Senior Insights Analyst

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The Northern Care Alliance is an excellent place to be an analyst. Sitting within the Data and Analytics Department, the Insights team is responsible for adding value to data and providing analysis and insights to the Organisation.

Supporting your continued development is a priority for the department. We are active members of regional and national health analyst communities, and the Informatics Professional Development framework provides a transparent and objective route to progression.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Principal Insights Analyst. You should have experience of manipulating complex databases, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to collate, interpret and present information.

You should be experienced in using SQL and MS Excel and possess a good knowledge of NHS data sets.

This role is much more than just numbers and data. It is essential that you're able to capture the hearts and minds of the workforce while connecting, engaging, and influencing multiple stakeholders.

This is your opportunity to have a huge impact across the NHS supporting patient safety and satisfaction, supporting staff for the future, and maximizing organisational productivity and efficiency.

Main duties of the job

Data & Analytics is pivotal to the delivery of high-quality efficient healthcare provision. The Insights Team provides analysis and insight to support the NCA in using information to support effective decision-making, ensuring that they make the best use of their resources, understand their performance (quality and efficiency), and provide the information required to enable them to focus on areas of greatest opportunity.

The role will provide expert professional advice in relation to national, local, contractual and regulatory requirements and the translation into operational requirements, demand & capacity planning, performance management, reporting, measurement processes, and statistical modelling.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification Experience

• Substantial experience of working in the NHS or other healthcare provider
• Experience and detailed understanding of NHS Information, reporting, and performance management requirements and processes
• Experience in using R or other equivalent programming language

Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant continued professional development in a specialist informatics area
• Degree or equivalent professional qualifications/experience
• Degree in a numerate/informatics or business management-related subject or equivalent significant experience
• Informatics-related courses and qualifications
• Formal management/leadership training

Skills

• SQL report writing skills
• Ability to work to a deadline and to prioritise own workload
• Able to communicate clearly both in verbal and written communications.
• Excellent level of numeracy and literacy skills
• Organised and methodical with attention to detail

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours