Head of Data | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks an Informatics Leader to enhance and develop their analysis service. The role involves overseeing the Trust's data warehouse, ensuring compliance with NHS standards, and providing technical leadership. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, a relevant degree, and experience with business intelligence tools. This position offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of exciting projects and develop new skills within a compassionate team focused on high-quality care.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing data warehouses and information systems.
• Strong knowledge of NHS standards and Information Governance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management of the Trust's data warehouse.
• Deliver technical solutions for performance management.
• Oversee development of self-serve data reporting tools.

Skills

Technical skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Data management

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Business intelligence tools

Data integration software

Cloud solutions

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists for a talented informatics leader to contribute to the continued development of our Informatics service. This key role, within a dynamic and expanding team, will be responsible for developing and enhancing the analysis service, to continue to meet the needs of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust.

Working closely with both clinical services and Informatics colleagues, the successful candidate will bring excellent technical and analytical skills, and knowledge and experience of using data and information to understand and support clinical services.

In return, this challenging post will allow the successful applicant to play a crucial role in developing the performance and analysis service within the Trust. There will be chances to develop new skills and knowledge through training, and also offer the opportunity to be a part of many exciting and challenging projects currently being undertaken at the Trust.

Please apply early as vacancies may close before the given closing date when sufficient applications for this exciting opportunity have been received.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Jonathon Artingstall, Head of Information and Performance on 01223 219250.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management, development, and ongoing support of the Trust’s data warehouse and wider information management arrangements, acting as the subject matter expert on business intelligence.
• Provide technical authority and leadership for the business intelligence function, supporting digital change initiatives and delivering information management training across the department and Trust.
• Design and implement informatics solutions to ensure the Trust meets national, commissioning, and local reporting requirements, supporting a comprehensive performance management framework.
• Deliver a robust technical environment that enables the Trust and its partners to use assured and reliable information for service change, efficiency, and continuous improvement in patient care.
• Oversee the development of self-serve data reporting tools, enabling colleagues to access key performance indicators, capacity and demand activity, and data quality metrics.
• Ensure all data management and reporting activities comply with Information Governance, data protection, and NHS standards.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

The Head of Data

• Oversee day-to-day management of the CPFT data warehouse, including data extraction, transformation, and loading from diverse sources, while maintaining robust security and data integrity.
• Lead the development of the data warehouse in line with the Data, Digital and Technology Strategy, integrating new data sources and advancing analytical capabilities, including the adoption of emerging technologies such as cloud solutions and artificial intelligence.
• Provide assurance on data quality, manage change control, and support audit and security testing.
• Develop and quality assure applications for data integration, using the most appropriate tools available.
• Collaborate closely with clinical leaders and other departments to identify development opportunities and provide technical leadership on solutions.
• Produce and deliver transparent, consistent reporting outputs, from simple extracts to complex analyses and visualisations, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Manage and develop the business intelligence team, including recruitment, training, performance management, and fostering a customer-focused, collaborative culture.
• Support research initiatives, service evaluation, and the implementation of best practices, keeping abreast of national developments and policies.
• Ensure all activities are conducted in line with Trust values, policies, and the highest standards of confidentiality, equality, and diversity.

This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025.