Business Intelligence Analyst

East Lancashire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Rishton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a BI Analyst to join the expanding Business Intelligence team. You will work with clinical and operational data, developing analytics to inform decisions and supporting statutory NHS reporting.

The role offers training, development opportunities, and a flexible agile/home working model across BI services. You will gain experience with NHS data, SQL, ETL (SSIS/SSAS), and data visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Good general education including GCSEs (English & Maths).
• Experience deriving key messages from large data sets for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Analysts by extracting data and populating templates for established reports for managers and external bodies.
• Support statutory and internal reporting deadlines with daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly processes.
• Develop and maintain data sources to create standard information for users of the service.

Skills

SQL Skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Numeracy

Education

GCSEs including English & Maths

Tools

SSIS

SSAS

Data viz tools

Job description

Job overview

Do you want to be part of talented and expanding Business Intelligence team building innovative analytics products that help to inform and empower our decision makers? As a BI Analyst you will support the team to extract knowledge for our clinical and operational teams, hungry for analytics to optimise clinical care and performance and for our vibrant research community. You will support our organisation to meet its statutory reporting responsibilities, delivering key areas of reporting to external partners and national bodies. You will join a group of approximately 20 Business Intelligence Analysts and engineers and you will have options to increase and hone your skills in multiple BI related areas covering up to 40 clinical specialties. You will be given the opportunity to develop skills to analyse and report on large, complex data sets and deliver through appropriate visualisation tools; utilising a range of complex data sources derived from our mature Electronic Patient Record system. What can we offer you – access to extensive opportunities for training and development, career progression with free access to Microsoft Enterprise Skills Initiative which includes include training, exams and certifications. Access to an agile/home working model of delivery across all our Business Intelligence services that maximises flexible working for all our staff.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an applicant looking to start their career journey within Business Intelligence. You will develop a thorough understanding of NHS data, how to process data and report to both internal and external audiences. You will be given access to extensive training and development to build you technical skill set including but not limited to SQL, ETL Processing (SSIS and SSAS) and data visualisation tools. You will, over time develop the skills to analyse and report on large, complex data sets and deliver through appropriate tools for data visualisation and reporting that provide you with an extensive skill set to continue your career journey. Your main duties will include:

• Provide daily assistance to the Senior Analysts, extracting data and populating templates for specified established reports for service managers, corporate managers, external organisations and statutory bodies
• Provide informatics support to meet all statutory and internal reporting deadlines utilising processes for daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting within the trust and to external organisations.
• Utilise and further develop existing data sources to support the development of standard information for users of the service

Working for our organisation

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work so you will be joining a Business Intelligence team that actively supports training and skills development to help you achieve your personal and career development objectives and promotes agile/home working opportunities for all. We are a dedicated, extremely busy, hard-working, and friendly team who will help you to flourish in your new role. As a member of the OneLSC, you will be working as part of a collaborative, friendly and caring team of incredible people who are committed to providing excellent care with compassion. We celebrate diversity, encourage everyone to contribute, and you are valued for who you are. Together, we can create your future. You will be supported to achieve your personal goals and build the career you want. You will have access to our world-class education facilities and award-winning leadership and learning programmes - so this is the perfect place for you to achieve your potential. Together, we have created a supportive, inspirational, innovative, and vibrant workplace.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Further details are available in the detailed Job Description and person specification. The main responsibilities of the post are:

• Provide daily assistance to the Senior Analysts, extracting data and populating templates for specified established reports for service managers, corporate managers, external organisations and statutory bodies
• Liaise with relevant individuals to ensure that any data is collected in an accurate and timely manner
• Ensure all deadlines for information provision are met by planning and organising work in response to continually changing priorities
• Run reports as specified and required by the senior analysts
• Provide informatics support to meet all statutory and internal reporting deadlines utilising processes for daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting within the trust and to external organisations.
• Work within the BI team in providing information as per agreed timescales
• Establish effective working relationships with key personnel in the PbR/SLR, Business Intelligence, Performance, Finance and Divisional Teams relevant to the role.
• Report effectively, in written, verbal or electronic format as required
• Utilise departmental operational procedures to run reports, updating procedures as processes are refined.
• Provide analysis support to respond to activity queries and requests
• Quality assure relevant procedures and process documents ensuring changes are reflected into documentation
• Become proficient in the interpretation of user requirements into ad hoc reports.
• Utilise and further develop existing data sources to support the development of standard information for users of the service
• Work independently with Trust staff, but with support and guidance from the Senior Business Intelligence team members.
• Become proficient in the use of the Trusts data visualisation tools to analyse and present data to service users.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Good general level of education including a minimum of 3 GCSE’s or equivalent including English & Mathematics
• Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable criteria

• ECDL

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of deriving key messages from complex information and large data sets and presenting in a user friendly format
• Experience of managing a varied range of tasks and activities
• Experience of analysing large data sets

Desirable criteria

• SQL Skills

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present information logically and concisely
• Good all round numeracy skills, problem solving abilities and logic
• Good interpersonal skills in order to liaise with health professionals at all levels across the organisation