Report Developer

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in England is seeking an experienced Report Developer for an 18-month contract. The role involves supporting statutory and corporate reporting requirements, developing internal dashboards, and ensuring data quality using tools like SQL, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI. Ideal candidates will have a degree or equivalent experience and a background in data analysis, preferably within the NHS. This position promotes a collaborative work culture with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Health and Wellbeing activities

Staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Qualifications

• Experience working in a data visualisation or reporting role within the NHS.
• Proven ability to work with large and complex datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit data for statutory reporting requirements.
• Develop internal dashboards and reports using Power BI and Tableau.
• Ensure data quality by performing validation checks.

Skills

SQL querying

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Further study in data analysis, data science, statistics, or health informatics

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Report Developer to join our newly established Strategic Performance and Information service for a period of 18 months.

In this role you will support delivery of statutory and corporate reporting requirements, including national data submissions to NHS England and other regulatory bodies.This includes assisting with data collection, validation, and reporting processes, and ensuring data quality and compliance with national standards.

The post holder will also be responsible for trouble shooting any data related issues that are escalated to the department and liaising with the wider team to ensure the issues are resolved and responded to.

You will support internal performance reporting, benchmarking submissions, and the development of data visualisations in collaboration with the wider reporting team.

You will have the ability to solve problems through effective questioning and investigation with a strong attention to detail and excellent communication and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

• Develop and follow detailed procedures to prepare and submit data for all statutory and mandated reporting requirements ensuring statutory deadlines are met. This will involve using Microsoft Excel, Tableau and running SQL queries.
• Monitor internal information requests and provide initial triage and response.
• Participate in audits, FOIs, and ad-hoc information requests as required.
• Support the development and ongoing maintenance of the Trust's management information system (Power BI/ Tableau)
• Support the development of internal dashboards and reports for corporate performance monitoring using Excel, SQL, and Power BI.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Job responsibilities

Develop and follow detailed procedures to prepare and submit data for all statutory and mandated reporting requirements ensuring statutory deadlines are met. This will involve using Microsoft Excel, Tableau and running SQL queries

Work with senior analysts and corporate leads (e.g. HR, Finance, Digital) to gather, validate, and format data for submission.

Maintain internal trackers and reporting templates to support timely and accurate submissions.

Support the development of internal dashboards and reports for corporate performance monitoring using Excel, SQL, and Power BI.

• Collaborate with data visualisation leads to design and refine dashboards and visual outputs that communicate key performance insights clearly and effectively.

Ensure data quality by identifying anomalies, performing validation checks, and escalating issues as needed.

Interpret national guidance and support the translation of requirements into local data collection processes.

Support the continued development and support the Trusts management information system (Power BI/ Tableau) to ensure that this is aligned to the business requirements of the Trust and all appropriate reports/dashboards are developed to identified specifications within the given timescales.

Maintain documentation of data definitions, processes, and submission schedules.

Contribute to continuous improvement of reporting processes and tools

Provide support and training across organisation in relation to data analysis and interpretation

Participate in audits, FOIs, and ad-hoc information requests as required.

Process highly sensitive data according to Information Governance requirements

Monitor internal information requests and provide initial triage and response

Maintain external reporting register and external information requests process

Perform Tableau/ Power BI administration tasks such as user management, the creation of scheduled jobs, executing stored procedures and monitoring performance

Analysis and Data Management

Analyse complex information to identify and solve a range of problems and support statistical report purposes (e.g. data quality issues, system errors, unexpected variation etc) to ensure understanding and remedial actions are undertaken as necessary.

Identify the most appropriate data solutions using a range of data sources, analysis and resolution of complex data queries and discrepancies.

Use basic analysis techniques to present findings from a received problem or information request

Understand the complex data structures within the data warehouse to have an understanding of the products the team have produced so that you can provide end user support.

Understand and translate basic SQL to aid issue resolution

Governance and Compliance

Ensure compliance with data governance, GDPR, and confidentiality policies

Assist in the development and documentation of data standards, definitions and metadata for consistent data use.

Communications and Leadership

Provide and receive highly complex information regarding report development.

Establish working relationships with the key operational, corporate and support staff representing that require data and analysis for decision making

Work closely with clinical and corporate teams to promote use of data using Tableau /Power BI reports and dashboards, to manage performance and inform decision making.

Promote the use of data across the Trust so that data is recognised as a key enabler for service development and improvement

Provide specialist advice and training to groups of staff on how to use Tableau/Power BI

Communicate effectively with all departments and external agencies to facilitate optimum efficiency (i.e. statutory bodies in relation to any challenges with submissions)

Liaise with application suppliers and IT department on resolution of hardware, communications and networking problems.

Interact with others in order to achieve the objectives or purpose of the post. This will range from co-operating with other team members to multi-agency working.

Work as a full member of the Team in the planning and delivery with regard to the management of Tableau and associated systems

Work as part of a development team using techniques from agile project management to deliver Trust critical projects where required.

Person Specification

Education /Qualifications

• oEducated to degree level or equivalent experience
• oFurther study in data analysis, data science statistics, or health informatics

Experience

• oExperience working in a data visualisation, reporting or in an information role, ideally within the NHS or a healthcare setting.
• oExperience of working with large and complex datasets.
• oExperience using analytical tools and software such as SQL, Excel, Power BI, or similar.
• oExperience of using and creating reports using Tableau (or similar business intelligence/data visualisation tools)

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of NHS reporting requirements and submissions
• oClear understanding of NHS performance targets and healthcare datasets is desirable

Skills and Abilites

• oStrong analytical and problem-solving skills
• oAbility to write and optimise SQL queries.
• oHighly numerate and analytical
• oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
• oProficient in the use of business intelligence systems inc Tableau/Power BI
• oAbility to work autonomously and without direct supervision, within defined procedures and parameters
• oAbility to solve problems through effective questioning and investigation.
• Demonstrates trust values and behaviours
• oExcellent diary and highly developed time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise and adjust work as required to meet competing demands

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.