Information Systems Manager - Band 7

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Information Systems Manager to join United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT) reporting to the Head of Information Systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated information professional to lead in the development and provision of information to support the Trust's business objectives.

The Information Systems Team is made up of highly skilled individuals working together to provide an essential support service to internal stakeholders and external customers. This role will lead the Information Systems team.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for leading the Information Systems team in developing complex and high quality information flows in and out of business intelligence systems and associated reporting functions across the Trust. Further creation and enhancements of self-service reports and dashboards are key to ensuring the Trust meets its internal & external statutory and contractual reporting requirements.

As this is an area of ongoing development, you will have the opportunity to shape the direction and contribution the team will have to the Trust, as well as the tools used to achieve this. You will also work alongside the Data Quality team in ensuring a positive data quality culture is promoted within the Trust.

You will have excellent analytical, presentational and managerial skills, must possess a Masters degree qualification or equivalent, be skilled in the use of SQL, PowerBI and Microsoft SSRS & Office packages and have a strong commitment to achieving results.

Excellent communication skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise a heavy workload to work effectively under pressure in order to meet the increasing timetable of deliverables. As part of a dedicated team there will be the need not only to be a team player but have the ability to work on your own initiative. Applicants will also be expected to show evidence of ongoing professional and managerial development.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.