Senior Information Analyst

Site Blackpool Stadium (you may be required to work in other departments across our hospitals including across our sites.) Town Blackpool Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

The post holder will deliver and maintain Business Intelligence (BI) solutions to support the system information agenda, providing key information, intelligence and data metrics.

The role involves interrogating information systems, producing routine and ad hoc reports, analysing and reporting on data, ensuring the timely and accurate production of key performance indicators and contractual data requirements, providing advice on performance measures, data and statistics, and contributing to working groups developing information capability to support effective decision making.

Main duties of the job

• Provide reports, data and analysis to support managers, service planning and monitoring groups.
• Provide specialist statistical analysis of service use data and quality metrics to identify trends, developments and data quality issues.
• Develop, implement and maintain business intelligence solutions and complex information reports.
• Lead on the development of reporting to internal stakeholders. Encourage the use of business intelligence and information to support business planning.
• Contribute to One LSC strategies and action plans and work with Data Quality, Reporting, Data Engineering, Clinical Coding and Performance teams.
• Support and develop junior staff, including technical training.

Working for our organisation

The Business Intelligence Team are part of the Digital Division.

One LSC stands for ‘One Lancashire and South Cumbria’ and reflects the ambition to have one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way.

One LSC brings together the Digital, Data and Technology teams from each of the provider Trusts to create one central community of professionals. The aim is to bring services more closely together so that we can deliver the best service possible to each of our partner organisations.

At the core of One LSC delivery is eliminating duplication, removing unwarranted variation, realisation of the benefits of sharing common systems and processes and ensuring we deliver value for money for our partners, our system and, ultimately, for the communities we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Develop and maintain skills in SQL, database administration and highly complex data analysis.
• Design highly complex datasets, BI solutions and algorithms and ensure data warehouse developments are accurate and produced to schedule.
• Monitor and maintain implementation of the divisional data quality improvement plan.
• Provide support and expertise for informatics systems related to the Electronic Patient Record (EPR).
• Propose changes to divisional and service informatics practice and implement local policies.
• Plan a local programme of work to progress the section business plan and respond to changing user requirements.
• Provide submissions and returns to local and national bodies.
• Provide advice and guidance to maximise system functionality and enhance data quality and reporting.
• Be responsive to service user requests for assistance.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the post and band

Please see job description attached for further details.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Good level of general education
• Relevant degree or equivalent i.e. Information or related area
• Post graduate diploma or equivalent in Information or related area
• ECDL or equivalent
• Evidence of professional and/or personal development

Experience and knowledge

• Significant experience in Informatics in a large/ complex organisation
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• Experience of writing and maintaining SQL scripts
• Relevant experience of business intelligence software
• Experience of NHS information systems and use of information across the NHS (Acute and/or Community)
• Knowledge of relational database theory
• Knowledge of Acute Hospital information systems (e.g. PAS)
• Knowledge of Community Services information systems (e.g. EMIS Web Community)
• Knowledge of statistical publication, monitoring and metrics
• Ability to read, comprehend and advise on national policy and guidance
• Knowledge of NHS quality/governance systems e.g. CQC

Skills and ability

• Information analysis skills
• Ability to learn and apply programming skills
• Demonstrable skills in business intelligence software
• Excellent numeracy and statistical methods skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Ability to work as part of a team to work on own
• Project Management Skills

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost for an Enhanced DBS, is £45.90 and for a Basic & Standard, this is £24.90 this cost includes a £4.90 admin fee.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone

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