Director of Analytics and Insights

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Cambridge seeks a Director of Insight and Analytics to lead the development of insights and planning functions. This senior role involves engaging with stakeholders and overseeing the Trust's strategy to enhance business planning. Candidates should possess significant experience in healthcare and data sciences. The position offers various benefits and supports work-life balance.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised parking

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the healthcare sector at senior level.
• Proven record of leading complex management systems.
• Experience as a Senior Manager within an NHS organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the insights and analytics directorate.
• Develop and deliver Trust's strategy for business planning.
• Ensure comprehensive business intelligence and analysis.

Skills

Data sciences

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Relationship building

Statistical modelling

Performance management

Education

Masters Degree in health delivery related subject

PhD in Data Science or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking an exceptional leader to join us as Director of Insight and Analytics.

This post is central to the delivery of our Trust strategy and is responsible for leading the development of the new insights, analytics and planning directorate.

This newly formed directorate will bring together existing teams as well as building new capacity to provide board-level information to provide early warning of deteriorating metrics and enable effective decision making at all levels in the organisation.

This role requires an expert leader in data sciences and planning who will capitalise on the depth of information available from our EPR.

The role will suit someone who has experience of and enjoys developing new functions and ways of working across organisations and is confident in engaging with very senior stakeholders.

Main Duties of the Job

The Director of Analytics and Insight will develop and deliver the Trust's strategy to strengthen the business planning process and integrate into the Trust's performance governance; improve the reporting and insights that facilitate early escalation of risks including through the Integrated Performance Report; and ensure that the Business Intelligence and Analytics functions provide the Trust and stakeholders with comprehensive business intelligence and analysis, developing the technical foundations to achieve this.

About Us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining how all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Benefits to You

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification – Qualifications

• Masters Degree Level education or equivalent, gained in a health delivery related subject
• Significant experience in the healthcare sector at senior level.
• PhD or advanced degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field (Desirable).

Knowledge and Experience

• Experience as a Senior Manager within an NHS organisation in a performance, informatics or commissioning setting
• Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population
• Experience within an acute hospital setting
• Exceptionally high level of numeracy and ability in health based statistical modelling
• Proven record of leading complex, multi‑faceted management systems relating to performance and/or planning
• A strategic thinker with highly developed communication and negotiation skills, coupled with commercial acumen
• Demonstrable evidence of working at immediately sub‑Board level
• Significant experience of delivering complex strategic and operational planning data
• Strong networker and relationship builder
• Ability to give formal presentations
• Significant experience of delivering complex strategic and operational planning frameworks
• Demonstrable evidence of managing specialist multi‑disciplinary staff as a coherent team
• Proven experience in a senior data science or advanced analytics leadership role, preferably within healthcare or a related field
• In‑depth knowledge of data science techniques, including machine learning, AI, predictive analytics, and big data technologies
• Strong track record of delivering complex data science projects that improve business or clinical outcomes
• Knowledge of healthcare NHS data systems, electronic health records, data architecture, and NHS data governance regulations
• Excellent leadership and team management skills with experience in building and leading data science teams
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data insights into actionable recommendations for non‑technical stakeholders

Desirable

• Experience of partnership working, evidence of playing a major role in an organisational change programme
• Experience in the deployment of an NHS Electronic Patient Record systems and associated data management/reporting
• Formal project management training
• Presentation/media experience

Setting Direction

• Political astuteness, understanding what can and cannot be delivered at senior level
• A proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets
• The ability to shape the future and bring staff with you
• Proven ability to deal with wide range of data and information and take appropriate decisions from it
• A proven ability to come up with flexible and creative solutions to difficult problems
• High end IT skills, with demonstrable evidence of power user abilities in MS Excel

Delivering the Service

• Excellent collaborative working skills and able to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and professional staff groups, and a proven ability to influence and change those groups
• Effective and strategic influencing skills at all levels in the organisation including influencing Trust Board
• Proven ability of leading change through people
• A management style that empowers others and evidence of successfully driving a learning coaching culture for all staff in your area of control
• Holding to account others to ensure they deliver to their targets and dealing effectively with performance
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information to senior managers, staff, patients and external agencies

Drive for Improvement

• A deep motivation to drive and improve performance in the service and in others
• The confidence to succeed and overcome individual and organisational obstacles
• Being able to manage own emotions and be resilient in a range of complex and demanding situations

Personal Integrity

• A strong commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness and high standards in leadership

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. In addition, the UK Visas and Immigration website provides further information. For overseas applicants, criminal record certificates may be required based on residency history as outlined on the UK Visas and Immigration website and completion of the Criminal records checks for overseas applicants guidance.

Employer Details

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes Hospital – Division Corporate, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ.

Employer website: https://www.cuh.nhs.uk