Director of Data and Analytics (Interim)

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Director of Data and Analytics to lead transformative initiatives across multiple hospitals. This role demands a strategic mindset and strong leadership skills to manage Business Information and Clinical Coding teams. You will drive high-quality data governance and analytics, ensuring alignment with operational priorities. Join a vibrant team committed to improving patient care and experience unparalleled career development opportunities. If you are passionate about data and making a difference in healthcare, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing initiatives

Staff recognition schemes

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loans

Onsite leisure memberships

Qualifications

• Masters level education or equivalent experience at a senior level.
• Experience with project and programme management tools.
• Recent senior NHS experience in data and informatics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic and operational management of Business Information teams.
• Drive transformation and change through data-driven decision-making.
• Ensure excellence in information service delivery.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Leadership skills

Data analytics

Change management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Masters level education

Tools

Agile

Prince 2

Job description

Site Trustwide (Main base will be St. Mary's Hospital) Town London Salary £113,557 - £129,443 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust offers numerous opportunities for healthcare career development.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 staff, providing care for over 1.5 million patients annually from northwest London and beyond.

Our rich heritage and ambitious vision focus on improving patient care and supporting local communities.

In partnership with Imperial College London and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of six in the UK, dedicated to translating research into better patient care and education.

We pride ourselves on innovation and early adoption of new technologies, techniques, and treatments to enhance health outcomes.

Job overview

We seek an outstanding individual for the role of Director of Data and Analytics. The ideal candidate will possess substantial expertise in data and analytics, with strong leadership skills to drive transformation and change. Analytical skills, creativity, and insight are essential.

You will lead the strategic and operational management of our Business Information and Clinical Coding teams across all Trust sites, collaborating within the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative and the broader Integrated Care System. Your leadership will enable high-quality data-driven decision-making supporting strategic and operational performance.

You will be responsible for maintaining information standards and developing a responsive, insightful business intelligence service aligned with organizational goals. The role also includes data governance and analytics to inform service delivery.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, you will shape and implement a transformation programme to modernize and align business intelligence with operational priorities, ensuring a proactive service embedded in operational delivery.

Please note, interviews are provisionally scheduled for Friday, 23rd May 2025.

Main duties of the job

• The Director will oversee the strategic and operational management of the Business Information and Clinical Coding teams across all sites, supporting the Trust’s performance.
• This role involves active participation in system-wide and multidisciplinary collaborations among intelligence professionals including data analysts, clinical coders, data scientists, and qualitative researchers.
• The intelligence functions will support strategic, clinical, and operational decisions at the director level.
• You will be accountable for information standards and developing business intelligence to support delivery, governance, and data analysis.
• You will report to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and be responsible for delivering a transformation programme across business intelligence, aligning services with operational needs and ensuring excellence in information service delivery.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working alongside leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Join a vibrant team embodying our values: expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. You’ll gain unparalleled experience and accelerate your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, staff recognition schemes, and optional benefits like Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loans, or onsite leisure memberships.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving staff working lives, welcoming flexible, part-time, or job-sharing applications. Please discuss this at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description outlines key tasks and responsibilities, while the person specification details required qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge. Please refer to the attached documents with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Masters level education or equivalent experience at a senior level in a related field.
• Experience with project and programme management tools, including Agile and Prince 2.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.

Experience

• Recent senior NHS experience in data and informatics.
• Proven leadership in major change initiatives with entrepreneurial flair.
• Experience reporting to Board or equivalent level.
• Engagement with senior clinical staff.
• Leading complex programmes/services in a complex environment.
• Achieving targets and deadlines effectively.
• Strategy development, business case creation, and change management experience.
• Strong partnership working in health and care sectors.
• Governance, risk management, and risk assessment experience.
• Strategic analysis expertise.
• Leadership and management experience in analytics.
• Experience presenting to large, diverse stakeholder groups.
• People management skills.
• Experience using analysis to navigate politically sensitive issues involving multiple stakeholders.
• Research and development initiative planning skills.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Strategic mindset and planning experience.
• Understanding of health policy development and implementation in complex environments.
• Advanced knowledge in data and informatics.
• Understanding legislation’s impact on data services.
• Knowledge of national data strategies.
• Leadership and change management skills.
• Negotiation skills and ability to build consensus.
• Exceptional analytical and planning skills.
• Excellent communicator with respect from technical and non-technical audiences.
• Leadership capability in formal and informal contexts.
• Proactive, achievement-oriented, and inclusive team player.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary communication method during recruitment. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email and optionally by text message if a mobile number is provided.

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