Deputy Head of Data Analysis

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to lead a team of senior analysts. This role supports mental health and community health services, ensuring timely and accurate performance reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience in data analysis, leadership capabilities, and proficiency with modern data architecture and Power BI. This position offers flexibility and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Relocation support of up to £10,000

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience as a data analyst with leadership responsibility.
• Ability to deliver timely and accurate performance reporting.
• Familiarity with modern data architecture and visualization best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of senior data analysts.
• Lead the analytical needs for mental health, community, and primary care services.
• Ensure timely delivery of performance reports for stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Leadership

Performance reporting

Flexible working

Power BI

Data visualization

Tools

Power BI

Data architecture

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting and challenging role for an experienced data analyst to support the Head of Analysis and Business Intelligence in driving change and improvement through innovative, meaningful and impactful modern data analysis. Joining an accredited (London Skills Development Network Excellence in Informatics - Level 1 2023) and award-winning department you will manage a group of senior data analysts through an exciting period of change. You will embrace modern data science techniques, visualization best practice and measurement for improvement to champion the use of data to support the trust objectives. You will be supported by a cloud-based modern data architecture, powerful Power BI analytics and a strategic training plan based on the National Competency Framework for Data Professionals (NHS E/I).

The post holder will deputise and assist the Head of Analysis and Business Intelligence in the management of the Data Analysis department supporting Mental Health, Community Health and Primary Care. They will support the Head of Analysis and Business Intelligence by line managing a section of the Senior Data Analysts. The post holder will work closely with Trust performance leads and service managers to ensure timely and accurate reporting on the performance of all Trust services. The post holder will also deliver performance reporting metrics against agreed specifications for internal and external stakeholders. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Data Science and Data Warehousing ensuring the smooth and accurate flow of information from various ELFT source systems to staff in a digestible format.

Responsibilities

• Development of a robust Data Analytics team for the Trust.
• To lead and be accountable for a section of Senior Data Analysts in managing and monitoring the analytical needs of the mental health, community and primary care services in the Trust.
• Able to respond in a flexible and timely manner to all information requirements by the Trust, Commissioners and external partners where appropriate.
• Ensure all operational deadlines for the delivery of performance reports to both internal and external stakeholders are met.
• Accountable for the delivery of efficient and effective reporting for mental health, community health and primary care which can adapt to both changes in national and local policies, and locally driven trust service requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as a data analyst with leadership or management responsibility (line management of Senior Data Analysts).
• Ability to deliver timely and accurate performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet information requirements and deadlines.
• Familiarity with modern data architecture, Power BI, and data visualization best practices.

For more details please refer to the job description and personal specification.

About ELFT and culture

Making Things Better. Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don\'t stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.

We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.

Our Community

We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.

Our Values and Diversity

ELFT is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds enriches the outcomes we aim to achieve. The Trust values care, respect and inclusivity. We welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties and diverse backgrounds.

Other reasons to apply

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we can discuss arrangements such as job share or part-time work. The Trust offer relocation support of up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses (terms apply).

ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental health care, innovation and improvement. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive.