Population Health Management (PHM) BI Manager: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

The post holder will be joining our Performance & Informatics (P&I) department who are well respected and the largest of our corporate services. The P&I portfolio encompasses Business Intelligence & Informatics, Corporate Performance, Information Systems Development, Analytical Development, Clinical Coding, Data Quality, Patient Access and Cancer Services.

The post holder will be responsible for the design and provision of population health business intelligence, to support service planning, redesign and transformation to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. They will directly line manage a team of BI analysts to lead the improvement and use of information around Elective, Cancer and Urgent and Emergency Care throughout the Trust and with external stakeholders, which will also inform the provide valuable insight across the PHM/Healthy Hospital programme.

This is a senior post within P&I and therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work to their own initiative, providing high level information analysis, systems development and investigation, but also have the skills and expertise to interpret, articulate and create population health and health inequalities insight to inform and drive organisational decision making.

The post holder will be accountable for the PHM analytics and intelligence provided to Strategy and Transformation, Research and Development, Service Delivery, Group Management and Clinical Teams.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the development of a PHM intelligence function within the Trust, working with P&I Analysts and Strategy and Transformation colleagues on key PHM and health inequalities programmes, contributing to the “left shift” of services from acute to community, and from treatment to prevention.
• Accountable for the design, development and implementation of new data collection systems to process and deliver PHM data and information as required.
• Carry out complex analysis to support Trust staff at all levels, provide expertise in PHM and offer guidance and interpretation to ensure analysis is both appropriate and useful. Produce comparisons, trends, summary and narrative and investigate any areas requiring further analysis. Ensure analysis methodology is documented and a systematic approach is taken, whilst highlighting challenges in data quality, completeness and/or interpretation of management information as appropriate.
• Accountable to produce population health and health inequalities information and intelligence to support strategy and transformation teams in the development and transformation of services including Neighbourhood Health, Healthy Hospital, Integrated Urgent Care Review, Long Term Conditions, Winter Planning etc.
• Take an information lead in the implementation of national requirements and management of associated reporting. Ensure that Trust stakeholders are aware of the relevant guidance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• QualificationsoDegree or equivalent in a statistical or information related subject, or equivalent oEducated to Masters level or equivalent commensurate work experience oIMT QualificationoInformation management qualification. oStatistical qualification. oAny public health / population health qualification or training

Desirable

• oInformation management qualification. oStatistical qualification. oAny public health / population health qualification or training

Experience

Essential

• ExperienceoExperience in health service informatics at a senior level oSignificant experience gained in information analysis within a large and complex organisation oSpecialist experience in systems interrogation, relational databases and spreadsheet analysis including writing complex queries in MS Access/SQL or other relational databases oSpecialist experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting data oExperience of working with and advising stakeholders, such as, clinicians and managers, on the use and understanding of data and the training of BI tools where necessary oRelevant experience of providing an information service at senior managerial level oExperience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures oExperience of managing and leading staff oExperience of working with senior managers and clinical professionals. oExperience of working with business units/services to support the planning and service delivery. oProven successful development of information solutions to complex service issues oExperience of supporting complex programmes of work and measuring and reporting progress of these.oNHS Acute Trust Informatics background oPopulation Health Management approaches oUse of statistical packages and/or forecasting and modelling. oUse of Hospital Patient Information Administration Systems. oExperience of using Benchmarking resources e.g. Telstra Health and Model hospital. oExperience of training staff in use of PC packages. oData Visualisation – Power BI, Tableau

Desirable

• ExperienceoExperience in health service informatics at a senior level oSignificant experience gained in information analysis within a large and complex organisation oSpecialist experience in systems interrogation, relational databases and spreadsheet analysis including writing complex queries in MS Access/SQL or other relational databases oSpecialist experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting data oExperience of working with and advising stakeholders, such as, clinicians and managers, on the use and understanding of data and the training of BI tools where necessary oRelevant experience of providing an information service at senior managerial level oExperience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures oExperience of managing and leading staff oExperience of working with senior managers and clinical professionals. oExperience of working with business units/services to support the planning and service delivery. oProven successful development of information solutions to complex service issues oExperience of supporting complex programmes of work and measuring and reporting progress of these.oNHS Acute Trust Informatics background oPopulation Health Management approaches oUse of statistical packages and/or forecasting and modelling. oUse of Hospital Patient Information Administration Systems. oExperience of using Benchmarking resources e.g. Telstra Health and Model hospital. oExperience of training staff in use of PC packages. oData Visualisation – Power BI, Tableau

Knowledge

Essential

• oIn-depth knowledge and practical application of general information requirements and definitions in the NHS. oUnderstanding of current NHS strategies, vision and policies and how they affect information gathering and dissemination. oKnowledge and practical understanding of statistical techniques and application. oKnowledge of data architecture, infrastructure and relational database theory/application oKnowledge of Health Inequalities and Population Health Management approaches oUnderstanding of information security and legislation surrounding confidentiality e.g. Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Desirable

• oKnowledge of Hospital PAS, NHS standard dataset and Benchmarking oStatistical analysis skills

Skills

Essential

• SkillsoAbility to analyse and interpret complex information oAbility to analyse data and to model trends in order to draw conclusions and assist decision-making oExcellent numeracy and literacy skills oExcellent oracy with the proven ability to present and explain working methods and complex analysis to technical and nontechnical staff oSelf-starter with the ability to work under own initiative to achieve their objectives without supervision, as well as within a team oInnovative and imaginative in resolving problems oStrong time management skills and ability to deliver accurate work within strict timescales oHave a logical and systematic approach to work, and ability to work accurately to strict deadlines oAbility to concentrate for long periods of time with frequent interruptions oAbility to prioritise own and workload of others oGood communication and interpersonal skills oApproachable and Collaborative. oAble to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues from a variety of professional and organisational backgrounds oProactive approach oAbility to manage a budget for their department and to work alongside colleagues on analysis of budgets when necessary.oWork across Organisational boundaries oUnderstanding of Commissioner and Provider information requirements oChange management skills, able to implement change effectively oForward thinking and strategic outlook oInterest in self-development and the development of others.

Desirable

• oWork across Organisational boundaries oUnderstanding of Commissioner and Provider information requirements oChange management skills, able to implement change effectively oForward thinking and strategic outlook oInterest in self-development and the development of others.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

Closing Date: 21 August 2026