Quality Insight Senior Analyst | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

North Bristol NHS; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Quality Insight Senior Analyst to join the Quality team, delivering analytics, insight and reporting across patient safety, patient experience, clinical effectiveness, clinical audit and PROMs. You will lead a primary quality portfolio and collaborate with other analysts to share knowledge and best practices.

Using Power BI, SQL and Excel, you will develop dashboards and thematic analyses, triangulating incidents, complaints/PALS, patient

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering analytics and insight across healthcare quality domains.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable dashboards and reports.
• Familiarity with quality improvement methods and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality dashboards and automated reporting using Power BI, SQL and Excel.
• Triangulate data from incidents, complaints, surveys, and audits to identify themes and risk.
• Translate complex analysis into actionable insights for clinical teams and senior leaders.
• Lead analytical inputs for regulatory submissions and inspection-readiness.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to group-wide analytical standards.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Data storytelling

Statistical methods

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Job description

Quality Insight Senior Analyst | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiasticQuality Insight Senior Analystto join our Quality team, providing high-quality analytics, insight and reporting across patient safety, patient experience, clinical effectiveness, clinical audit and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Working across Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, you will lead a primary quality portfolio while working collaboratively with other analysts to share knowledge, ideas and cross-cover.

You will develop dashboards and thematic analysis, bringing together incidents, complaints/PALS, patient surveys, clinical audit and operational data to identify themes, variation, learning and risk. UsingPower BI, SQL and Excel, you will turn complex information into clear, actionable insight for clinical teams, senior leaders, committees and the Board.

You will work closely with quality specialists and BI/Digital colleagues, support quality improvement and regulatory requirements, and contribute to data quality and consistent Trust-wide analytical standards. The role also offers opportunities to explore the safe and ethical use of AI-assisted analytics.

interview dates 12/11/2026and13/11/2026

• Design and maintain dashboards and automated reporting usingPower BI, SQL and Excel, applying appropriate statistical methods including SPC.
• Analyse and triangulate incidents, complaints/PALS, surveys, clinical audit and operational data to identify themes, variation, learning and risk.
• Translate complex analysis into clear, actionable insight for clinical teams, senior leaders, committees and the Board, providing expert advice on limitations, uncertainty and risk.
• Lead analytical inputs for statutory returns, regulatory submissions and inspection readiness.
• Investigate data quality issues and work with data owners and BI/Digital teams to improve data pipelines and analytical products.
• Provide analytical leadership, mentoring, peer review and quality assurance, supporting consistent Group-wide standards.
• Support quality improvement through robust measures and evaluation.
• Explore responsible AI-assisted analytics within approved governance and human oversight.
• Work with significant autonomy, making and justifying prioritisation decisions across competing demands.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe’remeeting our pledge.

TheQuality Insight Senior Analystwill provide high-quality analytics, insight and reporting across the Bristol NHS Group quality portfolio, including patient safety, patient experience, clinical effectiveness, clinical audit and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). The post holder will work with quality subject matter experts, divisional clinical leaders and corporate teams to translate complex information into meaningful insight that supports assurance, learning, improvement and decision-making.

The post holder will be part of asmall and supportive team of Quality Insight Analysts led by a Senior Data Manager. Each analyst will develop expertise and take responsibility for a particular quality portfolio, while working collaboratively across the wider quality agenda. Analysts will share knowledge and analytical approaches, peer review each other's work, provide cross-cover and support one another to develop a versatile and resilient analytical service. The role will also provide mentoring and day-to-day coordination to other analysts where required, including quality assurance of analytical outputs.

The role will develop and maintain high-quality dashboards, automated reporting and narrative thematic insight using tools includingPower BI, SQL and Excel. The post holder will bring together information from incidents, complaints and PALS, patient surveys, clinical audit and operational data to identify themes, variation and potential risk, aligned to the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and PSIRF. Appropriate statistical approaches, including Statistical Process Control and measurement for improvement, will be used to ensure that data supports meaningful interpretation and action.

A key responsibility will be translating complex analytical findings intoclear, accessible and actionable insight. The post holder will adapt information for a range of clinical and corporate audiences, including frontline services, senior clinical and managerial colleagues, committees and the Board. This will include communicating sensitive information relating to areas such as patient safety incidents, complaints and risk with professionalism and using clear language and effective data storytelling.

The post holder will work closely with stakeholders to understand their questions and information requirements, frame analytical questions and select appropriate methods. They will provide evidence-based options and recommendations and clearly communicate assumptions, uncertainty, data limitations and risks.

Main responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Develop high-quality analytical products, including automated reports and dashboards using Power BI, SQL and Excel across patient safety, patient experience, clinical effectiveness, clinical audit and PROMs.
• Triangulate multiple sources of quality information, including incidents, complaints/PALS, patient survey feedback, clinical audit and operational data, to identify themes, variation, learning and risk.
• Apply appropriate statistical and improvement methods, including SPC and measurement for improvement, ensuring agreed definitions and analytical standards are applied consistently.
• Translate complex analysis into actionable insightfor clinical and corporate audiences, tailoring the presentation of findings for frontline services, senior leaders, committees and Board-level audiences.
• Develop strong working relationshipswith Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Clinical Audit/Effectiveness, divisional and BI/Digital teams to coordinate analysis and reporting.
• Support data literacy, helping colleagues understand and appropriately interpret dashboards, measures and statistical signals such as SPC.
• Investigate data quality issues, identifying root causes and working with data owners to develop practical remediation and preventative actions.
• Lead the definition, validation and quality assurance of data pipelines and insight products, working with central BI/Digital teams responsible for enterprise platforms and integration.
• Maintain a clear delivery plan and backlogfor dashboards, analytical work and improvements, agreeing priorities and timescales with senior stakeholders and balancing planned work with urgent requirements.
• Coordinate analytical inputs for statutory returns, regulatory submissions and inspection-readiness packs, ensuring information is delivered to required deadlines.
• Support quality improvement programmes, establishing baselines and measures, evaluating change and tracking the impact of actions arising from incidents, complaints and patient surveys.
• Contribute to consistent Group-wide analytical standards, definitions and shared insight products, including maintaining clear documentation, methods and standard operating procedures with audit trails and version control.
• Handle confidential and patient-level information securely, applying appropriate pseudonymisation/de-identification, disclosure controls and information governance requirements.
• Provide portfolio leadershipfor an allocated area such as Patient Safety, Patient Experience, Clinical Effectiveness or Quality Regulatory Assurance, acting as a subject matter contact while remaining able to work flexibly across other quality areas.
• Work collaboratively within the analyst team, sharing knowledge, supporting and mentoring colleagues, peer reviewing outputs and providing cross-cover to maintain quality and continuity across the wider portfolio.
• Explore innovative analytical approaches, including appropriately governed AI-assisted analytics such as natural language processing, text analytics, topic modelling, automated classification and anomaly detection. Pilots will consider accuracy, bias/fairness and explainability and include human oversight.
• Work autonomously within agreed objectives and professional standards, making day-to-day prioritisation decisions and escalating significant risks and issues appropriately.

This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust