Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking to appoint a skilled, confident, and motivated analyst to join the trust's busy Information & Insight Team.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are embarking on a major programme of transformation with the implementation of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), creating an exciting opportunity to work as a Business Insight Analyst within the Business Insight Team. The aim of the role is to promote and support the effective use of information to inform the delivery of high-quality patient care in the organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing in-depth, specialist information, reports, and recommendations to support decision-making processes. They will play a key role in the long-term strategic planning and business management of the Trust through the development of demand and capacity models, market and benchmarking analyses, and analytical support to large-scale improvement projects.
The post holder will show initiative and self-motivation and will have excellent interpersonal skills, given the need to proactively support senior managers and clinicians through their analytical skills and knowledge of NHS information, performance, and planning frameworks.
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job, please refer to the job description attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience of using NHS information to drive change
* In-depth knowledge of NHS information analyses, NHS targets, performance monitoring processes, and performance indicators
* Excellent numeric skills
* Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and translate it into easily understood messages
* Ability to deliver statistical presentations to all levels of staff within the organisation
* Prioritisation and time management skills are required to manage a variety of sub-projects at once
* Ability to concentrate for long periods on highly complex and multi-stranded analysis
* Specialist knowledge of developing large-scale, complex demand and capacity models using NHS information systems
* Specialist knowledge of Payment By Results
* Technical expertise in data analysis such as Access, Excel, SQL
* Open to new learning opportunities
* Initiative and self-motivation
* Willingness to learn and the ability to apply new desktop solutions
* Approachable, reliable, decisive, tactful, well-motivated, respectful, and supportive
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level
* Evidence of continuing professional development, particularly in business intelligence and analysis
Further Training
* Statistical process control
* Trained in using commercially or NHS developed demand and capacity modelling systems
* Formal Project Management Training e.g. PRINCE2
Experience
* Using benchmarking systems and interpreting information to management colleagues
* Advanced experience of using, analysing, presenting, and managing computerised information
* Use of Model Hospital, Dr Foster
* NHS contracting experience
* Recent experience of supporting service improvement projects in an NHS secondary care environment
* Experience of developing business cases
* Experience of supporting demand and capacity planning in a hospital environment
Contractual Requirements
* Ability to work flexible hours to meet the requirements of the role
* There will be a requirement to work across other hospital sites
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.
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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