Principle Data Analyst, Band 8a

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for the full list of duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications

- Educated to Masters level or equivalent.

- In depth knowledge of information related field either acquired by postgraduate study to diploma level or equivalent experience

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

- Experience of working at a senior level in data analysis and/or data science

- Experience of using business reporting systems and data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Oracle, ESR, Excel.

- Has experience of creating reports and dashboard when the request may not be clear or from a stakeholder that does not have the technical ability to convey what is required.

- To produce complex trajectory and forecasting to enable robust planning at Division and Trust level. Producing insights, conclusions and recommendations to support decision making.

- Implement changes and innovation to own project and work areas and propose recommendations for more effective delivery for supporting areas.

- Provide expert advice to actively support analytical requirements, ensuring that the relevant analytical techniques are applied which will include but not limited to performance metrics, scenario modelling, demand & capacity modelling, demand predictions, evaluation of project delivery and statistical capability.

- Ability to plan over a short, medium and long-term frameworks and adjust plans and impact on resource requirements accordingly.

- Explain data patterns and their implications on interpretation to promote the use of data-driven decision making

Leadership and Management

- Can engage and negotiate with senior clinicians and other stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information with clarity to large and influential groups

- Demonstrate best practice approach to development of all tools and products

- Link across all Departments, including Finance, Planning, HR and Clinical operational leads to address inter-dependencies and ensure alignment.

- Lead the team in the adoption of specialist analytical techniques

- To provide effective line management to a team of analysts responsible for the identification, validation and correction of data. This includes but it not restricted toDay to day Line Management reasonabilitys, including health and wellbeing, support and guidance, training and development and appraisals

Education and Training

- To provide training and advice to colleagues with a range of data and technical abilities to ensure that they are equipped with the skills required to utilise the workforce information for their required ask.

- To work engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders internal (eg budget holders, clinical leads and very senior managers etc) and external (eg ICS, regional and NHSE colleagues etc). To challenge where appropriate.

Improving quality and developing practices

- To undertake regular and robust audits of data and data quality ensuring that information that is shared is accurate and up to date.

- Shows initiative in seeking out best practice, constantly reviewing and improving processes to ensure that workforce reporting remains relevant and appropriate.

- Analyse, interpret and present data to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.

- Ensure that the projects maintain business focus, have clear authority and that the context, including risks, is actively managed in alignment with the strategic priorities of NHS.

- Contribute to the strategic planning of team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on the wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• In depth knowledge of an information related field either acquired by postgraduate study to diploma level or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working at a senior level in data analysis and/or data science
• Experience of using business reporting systems and data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Oracle, ESR, Excel.
• Experience of providing expert advice to actively support analytical requirements, ensuring that the relevant analytical techniques are applied which will include but not limited to performance metrics, scenario modelling, demand & capacity modelling, demand predictions, evaluation of project delivery and statistical capability.
• Experience of line management of staff
• Experience providing training, advice and upskilling to colleagues on data and data tools.
• Experience of directing, organising, and leading projects in the implementation and use of new data and BI software tools and systems

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Implement changes and innovation to own project and work areas and propose recommendations for more effective delivery for supporting areas.
• To identify risks, issues and dependencies, considering best practice and current options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
• Explain data patterns and their implications on interpretation to promote the use of data-driven decision making
• Ability to undertake audits of data and data quality. Shows initiative in seeking out best practice and reviewing/improving where appropriate.

Qualities

• Develops relationships and works collaboratively with senior stakeholders to drive forward Workforce intelligence and reporting to support the fast paced need for up to date and comprehensive data.
• To work flexibly to meet conflicting or changing requirements
• Can engage and negotiate with senior clinicians and other stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information with clarity to large and influential groups
• Support, motivate and develop staff within the team to ensure they are able to deliver
• Ability to manage long periods of intense concentration, remain calm under pressure and meet deadlines
• Can work autonomously, managing their own workload and that of the team
• Ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/