Senior BI Analyst

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ability of the Trust to analyse and manage its clinical and business operations is fundamental to the Trusts success as a Foundation Trust.

Reporting to BI Reporting Leads, you will be expected to interpret Professional, NHS and Trust policies and regulations in order to lead and advise the Operational and Clinical areas on all information management issues, formulating information strategies to support achievement of delivery targets.

Promote the ownership and achievement of activity, data and performance targets within the Trust whilst providing expert advice and strategic leadership on complex information issues

The Post-Holder will lead the local implementation of the Trusts BI Strategy, that a comprehensive, effective, efficient and customer-focused information service is delivered to the Trust as a whole, and that appropriate skills are available across the Trust to make maximum use of the Trusts information resource.

You will work closely with the wider team of analysts to develop skills and ensure reporting, in particular, has continuity of service at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience in an analyst role

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of Information Flows, NHS Data Standards and all NHS Datasets
• Extensive knowledge of NHS services and associated informatics / BI requirements
• Knowledge of mandated NHS datasets/returns e.g. MHMDS, CDS, NHS EI, SUS etc
• Expert knowledge of NHS targets, definitions and monitoring methodologies

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience working in a large multidisciplinary organisation, within a database / information environment
• Minimum 3 years' experience in the NHS, or wider health market, in an information analysis / management role Proven experience of managing datasets & visualising data
• Managing a busy workload with conflicting priorities
• Working in the NHS or in a similar environment

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, building relationships with colleagues, being customer focused
• Specialist analytical skills including the ability to reconcile data sets and document variation
• Ability to manage a team of people and experience of in previous roles is essential
• Strong customer service skills where negotiation and influencing skills may be required
• Excellent verbal communication skills, capable of communicating with all levels of staff, often technical or highly complex subjects, capable of negotiation and persuasion with staff outside of the department

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Maritime Hospital

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

https://www.medway.nhs.uk/