Employer: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BE, United Kingdom. The role can be based in either Norwich or Ipswich.
Salary: Advertised at around £39,959 – £48,117 per annum (pro rata), NHS AfC Band 6.
Employment type: 12-month fixed-term contract (until October 2027).
Work arrangement: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, with flexible and home/remote working options. Occasional travel across Norfolk and Suffolk is required.
Job overview:
Support the modernisation and development of Business Intelligence services across Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Develop clear, informative and reliable reporting solutions to support clinical services, management teams and organisational decision-making.
Use technical tools such as T-SQL, Power BI and SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to analyse complex data and present meaningful information.
Work collaboratively with the Business Intelligence team to respond to increasing demand for data analysis and reporting.
Contribute to organisational transformation by providing accurate insights that support service planning, performance monitoring and improved healthcare delivery.
Responsibilities
- Analyse complex datasets and produce meaningful business intelligence reports.
- Design, develop and maintain reporting solutions using T-SQL, Power BI and SSRS.
- Extract, manipulate and interpret information from relevant organisational databases.
- Present data through clear reports, dashboards, graphics and visualisations.
- Support clinical and operational teams with accurate information for decision-making.
- Respond to requests for information and analytical support from different departments.
- Identify trends, patterns and variations in organisational and clinical performance data.
- Ensure reports are accurate, reliable, relevant and delivered within agreed deadlines.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement and modernisation of Business Intelligence services.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to develop reporting solutions that meet changing organisational needs.
- Support the Trust’s transformation programmes through effective data analysis and information presentation.
Requirements
- A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline involving data analysis, data presentation, data manipulation, computing or numerical subjects.
- Alternatively, equivalent practical experience and knowledge of information systems and data analysis.
- SQL Server qualification and/or practical experience.
- Experience using T-SQL or a comparable database query language.
- Demonstrable experience in data analysis and information presentation.
- Experience designing reports and using graphics to communicate information effectively.
- Ability to manipulate, interpret and present data accurately.
- Good analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Experience working within an NHS information or commissioning environment.
- Previous experience in a mental health organisation.
- Familiarity with NHS information systems and healthcare reporting requirements.
- Experience supporting organisational performance monitoring and service improvement.
Benefits
- Competitive NHS Band 6 salary of £39,959 – £48,117 per annum.
- NHS pension scheme.
- Flexible and home-working opportunities.
- Full-time working arrangement of 37.5 hours per week.
- Comprehensive internal and external training programmes.
- Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
- Annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 33 days, depending on length of service.
- Additional paid bank holidays.
- Staff physiotherapy services.
- Access to NHS staff discounts.
- Wagestream financial wellbeing benefit.