Job Summary
The Business Intelligence Specialist (BIS) is an essential member of the R&I Team, responsible for the production, development and promotion of a range of statistical information for the R&I Team along with associated services to enable improved productivity and efficiency.
This is a challenging role providing in-depth, specialist information, reports and recommendations by analysing highly complex, multi stranded data to performance manage our users.
You will play an active part in presenting robust data sets and performance management against key KPIs as well as identifying options which support and inform commercially viable and profitable working with the use of your expertise in IT.
Main duties of the job
Provide accurate analysis of efficiency and productivity. This will require detailed analysis of many variables and as such you will be required to build credibility for your analyst to the clinical teams.
Develop proactive systems to manage performance. This requires interactive and intelligent systems.
The above will require the post holder to investigate, analysis and predict outcome of highly complex data with multiple, sensitive outcomes.
Implement systems to ensure there is continuous review of the data
Presentation of data sets to clinical and non-clinical teams in an effective and confident way.
Develop systems to ensure data accuracy and build credibility in the messages that are delivered.
To take a strategic lead to help drive productivity.
Will use in depth specialist knowledge to provide professional advice and analytical support.
To undertake detailed, complex investigation into sensitive areas.
Responsible for alerting R&I on issues which many need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. When appropriate present evidenced based solutions/options.
Provide advice to individual project teams on collecting, reporting, analysing and using collected data.
Ensure close working with the other BIS and Informatics Team to ensure that the job role does not replace or undertake their general duties.
To lead capacity planning and market assessment, including activity forecasting and predictions.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Person Specification
Training and qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level (or relevant experience) and 3 years information and analysis management.
- Significant specialised knowledge
Desirable
- Degree or postgraduate qualification with numerical or analytical content.
- Formal Project Management Training
Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years experience gained in NHS
- Broad experience of using information derived from large and complex data sets
- Capacity Planning and market assessment
- Capacity to work with colleagues across all disciplines and at every level within the organisation.
Desirable
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
- Approachable, reliable, decisive, tactful, well-motivated, respectful and supportive
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to various groups.
- Evidence of building effective working relationships with clinical leaders, partner organisations and other stakeholders
- Persuade managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation and new opportunities
Analytical and Judgement skills
Essential
- Technical expertise in data analysis such as Access, Excel, Business Objects, SQL
- Design of information systems to manage planning and management of resources
- Required to judge highly complex facts/situations requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison of a wide range of options.
- Ability to manage effectively conflict from senior teams when opinions challenge the data presented
- Capacity Planning and market assessment analysis
Skills
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and practice.
- In depth specialist knowledge information analysis.
- Excellent Knowledge of NHS Information terminology
- Project Management skills
- In depth knowledge of statistics and epidemiological information analysis
- Understanding of NHS performance monitoring processes and In depth knowledge of the national and local health context.
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Formulate and adjust plans, strategies, formulating long term strategic plans involving uncertainty at speciality level and which could impact on the bigger picture of the Trust
Desirable
- Experience of working with the executive team and external agencies
Other requirements specific to the role
Essential
- Ability to manage workload effectively in light of competing priorities and tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise work and respond to frequent interruptions, some of which require an immediate response
- Proven track record of working under pressure to strict deadlines
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.
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: 12 December 2024
