Advanced Information Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the highly regarded Business Intelligence team at Stockport NHS FT as we continue to develop our data warehouse and Tableau business intelligence visualisations, transforming data into intelligence to support performance management, effective decision making, and service improvement.

Your expertise in the post of Advanced Information Analyst will be important to support operational transformation and improve operational productivity and efficiency. Reporting to the Head of Operational Intelligence you will work across all operational divisions providing, for all services, a rolling programme of demand and capacity modelling.

You will demonstrate advanced SQL and data visualisation abilities, providing advanced technical expertise in analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data/information to senior Operational, Clinical and Executive staff within the Trust. You will develop new and insightful tableau dashboards to support improvement of operational productivity and efficiency. You will be a highly organised individual with strong attention to details and a commitment to providing high quality and accurate information.

The post is offered on a hybrid working pattern, working two days a week in the office as you will be expected to attend face to face meetings and provide support to colleagues working on-site.

• Along with advanced technical and analytical skills, you will have experience in working with NHS data.
• You will possess excellent communication skills, working with colleagues across clinical and operational teams to understand complex reporting requirements.
• You will need to be able to present your complex analysis and interpretation to senior staff in a clear and concise format.
• You will be expected to attend a wide variety of meetings including with members of the executive team and you must be confident in presenting information.
• You will also be skilled in data visualisation, delivering insightful and impactful analytics using Tableau.
• You will have excellent leadership qualities, be highly motivated and will ensure tasks are delivered on time.
• You will be proactive and innovative in your approach to problem solving and will be able to cope with competing demands and short notice requests.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity.

Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you. If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Qualifications:

• Essential: Masters qualification and / or relevant experience in a senior analytical post
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Desirable: Membership of a relevant Fed-IP recognised professional body (AphA, BCS, IHRIM, CILIP).

Experience:

• Essential: Substantial experience in a Senior Information Services post
• Experience of demand and capacity modelling
• Proven experience in developing dashboards using BI tools (preferably Tableau)
• Experience of analysis of large multi-stranded complex datasets
• Experience of writing complex SQL
• Experience in working with colleagues from other disciplines and at different levels of seniority
• Experience of supporting business/operational planning or service improvement
• Experience of managing workloads with multiple priorities

Skills:

• Essential: Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, working logically and with great attention to detail
• Ability to manage, motivate and develop staff

Knowledge:

• Essential: Comprehensive knowledge of NHS datasets, definitions and standards
• Advanced knowledge and experience of T-SQL
• Expert knowledge of Excel to an advanced level
• Specialist knowledge of statistical, analytical and presentation techniques

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.