Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Reporting Analyst

The closing date is 08 August 2025

Job summary

Are you someone keen to tell a story with data? Do you have an inquisitive mindset which will help make a positive difference across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire?

We are expanding our analytical offering by increasing the roles in the Insights & Partnerships section of the Health Intelligence team and would love you to join us.

We have recently implemented a new single data warehouse across UHN and are ready to leverage the potential that gives us as a team. We will be looking to embrace new tools and technology within our team to simplify our routine demands and push the offering far beyond the traditional.

We aim to effectively support our stakeholders across UHN by developing close working relationships with teams across the organisation, making data instantly accessible and moving the conversation to what the data tells us.

We are predominantly a remote team so fully support remote and flexible working. We do however have team meetings once a month which are hosted on site depending on their content and there may be other times where an on-site presence is required to support stakeholders.

Please be prepared to interview in person for this role and note the role may close early due to the volume of applicants received.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key part of the Health Intelligence Insights & Partnerships team, proactively engaging with colleagues and key contacts internally and externally.

Responsible for supporting the production of timely and accurate reports and bespoke pieces of analysis, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual responsibilities, supporting decision making, and improving performance.

The post holder requires strong analytical and statistical skills/knowledge with an in-depth experience of stakeholder management and analytics delivery for operational, performance and planning decision support.

About us

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHSTrust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

264-7208517-COR

Job locations

Kettering General Hospital

Kettering

NN16 8UZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a key part of the Health Intelligence Insights & Partnerships team, proactively engaging with colleagues and key contacts internally and externally.

Responsible for supporting the production of timely and accurate reports and bespoke pieces of analysis, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual responsibilities, supporting decision making, and improving performance.

The post holder requires strong analytical and statistical skills/knowledge with an in-depth experience of stakeholder management and analytics delivery for operational, performance and planning decision support.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a key part of the Health Intelligence Insights & Partnerships team, proactively engaging with colleagues and key contacts internally and externally.

Responsible for supporting the production of timely and accurate reports and bespoke pieces of analysis, ensuring compliance with regulatory and contractual responsibilities, supporting decision making, and improving performance.

The post holder requires strong analytical and statistical skills/knowledge with an in-depth experience of stakeholder management and analytics delivery for operational, performance and planning decision support.

Person Specification

Education & Quals

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level in a numerate/quantitative discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience and competencies in relevant or similar roles.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • IT, Information or statistical qualification

Desirable

  • Management qualifications.
  • Qualified at practitioner level of a recognised project management methodology

Experience & Skills Pt1

Essential

  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of working with health information systems, with ability to keep fully informed about emerging technology through horizon scanning and networking.
  • Knowledge of driving through change and developing an insight and analysis culture, moving from reporting the past to supporting future decision making
  • In depth knowledge of MS office, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook etc.
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of MS SQL Business Intelligence tools.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge and experience in R
  • Working knowledge and experienced in python
  • Experience of working within the agile methodology
  • Extensive experience working in a Health Intelligence Role within the NHS

Experience & Skills Pt2

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of understanding user needs, seeking feedback and user research methods to improve reporting, analytics and insight delivery.
  • Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload according to the demands of conflicting and unpredictable requests.
  • Experienced of developing reports in Power BI
  • Experience of writing SQL queries for reporting- Complex correlated queries, sub-queries
  • Working knowledge and experience of SPC charts, technical data models, writing DAX queries, creating calculations and measures, bespoke functions and integrating multiple data sources in Power BI
Person Specification

Education & Quals

Essential

  • Educated to Masters degree level in a numerate/quantitative discipline or demonstrable equivalent experience and competencies in relevant or similar roles.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • IT, Information or statistical qualification

Desirable

  • Management qualifications.
  • Qualified at practitioner level of a recognised project management methodology

Experience & Skills Pt1

Essential

  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of working with health information systems, with ability to keep fully informed about emerging technology through horizon scanning and networking.
  • Knowledge of driving through change and developing an insight and analysis culture, moving from reporting the past to supporting future decision making
  • In depth knowledge of MS office, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook etc.
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of MS SQL Business Intelligence tools.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge and experience in R
  • Working knowledge and experienced in python
  • Experience of working within the agile methodology
  • Extensive experience working in a Health Intelligence Role within the NHS

Experience & Skills Pt2

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of understanding user needs, seeking feedback and user research methods to improve reporting, analytics and insight delivery.
  • Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload according to the demands of conflicting and unpredictable requests.
  • Experienced of developing reports in Power BI
  • Experience of writing SQL queries for reporting- Complex correlated queries, sub-queries
  • Working knowledge and experience of SPC charts, technical data models, writing DAX queries, creating calculations and measures, bespoke functions and integrating multiple data sources in Power BI

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospital

Kettering

NN16 8UZ


Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospital

Kettering

NN16 8UZ


Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Health Intelligence

Ben Greasley

ben.greasley@nhs.net

01604634700

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

264-7208517-COR

Job locations

Kettering General Hospital

Kettering

NN16 8UZ


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