Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of duties and responsibilities.
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent.
* In-depth knowledge of information related field either acquired by postgraduate study to diploma level or equivalent experience.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Experience of working at a senior level in data analysis and/or data science.
* Experience of using business reporting systems and data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Oracle, ESR, Excel.
* Experience of creating reports and dashboards when the request may not be clear or from a stakeholder that does not have the technical ability to convey what is required.
Responsibilities
* To produce complex trajectory and forecasting to enable robust planning at Division and Trust level, producing insights, conclusions, and recommendations to support decision making.
* Implement changes and innovation to own project and work areas and propose recommendations for more effective delivery for supporting areas.
* Provide expert advice to actively support analytical requirements, ensuring that the relevant analytical techniques are applied which will include but not limited to performance metrics, scenario modelling, demand & capacity modelling, demand predictions, evaluation of project delivery, and statistical capability.
* Ability to plan over short, medium, and long-term frameworks and adjust plans and impact on resource requirements accordingly.
* Explain data patterns and their implications on interpretation to promote the use of data-driven decision making.
* Engage and negotiate with senior clinicians and other stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information with clarity to large and influential groups.
* Demonstrate best practice approach to development of all tools and products.
* Link across all Departments, including Finance, Planning, HR, and Clinical operational leads to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.
* Lead the team in the adoption of specialist analytical techniques.
* Provide effective line management to a team of analysts responsible for the identification, validation, and correction of data, including health and wellbeing, support and guidance, training and development, and appraisals.
* Provide training and advice to colleagues with a range of data and technical abilities to ensure that they are equipped with the skills required to utilise the workforce information for their required ask.
* Engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders internal (e.g., budget holders, clinical leads, and very senior managers) and external (e.g., ICS, regional and NHSE colleagues) and challenge where appropriate.
* Undertake regular and robust audits of data and data quality ensuring that information that is shared is accurate and up to date.
* Show initiative in seeking out best practice, constantly reviewing and improving processes to ensure that workforce reporting remains relevant and appropriate.
* Analyse, interpret, and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.
* Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, is actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.
* Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on the wider organisation, resource requirements, and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.
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