Job summary
Cardiff & Vale UHB is pleased to invite applicants for the post of Principal Analyst - Value Based Health Care.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Principal Data Analyst to work within a dynamic, supportive, and multi-disciplinary team.
The successful post holder will play a key role in providing the necessary analysis to inform the development and improvement of clinical care, including tracking the resulting operational and financial impact. In this way, the role will work closely with the VBHC team to ensure the UHB's clinical workstreams receives timely informatics and analytical support to allow robust evaluation. A collaborative approach will be a key part of delivering successful analytics to drive change and improve health outcomes for our population.
The post will sit within the Business Intelligence team with workload prioritisation fully managed by corporate finance.
Main duties of the job
A specific area of focus will be within corporate finance: costing and commissioning. The development of analytics to support accurately costed activity, recover appropriate income and shape change in service delivery is essential in the achievement of both financial and operational sustainability.
You should have proven experience of working in an analysis role with Business Intelligence products to drive change. In addition, be someone who is proactive and forward thinking with the initiative to seek out opportunities to be innovative, entrepreneurial and creative in your approach to the production and distribution of information.
As well as possessing the specialist knowledge and skills required for the role you will need to have a positive can-do attitude, be driven about using the latest technology and be an excellent communicator with the ability to plan and manage projects. You should have experience in building good stakeholder relationships as within this role you will work closely with colleagues across the organisation from a range of disciplines.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Operational Duties:
The post holder will have a wide and varied role which will include the following operational duties:
To ensure the timely delivery of reporting, data analysis and provision of data to support the ongoing operations and strategic direction of the organisation.
Reporting to Value in Health team the post holder will ensure the quality assurance of data requests, analysis and pieces of development. This will involve using a mix of SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, Power BI and Signals from Noise.
Assist colleagues across the Clinical Board in gaining a greater understanding of the data that is key to driving improvement in their service
The post holder will have the opportunity to complete ad-hoc exploratory analysis to try and identify further opportunities to be discussed with operational and clinical colleagues
Attend meetings to discuss the analytical requirements and options with operational and clinical colleagues
Analyse, understand and interpret data from multiple sources in a way that can be presented to non-analytical colleagues.
Visualise data in a creative and engaging way into self-service products for use by operational and clinical colleagues.
Automate routine requests that fall within the Clinical Board responsibilities
Contribute to demand and capacity modelling and other predictive analytics requests
Ensure that all work adheres to Information Governance standards and Health Board values
Staff Management and Supervision
The post holder may be required to coach or train other members of the Clinical Board or junior colleagues and may be required to deliver training.
Service Improvement
The post holder will work closely with Improvement and Innovation colleagues to ensure the use of data and available systems are used to maximum benefit. This may include modelling data or building dimensions and measures for use in service improvement projects.
Financial & Resources
The post holder will be responsible, as part of the team for the effective use of resources and will be required to:
Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
Support and inform teams on the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementing, evaluating and delivery of plans by providing sophisticated, high quality information and analysis
Continually strive for delivering improved outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency
Research & Development
The post holder will be expected to maintain and extend their knowledge and expertise, learning new skills as required and staying abreast of technological developments and researching current best practice.
A commitment to best practice and innovation will form part of the ethos of the team and the post holder will be expected to participate in a culture of active investigation into better ways of working and service provision.
The post holder may be required to research user experience and analyse the results to support a process of continual improvement to give benefit to users and the trust as a whole.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Operational Duties:
The post holder will have a wide and varied role which will include the following operational duties:
To ensure the timely delivery of reporting, data analysis and provision of data to support the ongoing operations and strategic direction of the organisation.
Reporting to Value in Health team the post holder will ensure the quality assurance of data requests, analysis and pieces of development. This will involve using a mix of SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, Power BI and Signals from Noise.
Assist colleagues across the Clinical Board in gaining a greater understanding of the data that is key to driving improvement in their service
The post holder will have the opportunity to complete ad-hoc exploratory analysis to try and identify further opportunities to be discussed with operational and clinical colleagues
Attend meetings to discuss the analytical requirements and options with operational and clinical colleagues
Analyse, understand and interpret data from multiple sources in a way that can be presented to non-analytical colleagues.
Visualise data in a creative and engaging way into self-service products for use by operational and clinical colleagues.
Automate routine requests that fall within the Clinical Board responsibilities
Contribute to demand and capacity modelling and other predictive analytics requests
Ensure that all work adheres to Information Governance standards and Health Board values
Staff Management and Supervision
The post holder may be required to coach or train other members of the Clinical Board or junior colleagues and may be required to deliver training.
Service Improvement
The post holder will work closely with Improvement and Innovation colleagues to ensure the use of data and available systems are used to maximum benefit. This may include modelling data or building dimensions and measures for use in service improvement projects.
Financial & Resources
The post holder will be responsible, as part of the team for the effective use of resources and will be required to:
Deliver against organisational objectives, achieving quality outcomes, prioritising own workload and working to tight deadlines.
Support and inform teams on the targeting of resources, monitoring, implementing, evaluating and delivery of plans by providing sophisticated, high quality information and analysis
Continually strive for delivering improved outcomes, value for money and greater efficiency
Research & Development
The post holder will be expected to maintain and extend their knowledge and expertise, learning new skills as required and staying abreast of technological developments and researching current best practice.
A commitment to best practice and innovation will form part of the ethos of the team and the post holder will be expected to participate in a culture of active investigation into better ways of working and service provision.
The post holder may be required to research user experience and analyse the results to support a process of continual improvement to give benefit to users and the trust as a whole.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate with high level of numeracy.
- Educated to Master's Degree level or equivalent experience in data analysis
Experience
Essential
- Ability to collate, analyse and interpret complex datasets with the proven ability to explain complex analytical methods to non-analytical people
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Experience of using data to identify issues and to look for opportunities - drawing conclusions from robust evidence based analysis.
- Extensive experience of analysing complex datasets effectively in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working with and linking data contained within different data sources.
- Experience of presenting to audiences of all sizes and at levels
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS in a related role.
Skills
Essential
- Robust and systematic problem solving skills
- Ability to rapidly learn new software packages
- SQL (intermediate and advanced)
- Power BI
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to adapt style and approach for a wide range of audiences and situations.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent listening skills: able to gather and incorporate technical and non-technical requirements into clear and detailed specifications.
- The ability to 'think outside the box', challenge existing ways of working and cultures, and drive out innovative solutions.
- Flexible approach to work, both in terms of working patterns and ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work autonomously on a day to day basis and meet with manager at regular intervals to discuss progress, complex issues or areas of concern.
Desirable
- IBM Cognos Analytics
- Python
Special knowledge
Essential
- Business Intelligence systems use in particular in the deployment of Self Service tools
- Power BI
Personal qualities
Essential
- Tenacious with excellent attention to detail.
- Team player with good interpersonal skills.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel in a timely manner
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate with high level of numeracy.
- Educated to Master's Degree level or equivalent experience in data analysis
Experience
Essential
- Ability to collate, analyse and interpret complex datasets with the proven ability to explain complex analytical methods to non-analytical people
- Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders
- Experience of using data to identify issues and to look for opportunities - drawing conclusions from robust evidence based analysis.
- Extensive experience of analysing complex datasets effectively in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working with and linking data contained within different data sources.
- Experience of presenting to audiences of all sizes and at levels
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS in a related role.
Skills
Essential
- Robust and systematic problem solving skills
- Ability to rapidly learn new software packages
- SQL (intermediate and advanced)
- Power BI
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to adapt style and approach for a wide range of audiences and situations.
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent listening skills: able to gather and incorporate technical and non-technical requirements into clear and detailed specifications.
- The ability to 'think outside the box', challenge existing ways of working and cultures, and drive out innovative solutions.
- Flexible approach to work, both in terms of working patterns and ability to multi-task.
- Ability to work autonomously on a day to day basis and meet with manager at regular intervals to discuss progress, complex issues or areas of concern.
Desirable
- IBM Cognos Analytics
- Python
Special knowledge
Essential
- Business Intelligence systems use in particular in the deployment of Self Service tools
- Power BI
Personal qualities
Essential
- Tenacious with excellent attention to detail.
- Team player with good interpersonal skills.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel in a timely manner
Desirable
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).
