Assistant Director of Insight and Intelligence

Job summary

An exciting fixed term / secondment opportunity has arisen within the Digital Team to support the Chief Digital Information Officer and lead the development of Business Intelligence (BI) and Insight across the Trust.

In this pivotal role, you will use your expertise to shape reporting systems, tools, and techniques, ensuring directors, managers, clinicians, and administrators have access to high-quality information and intelligence. Your work will enable the Trust to deliver the best possible care to every community.

You will help define the BI Strategy, identify innovative reporting approaches, and explore opportunities to leverage Artificial Intelligence for maximum benefit. Alongside technical leadership, you will use your strong interpersonal skills to foster a culture that champions data-driven decision-making.

If you are passionate about driving digital transformation and have the vision to influence how data shapes healthcare, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The Business Intelligence service provides a high quality information, performance, insight and intelligence service to the Trust. This role is pivotal in creating a curious, data-led and high performing culture across all levels of the organisation.

Leading a team of functional experts across disciplines such as business intelligence, data warehousing, data quality and analytics, the post holder will ensure high levels of efficiency and effectiveness to enable the Trust meets all internal and external reporting requirements, creates a performance led approach culture and leads on the strategic development of the function providing a clear roadmap for development of Key Performance Indicators and maximising the opportunities presented through the introduction of innovative new technologies.

Reporting to the Chief Digital Information Officer, you will work in partnership with the Executive Team to develop the integrated performance report and highlight areas which require more detailed scrutiny.

The postholder will be instrumental in embedding a culture of data maturity, continuous learning, and system leadership--ensuring every level of the organisation uses data and insights to deliver compassionate care, drive sustainable change, and improve outcomes for service users, carers and staff.

The role is a Fixed Term / Secondment until 30th November 2026.

For questions about the job role, please contact Richard Slough richard.slough@nhs.net

About us

Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust:

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job:

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work:

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.