Business Data Manager and Analyst: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Job summary

Working closely with the Business Manager, the post-holder will help maintain a robust contract monitoring system for acute commissioned activity and provider-to-provider services, maximising income and ensuring the Trust receives all payments due for clinical and other work.

The role will involve analysing variances from plan and identifying trends in activity and income using appropriate Business Intelligence tools, supporting the understanding of key income drivers. They will also ensure reconciliation of activity across multiple systems to maintain data integrity and accuracy.

The post-holder will be expected to maintain an up-to-date understanding of the National Payment System and associated guidance, and to proactively develop their own skills and knowledge to support both personal development and the continuous improvement of the service.

Overall, the role will play a key part in ensuring that the Trust’s reported income position is accurate, reliable and reflective of activity.

Main Duties

Lead the Trust’s activity planning, forecasting, business intelligence and NHS payment system functions, providing expert analytical support to senior leaders, clinicians and commissioners. Responsible for developing and maintaining complex activity, income, demand and capacity models, delivering the annual activity plan, and providing detailed analysis to support financial planning, contract negotiations, service transformation and strategic decision-making. Lead the development of reporting and automation solutions using Power BI, SQL, macros and other business intelligence tools to improve efficiency and reporting capability across the organisation. Manage in-year contract monitoring, income forecasting, commissioner queries and financial reconciliations, ensuring the Trust maximises and protects income under the NHS Payment Scheme. Provide specialist advice and training on NHS payment systems, contracting and activity planning, while maintaining robust governance through accurate reporting, quality assurance, process documentation and continuous improvement of analytical systems and methodologies.

Person Specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • High level of analytical skills with ability to present highly complex information
  • Expert knowledge of NHSPS
  • Be able to participate fully and offer ideas during discussions regarding interpretations of policy or when initiating new procedures.

Desirable

  • Project planning skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to external venues for meetings or training events

Qualifications or their equivalent

Essential

  • Masters Degree
  • Equivalent experience

Desirable

  • CCAB Qualified

Experience

Essential

  • 5 years’ senior management experience in a healthcare data environment.
  • Extensive understanding of NHS clinical datasets.
  • Experience of systems development.

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a contracting / commissioning role within an NHS organisation
  • Experience of advising finance and non-finance managers on costing and system issues.

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 (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).

Closing Date: 09 September 2026

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