protection requirements.
- Investigate a range of specialist and complex information issues to inform Trust business planning and decision making.
- Design and implement information solutions to meet the needs of a changing information environment and Clinical environments.
- To work with staff at all levels within the Trust to develop the informatics function in line with the Informatics Programme Board Strategy..
About us
One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
If you want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Job description
Job responsibilities
Analytical Support
- Provide specialist quantitative and qualitative complex data analysis to Operational Managers, Executive Managers and Clinicians to support the Business in order to maintain quality, safety and financial sustainability.
- Take the lead Information Specialist role for specific areas.
- Source, validate, analyse, interpret and present data for Trust stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Provide accurate analytics to support the implementation of transformation and efficiency programmes, independently and in collaboration with other Divisional Analyst colleagues and the Advanced Analytics Team.
- Respond to complex queries requiring the utilisation of specialist knowledge across a range of areas, work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
Performance Monitoring and Forecasting
- Consult/coordinate with relevant administrative and clinical stakeholders to plan and implement the collection and submission of mandatory datasets (national or local requirements) where required.
- Working with the other members of the wider Business Informatics Team to ensure local reports and national returns are submitted according to relevant timetables.
- Be the responsible lead for the completion and submission of statutory returns and mandatory datasets on behalf of the Trust or Clinical Division as required.
- Be the responsible lead for the completion and submission of contractual reporting requirements to the Trusts Commissioners as outlined in local and national contracts as required.
- Provide timely activity and performance analysis to inform key meetings.
- Specify, design and implement new processes or systems to support developing information requirements.
- Complete statistical analysis of activity to ensure robust forecasting is available to stakeholders, in line with Trust timetables, with Divisional insight.
- To develop and maintain activity planning and forecasting tools and reporting, working with the Data Engineering Team to develop appropriate data warehouse views as required.
For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Analytical Support
- Provide specialist quantitative and qualitative complex data analysis to Operational Managers, Executive Managers and Clinicians to support the Business in order to maintain quality, safety and financial sustainability.
- Take the lead Information Specialist role for specific areas.
- Source, validate, analyse, interpret and present data for Trust stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Provide accurate analytics to support the implementation of transformation and efficiency programmes, independently and in collaboration with other Divisional Analyst colleagues and the Advanced Analytics Team.
- Respond to complex queries requiring the utilisation of specialist knowledge across a range of areas, work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience.
Performance Monitoring and Forecasting
- Consult/coordinate with relevant administrative and clinical stakeholders to plan and implement the collection and submission of mandatory datasets (national or local requirements) where required.
- Working with the other members of the wider Business Informatics Team to ensure local reports and national returns are submitted according to relevant timetables.
- Be the responsible lead for the completion and submission of statutory returns and mandatory datasets on behalf of the Trust or Clinical Division as required.
- Be the responsible lead for the completion and submission of contractual reporting requirements to the Trusts Commissioners as outlined in local and national contracts as required.
- Provide timely activity and performance analysis to inform key meetings.
- Specify, design and implement new processes or systems to support developing information requirements.
- Complete statistical analysis of activity to ensure robust forecasting is available to stakeholders, in line with Trust timetables, with Divisional insight.
- To develop and maintain activity planning and forecasting tools and reporting, working with the Data Engineering Team to develop appropriate data warehouse views as required.
For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level in a quantitative subject (e.g. Maths, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Operational Research).
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
- Microsoft certification on PowerBI and Azure
- Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
- Machine learning, data analysis and forecasting
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior analyst/management/leadership role
- Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
- Project management/co-ordination
Desirable
- Experience of managing /leading a team
- Experience working on acute trust
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- SQL querying at intermediate/advanced level
- Fundamentals of relational databases
- Business planning /annual planning
- Advanced user of MS Office suite, in particular Excel, PowerBI, and SQL Server
- Working knowledge of NHS Data Standards and Information Systems.
Desirable
- Experience working with R and Python
- Statistical analysis and machine learning techniques
- NHS IT systems
- Knowledge of performance returns, definitions, guidance and performance management in the acute sector
- Understanding of NHS data flows and information issues, including Data Standards, the Secondary Uses Service and commissioning information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or significant experience of working at degree level in a quantitative subject (e.g. Maths, Statistics, Physics, Economics, Operational Research).
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
- Microsoft certification on PowerBI and Azure
- Management /leadership qualification or equivalent knowledge at post graduate level
- Machine learning, data analysis and forecasting
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior analyst/management/leadership role
- Experience of facilitating change in practice to improve services
- Project management/co-ordination
Desirable
- Experience of managing /leading a team
- Experience working on acute trust
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- SQL querying at intermediate/advanced level
- Fundamentals of relational databases
- Business planning /annual planning
- Advanced user of MS Office suite, in particular Excel, PowerBI, and SQL Server
- Working knowledge of NHS Data Standards and Information Systems.
Desirable
- Experience working with R and Python
- Statistical analysis and machine learning techniques
- NHS IT systems
- Knowledge of performance returns, definitions, guidance and performance management in the acute sector
- Understanding of NHS data flows and information issues, including Data Standards, the Secondary Uses Service and commissioning 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.
