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Job summary

Main area
Business Intelligence
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
318-24-COR-R12751
Employer
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cheltenham General Hospital
Town
Cheltenham
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2024 23:59

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Divisional Information Manager - Corporate Band 7

Band 7

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

 

Job overview

Working as part of our multi-award winning Divisional Analytics Team, our Divisional Information Managers are responsible for leading teams of BI Analysts in transforming the hospital activity data we hold into intelligence and insight to facilitate planning and delivery of our acute services and managing external reporting to NHSE. 

Over the past few years our BI team have worked to aid the trust in making critical decisions while supporting patient flow and quality of care during one of the most important and challenging times for healthcare. This included using advanced forecasting models to predict COVID admissions, creating real time operational dashboards, and gaining access to never before seen data flows. Gloucestershire Hospitals BI Team has gained national recognition, winning the Health Tech Newspaper Award for Best Use of Data 2020 and AphA's Analytical Team of the Year.

This is an exciting time to be a part of the GHFT BI team. We are moving forward fast with our Digital BI strategy and implementing Tableau within the Trust, alongside these ambitious plans comes lots of opportunities for staff to develop personally and professionally. As a Trust we are determined to be at the forefront of change, using tools such as machine learning and predictive analytics in the next stages of our journey. 

We are looking for a motivated individual who has an analytical mind set, a passion for improving healthcare, and strong leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

The position available is a Divisional Information Manager in the Corporate Team. A key element of the team's responsibilities is the management and submission of mandated returns to NHSE, PHE and external givernaning organisations. The Corporate team also provides accurate, concise and clear information and analytics to the Trust to support its strategic objectives covering RTT waiting times, Bed Occupancy, Hospital Flow and much more.

The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities, along with the ability to effectively communicate and present complex information to a range of different stakeholders. The post holder will have management responsibility for 3-4 analysts within the Business Intelligence team, helping to support their development. The post holder will need to be able to work under pressure, and manage conflicting priorities for the team.

See the attached job description for further information.

Working for our organisation

Our multi-award winning BI Team aim to use data and analytics to make a real difference to the healthcare of the Gloucestershire population. It is an exciting time within the department with new developments including the introduction of Tableau, a new data warehouse, expansion of Population Health Management, and the continued implementation of a new EPR system. These developments will continue to make the team pivotal to the post-CoViD landscape in Gloucestershire.

The Trust is committed to developing staff to recognise their full potential. The BI team frequently runs internal training sessions to share knowledge and best practice across the team. Our team has extensive experience from all areas of the NHS which will support your development as you progress in your career. Links with Apha enable you to subscribe to the Information Professional Register, which will provide you with access to tools to support your p

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK.  We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Divisional Managers are responsible for the development, preparation and maintenance of high quality and timely information and analytical reports to support the Divisions in performance management, clinical and operational processes. This will involve ensuring a high level of analysis, interpretation, synthesis and presentation of information reports to ensure stakeholders are advised of any potential problem areas. The information to be presented in a clear and concise manner and where appropriate to recommend solutions. This involves working closely with clinicians and senior managers within the hospital to understand their requirements, developing reporting tools and providing intelligence to enable services to make better informed decisions. The post holder will need to be engaging, forward thinking, and work with a positive attitude in order to build great working relationships with our customers to improve patient care.

To lead, together with the other BI Managers, the team’s staff to ensure they are well motivated work effectively and achieve their personal and team objectives. This includes line management HR functions, recruitment functions and ensuring staff are developed and appraised each year.

Understand and interpret complex concepts and respond appropriately to tight deadlines. This entails the analysis, investigation and resolution of complex information issues.

Divisional Information Managers should be organised, show excellent leadership skills, enthusiastic, inquisitive, have good technical and statistical skills, and passionate to make a real difference to how our hospitals are run.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or above and/or equivalent experience
  • Substantial experience working in an NHS Information Management

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate excellent SQL server, SSRS and excel skills, together with understanding of Information databases.
  • Expertise in front end visualisation applications
  • Expert level of skill in information analysis, including the ability to prepare high quality written reports turning data to information
  • Experience of delivering consistently with competing deadlines
  • Experience of managing stakeholder expectations and working relationships

Knowledge / Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate good communication skills.
  • Demonstrate team leadership skills with a commitment to staff development
  • Demonstrate strong negotiating and influencing skills
  • Ability to identify problems and offer technical solutions
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate understanding of PbR/non PbR and relationship to contracting and performance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Zara Strinati
Job title
BI Business Partner - Corporate/W&Cs
Email address
[email protected]
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