Carry out complex analysis to support Trust staff at all levels, offering guidance and interpretation to ensure the analysis is both appropriate and useful. Producing comparisons, trends, summary and narrative and investigating any areas requiring further investigation, ensuring analysis methodology is documented and a systematic approach is taken. Produce internal and external information in support of the business of the Trust in an accurate and timely manner, summarising complex data and information and presenting findings to various technical and non-technical groups including delivering formal presentations to large groups where necessary. Highlighting difficulties in data quality, completeness and/or interpretation of commissioning information as appropriate Be proactive in the initiation of information analyses, suggesting information reports, scenario modelling, interpretation and forecasting trends, providing analysis and advise on information for future programmes of work and service delivery Utilise experience, knowledge, judgement and skills to develop and improve commissioning information reporting systems for operational and strategic monitoring of patient-based information in line with National data requirements and definitions. This will be achieved using a variety of reporting tools and a combination of advanced procedures in MS Excel, Access and SQL Server Analyse and interpret trends and advise on information for service planning, undertaking patient activity forecasting as required. Undertake capacity and business planning information analysis ensuring that assumptions used in modelling are discussed and agreed with commissioners. Utilise appropriate skills and software to advise on and enable simulation, predictive analysis and scenario testing to inform decision making by performance and operational leads Lead discussion with the operational teams to identify and implement data requirements and adaptations as necessary to support the project within set timescales Discuss with commissioners any ad-hoc information requirements and timeframes for receipt of information. To liaise as necessary with Trust staff to ensure these requirements are met Respond to and resolve queries from commissioners on information and performance issues in liaison with the Head of Commercial Analytics Support the Trusts National Costs Collection process ensuring that information is supplied within the agreed set deadlines Ensure that relevant information is available to comply with current commissioning developments including the National Tariff Payment System Liaise with the Principal Commercial Analytics Developer and members of the Commercial Analytics team as appropriate to ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and milestones are developed to measure and monitor the progress of delivery Lead on service development in the roles own specialist areas, proposing changes and developing and implementing policy for this area, ensuring processes are robust, efficient and well documented Utilise appropriate benchmarking tools for example Telstra Health and Model Hospital to identify and model areas of potential service improvement from analysis of peers. For further details of the role please see the attached job description