This new role of Data and Analytics Senior Manager will be responsible for the development and realisation of NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) strategic programmes regarding Data and Analytics, underpinned by operational oversight of activities within this function.
This role leads the Regional RDN (RRDN) Data and Analytics team, which forms part of the national RDN Data and Analytics unit, who collectively work to deliver national projects alongside regional priorities and innovation.
The NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research. We are funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to support the country’s world-class research system to deliver high-quality research that enables the best care for our population.
Our vision is that the UK is a global leader in the delivery of high quality, commercial and non-commercial research that is inclusive, accessible, and improves health and care. Our mission is to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England.
This role is with the NIHR South West Central Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN), which is hosted by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston (UHBW).
• Be responsible for contributing to a national, multi-year Data and Analytics strategy and managing its implementation across the RRDN, ensuring that the plan to implement the strategy within the region aligns to and complements the national strategy and is approved by the RRDN leadership team.
• Work with the RRDN Strategic Development Director and national Data and Analytics forum to develop strategies, knowledge and information needed to support senior managers in making informed strategic decisions.
• Be responsible for the development and provision of reporting and digital solutions across the RRDN, working collaboratively with RRDN research Delivery Organisations and RDN services and functions to understand their requirements.
• Lead on Data and Analytics projects across the RRDN geography.
• Lead on and/or provide Data and Analytics expertise for national projects, including representing the RRDN at the national Data and Analytics forum. Within this capacity the postholder will be responsible for leading on projects with a national remit.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the RRDN Data and Analytics Function.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
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This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025
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