Specialist Intelligence Analyst

Job responsibilities

• To take a lead role in the implementation and monitoring of reporting mechanisms to improve Management Decision Making process.

• To lead in the provision of data intelligence and advice to the Divisional Director of Performance, Divisional Clinical Director, Performance Managers, Divisional Heads of Department and other managers within the relevant Directorates.

• To collaborate with the Divisions in their annual performance, business and commissioning planning

• Meet with stakeholders to ensure that any potential opportunities or issues are identified

• To have responsibility for any intelligence produced, validated or submitted by the post holder and within the team under their direction.
• To support the quality and safety improvement within the division by providing analysis and guidance on measurement, reporting and data capture

• Integrate into the associated division / function and work alongside performance leads, clinicians, managers, accountants to fully understand their requirements.
• In conjunction with the Analytics team, produce and review regular monthly performance reports and disseminate to key divisional contacts. Provide advice and support to divisional staff to aid interpretation of the reports and alerts to key managers with regards to anomalies and adverse
• Liaise with the accountants to ensure a full understanding of activity issues affecting financial performance in order that the divisions can be supported with appropriate intelligence in understanding pertinent action and decisions necessary to rectify poor performance.
• Play a key role in obtaining divisional agreement and ownership of performance targets
• Set the standard for reporting of activity and performance, as well as reporting styles and formatting for the other DAA Analysts to follow.
• Undertake constant horizon scanning to keep ahead of what is coming next to be prepared and aware of any business opportunities through review of benchmarking tools, advising and support the division / Trust
• Produce sensitive and confidential data for ad-hoc requests. Liaising with other departments and outside agencies to ensure that all deadlines, particularly tight deadlines, are
• Perform complex patient based analyses from Trusts systems to tight deadlines. To use the tools provided primarily by (but not restricted to) the data
• Interpretation of national guidance/definitions and instigate and oversee the implementation of changes to the data warehouse.
• Support the data quality responsibilities of business intelligence projects through the identification of data anomalies, provision of appropriate analyses and participation in investigations / audits.
• Attend / participate in Trust training programmes, both within the department and with multi-disciplinary
• To be aware of national developments within the NHS and the wider business intelligence community, and lead on ensuring the department stays up to date in actioning to its reporting.
• Provide training sessions on a group or individual basis as and when
• Work with users to resolve problems and issues with Business Intelligence
• Work with clients in developing new BI reporting solutions and ensuring effective capture of end user requirements.
• Document all procedures and work closely with the Production & Modernisation, Business Analysis and Data Quality Team to ensure the ongoing improvement in Trust recording and use of
• Support and promote the Trusts DAA Strategy

• Produce and safeguard sensitive and confidential data for ad-hoc

• Liaise with other departments and outside agencies to ensure tight deadlines are met.

• Research and drive innovation, and where possible, explore automated approaches for BI reporting.

• Assist with the identification of efficiencies, while being able to understand and explain the potential knock-on effect to quality

• Act as a mentor to junior staff in the team, ensuring that expert knowledge and skills are passed through the team and developed.

• Provide the wider Trust with expert knowledge and understanding of the Trusts datasets, with the ability to explain the connection to operational processes

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Degree / NHD Level in Mathematics, Statistics, IT or similar subject. Alternatively work knowledge & experience of equivalent level.
• oMathematics qualification
• Evidence of professional and /or personal Self-development.

Desirable

• oUK Chip Level 2 or Above
• IT qualification
• Statistics qualification

Experience

Essential

• oProven Analytical Experience
• oExperience of working in a busy Information department.
• oExperience of Validating Large or Complex Intelligence
• oTrack record of developing information outputs through assessment and use of the most efficient analytical tools.
• Experience of creating and delivering Training Programmes & Presentations to various levels of staff.
• oExperience of Report & Dashboard Development (from Design, Production, Validation and Launch stages).
• oExperience of supporting Non Information and management in the provision and interpretation of information.
• oAdvance Mathematics
• oAbility to concentrate for long periods of time on diverse, complex analyses, with frequent interruptions.
• oAble to assimilate information needs and convert into appropriate and feasible system requirements
• oAbility to translate non-technical requirements into technical solutions
• oAbility to prioritise varied and high volume workloads to tight deadlines, both for self and team members.
• oAbility to deal diplomatically with all levels and disciplines of staff

Desirable

• oHealth Informatics Experience
• oUse of Statistics / Forecasting
• oExperience of Qlikview reporting software
• oExperience of using Structured Query Language (SQL)
• oExperience of utilising Complex Statistical Software such as SPSS and Miner3D
• oUnderstanding of medical records procedures

Knowledge

Essential

• oThorough understanding of Business Intelligence, its Purpose, Potential Uses and Future Direction.
• oNHS Commissioning / Payment By Results / HRG4
• oKnowledge of Hospital / Clinical & Acute systems
• oA sound understanding of local and national, current and long-term; NHS issues, Direction, Modernisation agenda and associated performance related targets
• oA thorough understanding of the NHS National datasets and statutory returns currently in use, and central reporting requirements of an NHS Trust
• oKnowledge of Qlik and Reporting Services software
• oKnowledge of Statistical Methods and when they should be applied

Desirable

• oAcute Care (Diagnosis and Treatments)
• oDr Foster Content
• oKnowledge of Wrightington Wigan and Leigh's Systems: Prodacapo,iSoft PAS , Oracle eFinancials, Datix ,ESR ,Ardentia Data Warehousing
• oQlikview
• oKnowledge of Data Protection Act and application in current environment
• oSecurity and Confidentiality standards
• oThorough working knowledge of SQL Server and OLAP technology
• oKnowledge and Awareness of current and emerging BI & Analytical technologies in order to best advise on future direction and systems development

Additional

Essential

• oExcellent inter-personal skills
• oMotivation and a willingness to learn
• oDrive for Personal and Team Development
• oWilling to adopt a Flexible approach to working hours
• oChallenging and inquiring mindset combined with an aptitude for working within a changing environment
• oMust remain calm under pressure.
• oAttend relevant local and regional events
• oWilling to undertake further training / qualifications as necessary
• oSpeak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.

Desirable

• oMust be able to facilitate cross site working.
• oAble to work as part of a Team, also on own initiative
• oExcellent Time Management Skills
• oAbility to apply Common Sense and Logical thinking to Problem Solving
• oAbility to concentrate for long periods of time on diverse, complex analyses, with frequent interruptions

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

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