Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a skilled confident and motivated analyst to join the trust's busy Information & Insight Team.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are embarking on a major programme of transformation with the implementation of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), and this has created an exciting opportunity to work as a Business Insight Analyst within the Business Insight Team. The aim of the role is to promote and support the effective use of information to inform the delivery of high-quality patient care in an organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing in depth, specialist information, reports and recommendations to support the decision making processes. They will play a key role in the long term strategic planning and business management of the Trust through, for example, the development of demand and capacity models, market and benchmarking analyses and analytical support to large scale improvement projects.
The post holder will show initiative and self-motivation and will have excellent interpersonal skills, given the need to pro-actively support senior managers and clinicians through their analytical skills and knowledge of NHS information, performance and planning frameworks.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer to the job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience of using NHS information to drive change
- In depth knowledge of NHS information analyses, NHS targets, performance monitoring processes and performance indicators
- Excellent numeric skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and translate into easily understood messages
- Ability to deliver statistical presentations to all levels of staff within the organisation
- Prioritisation and time management skills are required in order to manage a variety of sub-projects at once
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on highly complex and multi stranded analysis
- Specialist knowledge of developing large scale, complex demand and capacity models using NHS information systems
- Specialist knowledge of Payment By Results
- Technical expertise in data analysis such as Access, Excel, SQL
- Open to new learning opportunities
- Initiative and self-motivation
- Willingness to learn and the ability to apply new desktop solutions
- Approachable, reliable, decisive, tactful, well-motivated, respectful and supportive
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development, particularly in business intelligence and analysis
Further Training
Essential
- Statistical process control
Desirable
- Trained in using commercially or NHS developed demand and capacity modelling systems
- Formal Project Management Training e.g. PRINCE2
Experience
Essential
- Using benchmarking systems and interpreting information to management colleagues
- Advanced experience of using, analysing, presenting and managing computerised information
Desirable
- Use of Model Hospital, Dr Foster
- NHS contracting experience
- Recent experience of supporting service improvement projects in an NHS secondary care environment
- Experience of developing business cases
- Experience of supporting demand and capacity planning in a hospital environment
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the requirements of the role
- There will be a requirement to work across other hospital sites
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience of using NHS information to drive change
- In depth knowledge of NHS information analyses, NHS targets, performance monitoring processes and performance indicators
- Excellent numeric skills
- Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and translate into easily understood messages
- Ability to deliver statistical presentations to all levels of staff within the organisation
- Prioritisation and time management skills are required in order to manage a variety of sub-projects at once
- Ability to concentrate for long periods of time on highly complex and multi stranded analysis
- Specialist knowledge of developing large scale, complex demand and capacity models using NHS information systems
- Specialist knowledge of Payment By Results
- Technical expertise in data analysis such as Access, Excel, SQL
- Open to new learning opportunities
- Initiative and self-motivation
- Willingness to learn and the ability to apply new desktop solutions
- Approachable, reliable, decisive, tactful, well-motivated, respectful and supportive
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development, particularly in business intelligence and analysis
Further Training
Essential
- Statistical process control
Desirable
- Trained in using commercially or NHS developed demand and capacity modelling systems
- Formal Project Management Training e.g. PRINCE2
Experience
Essential
- Using benchmarking systems and interpreting information to management colleagues
- Advanced experience of using, analysing, presenting and managing computerised information
Desirable
- Use of Model Hospital, Dr Foster
- NHS contracting experience
- Recent experience of supporting service improvement projects in an NHS secondary care environment
- Experience of developing business cases
- Experience of supporting demand and capacity planning in a hospital environment
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the requirements of the role
- There will be a requirement to work across other hospital sites
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.
