Job summary
- Main area
- Digital
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 264-6177429-COR
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £58,699 - £65,304 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Health Intelligence
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
Are you someone who understands the power data, information and insight can offer to an organisation in the NHS? Are you ready for the opportunity to lead the transformation of our health intelligence service across our organisation? Leading a team of 40+ colleagues across two pressured acute hospitals, the Head of Health Intelligence is a vital role across University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) as this role will lead the reporting, analytics, insights and data quality services which is so important for not only the day-to-day running of the hospitals, but also strategic planning. UHN are in the midst of a major transformation programme as they implement a new cloud-based data warehouse and powerBI visualisation tool and look to revolutionise the way they operate, interact and support colleagues across UHN.
So do you want to support the development and implementation of a new cloud-based data warehouse and PowerBI tools alongside the migration of data to a modern new EPR? Can you demonstrate an aptitude for defining and delivering a vision and strategy data and analytics whilst improving operational service and solving day to day challenges. If yes we are looking for you…
Interested in applying? We would welcome informal conversations with Natasha Chare, Chief Digital Information Officer. Please get in touch with Lewis Chinnick: [email protected] to arrange.
Interviews to take place May 29-30th.
Main duties of the job
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
We are looking for someone who can develop and deliver an effective and efficient analysis and intelligence service (both clinical and operational) that provides reporting and decision support to all levels of UHN. The post holder must ensure that accurate and timely data and information is provided that can inform strategic and operational decision making at all levels. This will be achieved through the provision of a customer focused service that harnesses high quality information to drive quality and safety of healthcare delivery by providing targeted insight to support operational and strategic decision making.
Working for our organisation
WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US:
- Great learning and development opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- NHS agenda for change terms and conditions with generous annual leave provision
- NHS pension
- Flexible working
- Opportunity to lead on a transformation agenda including implementation of new technologies
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details on this role.
The Head of Health Intelligence (post holder) is responsible for delivering the data, analysis and intelligence functions to support the UHN’s strategic aims and will be an integral part of the Digital Leadership team.
All members of the Digital Leadership team will strive towards “Applying the culture, processes, business models & technologies of the internet era to respond to people’s raised expectations” [Tom Loosemore’s definition of Digital].
The post holder will have senior responsibility for providing and developing an effective and efficient analysis and intelligence service (both clinical and operational) that provides reporting and decision support to all levels of UHN. The post holder must ensure that excellent accurate and timely data and information is provided that can inform strategic and operational decision making at all levels. This will be achieved through the provision of a customer focused service that harnesses high quality information to drive quality and safety of healthcare delivery by providing targeted insight to support operational and strategic decision making.
Person specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters level with a degree or equivalent experience and competencies or extensive relevant senior experience.
- Digital, Information or statistical qualification, or extensive relevant senior experience.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Management qualifications
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing transformation of a service
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of working with health information systems, with ability to keep fully informed about emerging technology through horizon scanning and networking.
- Knowledge of driving through change and developing an insight and analysis culture, moving from reporting the past to supporting future decision making.
- In depth knowledge of MS office, Excel, Word, Access, Outlook etc.
- Knowledge of NHS Information requirements
- Knowledge and experience of statutory reporting
- Extensive knowledge of NHS Data Definitions, Standards, Data Manual and statutory requirements.
- Extensive knowledge of NHS reporting, data flows, Commissioning process, PBR, DHSC central returns etc. and the vital importance of submitting accurate and timely information.
- Extensive knowledge of NHS reporting, data flows, Commissioning process, PBR, DHSC central returns etc. and the vital importance of submitting accurate and timely information.
- Demonstrate the ability to solve problems and make decisions within the parameters of the job role e.g. assessing and dealing with queries relating to information.
- Demonstrate the ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload according to the demands of conflicting and unpredictable requests
- Responsibility for patient confidentiality issues, ensuring data protection act is adhered to
- Possess excellent communication skills in order to provide and receive information which may be complicated e.g. discuss data requests to ensure information is accurate, consistent and of the best quality, with internal and external clients
- Create reports using appropriate tooling to summarise and analyse data from various sources, ensuring systems are adapted to reflect changes in data collected
- Responsibility for patient confidentiality issues, ensuring data protection act is adhered to
- Possess excellent communication skills in order to provide and receive information which may be complicated e.g. discuss data requests to ensure information is accurate, consistent and of the best quality, with internal and external clients
- Create reports using appropriate tooling to summarise and analyse data from various sources, ensuring systems are adapted to reflect changes in data collected.
- Substantial recent experience working in NHS Informatics/Performance management.
- Working at a senior level to effectively lead a specialist team
- Experience of staff management including personal development reviews and recruitment
- Experience of delivering presentations to large and diverse groups.
- Experience of developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Detailed knowledge and application of performance management tools and techniques and the development and use of balanced scorecards / dashboards
- Experience of dealing with National NHS organisations such as the Department of Health and Social Care and CCG’s
Desirable criteria
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of MS SQL Business Intelligence tools.
- Knowledge and experience of SUS / CDS data exchanges
- Knowledge and experience of understanding user needs, seeking feedback and user research methods to improve reporting, analytics and insight delivery
- Knowledge of Freedom of Information Legislation, Data Protection Act etc
- Knowledge of the Information Governance agenda
- Highly developed specialist knowledge and understanding of Information Governance Toolkit especially in relation to Information Quality Assurance
- Knowledge of NHS clinical coding
Key Competencies/ Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Chare
- Job title
- UHN Chief Digital Information Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01536 492707
- Additional information
We would welcome informal conversations with Natasha Chare, Chief Digital Information Officer. Please get in touch with Lewis Chinnick: [email protected] to arrange.