Intelligence Analyst (12 Month Fixed Term)
Job summary
WWL's Analytics Team is pleased to offer an exciting 12 month fixed-term opportunity for a dynamic, forward-thinking individual to join our team within the Data Analytics and Assurance Department.
You will be passionate about data and statistics, with a strong understanding of the national and regional Key Performance Indicators of the NHS.
You will have good data analysis skills with a willingness to learn and the ability to adapt to new ways of working.
You will work both autonomously and as a part of a team supporting the Department in the collation and submission of national and regional data submissions, as well as supporting the team in migrating its data processes over to the Cloud.
We offer a flexible working policy with a blend of office and home-based working. Postholder must be able to work from office a minimum of twice a week.
This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis for 12 months to cover an employee on maternity leave and will end after 12 months (September 2026) or when the substantive post holder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on a fixed term / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Main duties of the job
To take a lead role in the implementation and monitoring of reporting mechanisms to improve Management Decision Making process.
To assist in the provision of data intelligence and advice to the Divisional Director of Performance, Divisional Clinical Director, Performance Managers, Divisional Heads of Department and other managers within the relevant Directorates
To have responsibility for any intelligence produced, validated or submitted by the post holder.
Integrate into the associated division / function and work alongside performance leads, clinicians, managers, accountants to fully understand their requirements.
In conjunction with the Analytics team produce and review regular weekly and monthly performance reports and disseminate to key divisional contacts. Provide advice and support to divisional staff to aid interpretation of the reports and alerts to key managers with regards to anomalies and adverse variances.
Play a key role in obtaining divisional agreement and ownership of performance targets
Liaise with the other DAA Analysts to ensure consistent reporting of activity, performance, styles and formatting.
Produce sensitive and confidential data for ad-hoc requests. Liaising with other departments and outside agencies to ensure that all deadlines are met.
Perform complex patient-based analyses from Trust's systems to tight deadlines.
Interpretation of national guidance/definitions and support the implementation of changes to reporting.
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
People at the Heart
Listen and Involve
Kind and Respectful
ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also ask about how to access vaccinations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work alongside the Analytics Service in the provision of an Analytics and Business Intelligence service to the Trust, its Divisions, Corporate Functions and Commissioners.
The post holder will support the Analytics Service in creation or interpretation of analytics.
The role will also support the design and rollout of interactive dashboards and will aid the DAA Development team during their production.
The post holder will require good analytical, technical and communication skills in order to aid the production of accurate & robust statistics & intelligence.
The post holder will gain a knowledge of their stakeholders strategic direction, as well as current issues, in order to know how to prioritise & manage their workload to ensure the most effective outputs are delivered at the right time.
The post holder should also have a good awareness of the Trusts external environment to identify & respond to variations from the local or national trends.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to degree / HND level. Alternatively work knowledge & experience of equivalent level.
- Mathematics or Statistics qualification - minimum GCSE pass
- Evidence of professional and /or personal development
- Educated to Degree / HND level in a Data, Mathematics or Statistics based field
- FEDIP Practitioner (L2)
Experience
- Experience analysing and interpreting data
- Experience of working within a Business Intelligence Department
- Experience of developing efficient information outputs
- Capturing end user requirements.
- Experience of using and developing outputs in Qlik / Tableau / PowerBI
- Experience of identifying, managing, or communicating data quality issues.
- Experience of working in an NHS Business Intelligence team.
- Experience of working with healthcare data
- Qlik
- Snowflake
- Python / R
- Experience of supporting clinicians and management in the provision and interpretation of information
- Experience of working with data related to the NHS National Performance Standards and KPIs
- Project Management
Skills
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to turn data from multiple sources into presentable outputs.
- Ability to reverse-engineer existing analyses and replicate the method and results
- Ability to turn business needs into performance measures
- Ability to extract, assess the quality and cleanse data from multiple sources
- Ability to identify the limitations of both human and digital systems on data analysis and reporting
- Ability to employ quality assurance techniques to ensure the validity of analysis results.
- Ability to communicate analysis findings and technical concepts to a range of audiences using the appropriate media.
- Microsoft Excel at an Intermediate Level
- Microsoft Excel at an Advance Level
- SQL
- Ability to implement predictive analytical techniques
- Ability to implement advanced statistical techniques
- Machine Learning
Knowledge
- Number, computer and data literate
- Knowledge of the NHS National performance measures.
- Knowledge of Clinical Information Systems
- Knowledge of a wide range of analytical tools and techniques
- Knowledge of Data Governance and Security standards
- An understanding of the NHS national datasets and statutory returns currently in use, and central reporting requirements of an NHS trust
- Understanding of the operational role of a hospital
- Knowledge of HIS / Clinicom PAS / SystmOne
- NHS Commissioning
Additional
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- Appetite for continuous professional and team development
- Problem Identification and Solving Skills
- Able to work as part of a Team, also on own initiative.
- Ability to prioritise and plan workload and projects to conflicting deadlines
- Problem Identification and Solving Skills
- Willing to adopt a flexible approach to working.
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e., with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Buckingham Row
Brick Kiln Lane
Wigan
WN1 1XX
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Wigan, United Kingdom WN1 1XX
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Wigan, United Kingdom WN1 1XX
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year
- Posted