Job summary
Please note that this role is not fully remote.
We are looking for three experienced Senior Health Intelligence Analysts to join our newly expanded Business Intelligence team, initially on a secondment/FTC basis with the potential to become permanent at the end of the period. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a forward thinking, proactive group of analysts as we expand our remit within the organisation.
Reporting to the Health Intelligence Manager, each Senior Health Intelligence Analyst will assist with the development of a Population Health Management and Health Inequalities focused reporting and analytical capability workstream. They will support the creation, maintenance and updating of reports using Power BI and other platforms, and using SharePoint to store, organize, share, and access these reports. There will also be opportunities to lead and innovate on projects using advancing technologies including machine learning, programming tools and reporting layers.
Main duties of the job
With extensive experience of use of information across the NHS, you will be highly competent in extracting data using SQL and use of Excel and Power BI to enable high quality analysis and presentation of data. Knowledge of designing and maintaining automated/advanced reporting systems using VBA, Python, DAX, R, or other languages would be an advantage but not essential. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills to enable you to present results and conclusions of analysis to stakeholders based within either one of our six borough-based or our South East London-wide planning teams.
Please note that as part of the interview process there will be a technical skills test to be carried out at our office in Tooley St. For further details or an informal discussion please contact Jessica Roe on 020 8176 5636 or via Jessica.roe@selondonics.nhs.uk
Note that the period during which applications can be submitted may be closed earlier than the advertised closing date, depending on the volume of applications received.
About us
The South East London Integrated Care System (ICS) brings together the health and care partners that serve our vibrant and highly diverse populations resident in the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark - our Places.
Our partnership brings together six local authorities, over 200 general practices (operating within 35 Primary Care Networks), Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS FT, King's College Hospital NHS FT, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, South London and the Maudsley Mental Health FT and Oxleas FT. Importantly, the ICS seeks to be connected to the communities we serve (circa 1.92m residents) and work with the widest possible range of community, voluntary and third sector groups and organisations in each borough.
The South East London ICB is the NHS management unit of the ICS. It is accountable both to NHS England and to the South East London Integrated Care Partnership (ICP). The ICS exists to deliver four core purposes:
oImprove outcomes in South East London population health and health and care services
o Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access suffered by the residents of South East London
o Enhance productivity and value for money in the in the use of health and care resources in South East London
o Help the NHS support broader social and economic development in South East London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Validate and monitor the provision of specialised datasets by NHS England and SEL providers, including confirming accuracy, completeness, timeliness and availability. Work with NHS England and other South London colleagues to resolve any issues that are identified.
- Assist with integrating new specialised datasets into the ICBs existing reporting environment.
- Provide expertise, modelling and benchmarking to enable ICB population spend and activity to be cut on the basis of geography, age and disease to support whole population place-based planning.
- Work on the creation of regular, robust and effective performance monitoring tools as part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering specialised services within South London, including:
- Support Contract Management teams in negotiating and agreeing contracts with providers and NHS England for the provision of specialised services.
- Timely and validated specialised contract monitoring and performance information, in user-friendly format
- Monitoring of performance, the assessment and analysis of trends and issues, scenario planning and year end projections.
- Analytical support to the production of annual operating plans through the provision of specialised services analysis.
- Work closely with the Health Intelligence Managers and the Associate Director of Financial Analytics to assist with the integration of specialised services into Population Health Management and Health Inequalities focused reporting and analytical capability workstream.
- Support with analytics as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to planning, ICB programmes of transformation and ongoing support to enable the effective implementation of service changes, contract developments and annual Operating Plan and assurance process.
- Work with the Health intelligence managers to assist with SELs Business Intelligence Reporting development workstream, continuously reviewing and adapting the portfolio of automated and manual reports available to meet changing requirements and priorities.
- Create, maintain and update reports using Power BI and other platforms, and using SharePoint to store, organize, share, and access these Reports.
- Ensure that robust and effective activity related monitoring information is provided as required on a regular basis, including tailoring data and information reports to meet the needs of different stakeholders both internal and external.
- Represent SEL ICB in data modelling, analytical system development and other such collaboration projects developed jointly with SWL ICB, SLOSS, ISL and other key stakeholders in London and national programmes. Support data assurance, validation and systems harmonisation projects working with the ISL and NECS teams to achieve improvements in technical processes and a consistent and comprehensive London-wide approach to data assurance processes that meets SEL local requirements.
- Contribute to lessons learned documentation outlining the approach taken in SWL and evaluation of its success, in order to feed back to NHS England and to assist other ICBs across England with planning for the delegation of specialised services from 24/25.
- Maintain and cascade up to date knowledge of current and complex reforming NHS financial flows and national tariff payments system guidance, Specialised Services Specifications & Identification Rules, NHS Data Dictionary and Data Models.
- Be a source of expertise and advice for Business Intelligence questions, in particular around specialised services information.
- Provide analytical support to enable a more holistic approach to be taken to the understanding of drivers related to the use of health care services and their performance.
- Develop intelligence about new products and services and national initiatives within NHS Informatics
- Contribute to options papers and briefings as required to inform strategic data and technology decisions
- Actively support own development and that of junior team members to enable:
- Delivery of day-to-day activities and projects.
- Supporting and empowering them to drive the delivery of a range of projects.
- Actively promoting a culture of continuous professional development and sharing of best practice across the whole team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
- Validate and monitor the provision of specialised datasets by NHS England and SEL providers, including confirming accuracy, completeness, timeliness and availability. Work with NHS England and other South London colleagues to resolve any issues that are identified.
- Assist with integrating new specialised datasets into the ICBs existing reporting environment.
- Provide expertise, modelling and benchmarking to enable ICB population spend and activity to be cut on the basis of geography, age and disease to support whole population place-based planning.
- Work on the creation of regular, robust and effective performance monitoring tools as part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering specialised services within South London, including:
- Support Contract Management teams in negotiating and agreeing contracts with providers and NHS England for the provision of specialised services.
- Timely and validated specialised contract monitoring and performance information, in user-friendly format
- Monitoring of performance, the assessment and analysis of trends and issues, scenario planning and year end projections.
- Analytical support to the production of annual operating plans through the provision of specialised services analysis.
- Work closely with the Health Intelligence Managers and the Associate Director of Financial Analytics to assist with the integration of specialised services into Population Health Management and Health Inequalities focused reporting and analytical capability workstream.
- Support with analytics as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to planning, ICB programmes of transformation and ongoing support to enable the effective implementation of service changes, contract developments and annual Operating Plan and assurance process.
- Work with the Health intelligence managers to assist with SELs Business Intelligence Reporting development workstream, continuously reviewing and adapting the portfolio of automated and manual reports available to meet changing requirements and priorities.
- Create, maintain and update reports using Power BI and other platforms, and using SharePoint to store, organize, share, and access these Reports.
- Ensure that robust and effective activity related monitoring information is provided as required on a regular basis, including tailoring data and information reports to meet the needs of different stakeholders both internal and external.
- Represent SEL ICB in data modelling, analytical system development and other such collaboration projects developed jointly with SWL ICB, SLOSS, ISL and other key stakeholders in London and national programmes. Support data assurance, validation and systems harmonisation projects working with the ISL and NECS teams to achieve improvements in technical processes and a consistent and comprehensive London-wide approach to data assurance processes that meets SEL local requirements.
- Contribute to lessons learned documentation outlining the approach taken in SWL and evaluation of its success, in order to feed back to NHS England and to assist other ICBs across England with planning for the delegation of specialised services from 24/25.
- Maintain and cascade up to date knowledge of current and complex reforming NHS financial flows and national tariff payments system guidance, Specialised Services Specifications & Identification Rules, NHS Data Dictionary and Data Models.
- Be a source of expertise and advice for Business Intelligence questions, in particular around specialised services information.
- Provide analytical support to enable a more holistic approach to be taken to the understanding of drivers related to the use of health care services and their performance.
- Develop intelligence about new products and services and national initiatives within NHS Informatics
- Contribute to options papers and briefings as required to inform strategic data and technology decisions
- Actively support own development and that of junior team members to enable:
- Delivery of day-to-day activities and projects.
- Supporting and empowering them to drive the delivery of a range of projects.
- Actively promoting a culture of continuous professional development and sharing of best practice across the whole team
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- -Educated to Masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Experience & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to specify the technical implementation of complex data monitoring tools and analytics to senior ICB and provider teams.
- Experience in writing complex SQL code and manipulating large datasets prior to presentation, using tools such as SSMS, Microsoft Power Pivot and Microsoft Power Query.
- Experience in creating, maintaining, and updating Power BI based reports and using SharePoint to store, organize, share, and access these Reports.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Extremely strong data manipulation, statistical, interpretative, and analytical skills and ability to make sense and draw meaningful insights from complex NHS datasets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and able to prepare concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to lead the harmonisation and interrogation of disparate data sources and information needs to develop consistent health intelligence information and recommendations.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Essential
- -Educated to Masters degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
Experience & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to specify the technical implementation of complex data monitoring tools and analytics to senior ICB and provider teams.
- Experience in writing complex SQL code and manipulating large datasets prior to presentation, using tools such as SSMS, Microsoft Power Pivot and Microsoft Power Query.
- Experience in creating, maintaining, and updating Power BI based reports and using SharePoint to store, organize, share, and access these Reports.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Extremely strong data manipulation, statistical, interpretative, and analytical skills and ability to make sense and draw meaningful insights from complex NHS datasets.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and able to prepare concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Ability to lead the harmonisation and interrogation of disparate data sources and information needs to develop consistent health intelligence information and recommendations.
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).
