Job summary
Are you passionate about data and analytics?
* Are you an accomplished professional with a passion for driving transformative change in healthcare?
* Do you have the skills and experience to build key relationships with stakeholders and deliver coproduced insights and advanced analytics?
* Do you have the ability to improve the levels of data literacy within the organisation and help to develop and deliver training programmes on the use of business intelligence products?
Main duties of the job
We are currently seeking a dynamic Business Intelligence Partner to join our team. Your analytical expertise will be crucial in identifying solutions to improve healthcare processes and drive quality within our team. You will be part of the Senior Management Team and work directly with services to understand their requirements and then build automated reports, tools, and applications that answer their specific questions.You will provide expert informatics advice and guidance for analytics projects, ensuring that systems and services are developed and implemented in line with national data definitions and standards.
We are looking for an individual with:
* Advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, data cubes, Power BI and web development tools and languages.
* The ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts and guidance and communicate them clearly to a range of people.
* Track record of delivering high quality work in demanding timescales and managing resources effectively.
* Demonstrable staff development skills and excellent negotiating skills.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Understanding of strategic informatics issues within the healthcare environment and current priorities for NHS Wales.
- Healthcare governance, performance management, improvement programmes, information systems in the NHS.
Desirable
- Service/Quality Improvement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within an information environment
- Detailed knowledge of information requirements and standards within a healthcare environment.
- Experience of statistical analysis of highly complex information.
- Experience of using a structured project management approach to deliver projects within timescales.
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people.
- Experience and understanding of Population Health and its application within NHS Wales.
- Experience of Presenting Information both verbally and written.
Desirable
- Experience at a senior management level.
- Experience of Project and Resource Planning and change management
- Experience of Quality/Service Improvement processes and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT and analytical skills with an advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, data cubes, Power BI and web development tools and languages.
- Ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts and guidance
- Practical knowledge of Data Warehousing, relational Databases, information systems.
- Demonstrable staff development skills and Excellent negotiating skills.
- Structured, diagnostic approach to finding solutions to complex data issues.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to master's degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Understanding of strategic informatics issues within the healthcare environment and current priorities for NHS Wales.
- Healthcare governance, performance management, improvement programmes, information systems in the NHS.
Desirable
- Service/Quality Improvement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within an information environment
- Detailed knowledge of information requirements and standards within a healthcare environment.
- Experience of statistical analysis of highly complex information.
- Experience of using a structured project management approach to deliver projects within timescales.
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people.
- Experience and understanding of Population Health and its application within NHS Wales.
- Experience of Presenting Information both verbally and written.
Desirable
- Experience at a senior management level.
- Experience of Project and Resource Planning and change management
- Experience of Quality/Service Improvement processes and techniques
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT and analytical skills with an advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, data cubes, Power BI and web development tools and languages.
- Ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts and guidance
- Practical knowledge of Data Warehousing, relational Databases, information systems.
- Demonstrable staff development skills and Excellent negotiating skills.
- Structured, diagnostic approach to finding solutions to complex data issues.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards.
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).
