Job summary
Join our dynamic team at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust as a Business Intelligence Specialist, reporting directly to the Team Leader. In this role, you'll leverage your expertise to analyze complex data, providing valuable insights and recommendations that steer senior management's decision-making process.
Our team values agility and for this role we require a presence in the office at least two days a week to facilitate essential face-to-face meetings, training, and ongoing development opportunities.
You'll represent our Business Intelligence function at both internal and external senior-level meetings, taking responsibility for submitting statutory returns in alignment with departmental standard operating procedures.
The ideal candidate has prior experience in Business Intelligence or a similar Information Team, coupled with exceptional communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and proficiency in SQL and SSRS, which you'll have the chance to further enhance.
Interested candidates considering this opportunity should consult their line manager before applying, following the protocol for secondment opportunities.
As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.
*Previous applicants need not apply*
Main duties of the job
To produce high level strategic and performance analysis, necessary to meet the delivery of national and local monitoring requirements in line with relevant NHS guidance and the delivery of modernised, evidence based services throughout the organisation.
Provide specialist knowledge and expertise across many areas of NHS information and policy, proposing changes where necessary
To build strong effective working relationships inside and outside the organisation, networking across the region and nationally where appropriate.
To design and recommend improvement measures and set up reporting mechanisms to capture relevant data on the required basis.
To provide in depth understanding and internal translation of external performance measures and indicators
To maintain a work plan for own area of responsibility which is regularly reviewed and revised, in conjunction with customers, in order to reflect complex and changing organisational priorities, which contributes to overarching departmental work programme.
Deputise for the Business Intelligence Team Leader as necessary, in the organisation of the workload of the Business Intelligence Team and ensuring the smooth running of the department.
To document and maintain standard operating procedures for all routine tasks and processes within own area of responsibility.
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated care organisation. Royal Bolton Hospital (RBH) has approximately 700 beds and a turnover of £320m. It is one of the busiest hospitals in Greater Manchester for urgent care and is a regional 'supercentre' for maternity services, babies and children. As an integrated organisation we also provide care and support in the community at over 20 health centres and clinics, including the Bolton One complex in the town centre, as well as services such as district and school nursing. We serve a population ofaround 270,000 and employ approximately5,300 staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Business Intelligence Team Leader, the post holder will provide in-depth, specialist information, reports and recommendations by analysing highly complex, multi stranded data to support and direct senior management in their decision-making processes.
The post holder will represent the Business Intelligence function at senior level meetings, both internally and externally.
The post holder will be responsible for the submission of statutory returns in accordance with departmental standard operating procedures.
The post holder may supervise, train and manage more junior staff and will provide advice and guidance on business intelligence issues to colleagues both within the Business Intelligence department and externally.
The post holder is expected to be proactive in the development of their skills and knowledge.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To produce high level strategic and performance analysis, necessary to meet the delivery of national and local monitoring requirements in line with relevant NHS guidance and the delivery of modernised, evidence based services throughout the organisation.
- To investigate and analyse highly complex data with multiple, sensitive outcomes.
- Provide specialist knowledge and expertise across many areas of NHS information and policy, proposing changes where necessary
- To undertake detailed, complex investigation into sensitive areas, taking the lead in undertaking audits as and where necessary, to ensure that they are able to respond to national guidelines in the delivery of services.
- To provide support in the form of coaching and training sessions to colleagues within the organisation, including the access and interpretation of data and information.
- To generate, manipulate and formulate data into clear, concise reports which are adjusted to the needs of the recipient, from highly complex to simple reports.
- To build strong effective working relationships inside and outside the organisation, networking across the region and nationally where appropriate.
- To generate, collate and analyse benchmarking data from across the country to identify clear service disparities and propose service changes as a result
- To design and recommend improvement measures and set up reporting mechanisms to capture relevant data on the required basis.
- To provide advice to individual project teams on collecting, reporting, analysing and using collected data, sharing learning and teaching tools and techniques to improve individuals skill in using information effectively.
- To provide in depth understanding and internal translation of external performance measures and indicators such as NHS Improving Quality.
- Supervise, train and manage more junior staff and will provide advice and guidance on business intelligence issues to colleagues both within the Business Intelligence department and externally.
- To maintain a work plan for own area of responsibility which is regularly reviewed and revised, in conjunction with customers, in order to reflect complex and changing organisational priorities, which contributes to overarching departmental work programme.
- Deputise for the Business Intelligence Team Leader as necessary, in the organisation of the workload of the Business Intelligence Team and ensuring the smooth running of the department.
- To document and maintain standard operating procedures for all routine tasks and processes within own area of responsibility.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Reporting to the Business Intelligence Team Leader, the post holder will provide in-depth, specialist information, reports and recommendations by analysing highly complex, multi stranded data to support and direct senior management in their decision-making processes.
The post holder will represent the Business Intelligence function at senior level meetings, both internally and externally.
The post holder will be responsible for the submission of statutory returns in accordance with departmental standard operating procedures.
The post holder may supervise, train and manage more junior staff and will provide advice and guidance on business intelligence issues to colleagues both within the Business Intelligence department and externally.
The post holder is expected to be proactive in the development of their skills and knowledge.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To produce high level strategic and performance analysis, necessary to meet the delivery of national and local monitoring requirements in line with relevant NHS guidance and the delivery of modernised, evidence based services throughout the organisation.
- To investigate and analyse highly complex data with multiple, sensitive outcomes.
- Provide specialist knowledge and expertise across many areas of NHS information and policy, proposing changes where necessary
- To undertake detailed, complex investigation into sensitive areas, taking the lead in undertaking audits as and where necessary, to ensure that they are able to respond to national guidelines in the delivery of services.
- To provide support in the form of coaching and training sessions to colleagues within the organisation, including the access and interpretation of data and information.
- To generate, manipulate and formulate data into clear, concise reports which are adjusted to the needs of the recipient, from highly complex to simple reports.
- To build strong effective working relationships inside and outside the organisation, networking across the region and nationally where appropriate.
- To generate, collate and analyse benchmarking data from across the country to identify clear service disparities and propose service changes as a result
- To design and recommend improvement measures and set up reporting mechanisms to capture relevant data on the required basis.
- To provide advice to individual project teams on collecting, reporting, analysing and using collected data, sharing learning and teaching tools and techniques to improve individuals skill in using information effectively.
- To provide in depth understanding and internal translation of external performance measures and indicators such as NHS Improving Quality.
- Supervise, train and manage more junior staff and will provide advice and guidance on business intelligence issues to colleagues both within the Business Intelligence department and externally.
- To maintain a work plan for own area of responsibility which is regularly reviewed and revised, in conjunction with customers, in order to reflect complex and changing organisational priorities, which contributes to overarching departmental work programme.
- Deputise for the Business Intelligence Team Leader as necessary, in the organisation of the workload of the Business Intelligence Team and ensuring the smooth running of the department.
- To document and maintain standard operating procedures for all routine tasks and processes within own area of responsibility.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Suitable information/nhs experience
- Suitable technical skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitable relevant qualifications
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Suitable information/nhs experience
- Suitable technical skills
Qualifications
Essential
- Suitable relevant qualifications
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).
Additional information
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).
