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Job summary

Main area
Administrative Services
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
174-SBIA-070524
Employer
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Yorkshire Ambulance, Headquarters
Town
Wakefield
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust logo

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Band 7

Job overview

The post holder will work remotely and has responsibility for providing business analysis, populational health and technical SQL/PowerBI/Advanced Analytics support to ensure operational managers are fully aware of local intelligence and equipped to manage the business dynamics within the service area. You will have a range of significant technical skills including advanced analytical techniques and supporting technical skills such as SQL, PowerBI, and one advanced statistical code/programming software with experience.  

They must have experience of working with working on their own initiative, working with large datasets, data warehouses and have the ability to communicate well across different teams.

Must have experience of working with large and complex datasets, experience, and knowledge of working with populational and public health data would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide and share with the wider Digital team advanced technical and reporting/analysis skills.
  • The ability to adopt a programming language for the use of advanced analytics in BI working practice.
  • The ability to code from at least one core advanced analytics software and understand its implications.
  • Design and execute the test scenarios and test SQL scripts.
  • Lead specific Trust projects specifically associated with improving performance through the use of intelligent information across all service lines within the Trust.
  • Investigate complex requirements; provide assistance and advice as required on all information issues.
  • Responsible for tracking data, extracting, and analysing data produced and make recommendations for service improvements.
  • Provide advice and technical support to the Business Intelligence Team
  • Link external datasets and analyse own Organisation in the context of the place within the wider NHS or system.

Working for our organisation

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.

We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.

We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.

Benefits:
•    Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
•    27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
•    Contributory Pension.
•    NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
•    Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
•    Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
•    Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
•    Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

Check out our YAS One Team Simulation! https://www.nwyhelearning.nhs.uk/elearning/yorksandhumber/yas/yasoneteam/index.html    

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Lead on the development and maintenance of a data warehouse and liaise with other departments CSU's and CCG's ensuring that the data held responds to business needs and is of an appropriate quality.
  • Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to explain and present reports to a wide-ranging audience.
  • Lead specific Trust BI projects specifically associated with improving the use of intelligent information across all service lines within the Trust.
  • Investigate complex information requirements; provide assistance and advice as required on all information issues.
  • Responsible for tracking data, extracting, and analysing data produced and make recommendations for service improvements. Making judgements through interpretation of data and considering the options available.
  • Develop/recommend required applications for performing the analysis of data.
  • Provide and share with the wider ICT team advanced technical and reporting/analysis skill.
  • Design and implement populational health management solutions.

Person specification

Skills and experience

Essential criteria
  • Advanced Experience of using SQL and other database tools including select, join, group, stored procedures, views and sub queries
  • Advanced Experience of using Business Intelligence technologies including PowerBI
  • Ability to overcome barriers associated with conveying analytical/technical information to a non-technical audience
  • Experience of working in a business intelligence or similar team for at least 3 years
  • Highly skilled communicator (both verbal and written) with an ability to discuss requests, negotiate timescales and present results.
  • Excellent working knowledge of Office 365 Applications.
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the NHS and or Ambulance Services

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerThe Learning Awards - Apprenticeship ProgrammeArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardHappy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nigel Batey
Job title
Head of Business Intelligence
Email address
[email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Headquarters
Brindley Way
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 0XQ
Telephone
07425 213930 or 0330 678 4015
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