Principal Information Analyst - Commissioning

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Bebington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Principal Information Analyst to lead the development of the BI framework for commissioning data flows and to collaborate with the BI Manager and finance colleagues. The role involves producing timely reports, analysing complex data from various sources, and supporting automation of reporting processes.

You will work to ensure decisions align with national and local policies, and contribute to future BI team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the BI framework for commissioning data flows across the Trust.
• Support the Trust in understanding commissioning data flows.
• Define reporting requirements within the data warehouse to support automation where possible.
• Produce timely briefing reports and analyses from diverse data sources (including financial flows).
• Contribute to performance improvement strategies addressing shortfalls.
• Be conversant with national and local policies (Operating Framework and Specialist Commissioning rules).
• Contribute to future development work within the BI teams.
• Analyse complex statistical information and use SPC and similar charts.
• Team is office-based with at least three on-site days per week.

Job description

The Principal Information Analyst will work closely with the wider business intelligence team and the Commissioning and Contracting Manager, finance colleagues and the Head of Business Intelligence and wider NHS information community. They will have responsibility for the production and submission of all national and routine reporting relating to commissioning flows ensuring this is accurate, timely and fit for purpose.,

• Leading the development of the Business Intelligence framework for all Trust wide Information requirements relating to commissioning data flows, working closely with the Business Intelligence Manager.
• Taking a lead role in supporting the Trust in understanding commissioning data flows.
• To define reporting requirements within the data warehouse to support the commissioner challenges processes so they can be automated where possible.
• Produce timely and accurate briefing reports and other reports, on own initiative and on request as required. This involves analysing complex data and information from a range of sources. This includes financial flows data for the Finance team and all commissioner reporting.
• Contribute towards the design of performance improvement and business development strategies which are challenging and innovative and which address performance shortfalls.
• Be fully conversant with national and local policies, for example, Operating Framework and Specialist Commissioning rules and provide expert advice to your area of responsibility.
• Contribute to the future development work within the Business Intelligence teams
• Analysis of complex statistical information and use of SPC and similar charts.

The team are mainly office based and their is an expectation of working on site for a minimum of three days a week.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man. Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do. Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.