Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

National Health Service; Greater London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) in London seeks an experienced Information Analyst to provide accurate, timely analytic support to the Board and translate complex data into actionable management information for service delivery and improvement.

The role requires strong SQL and Excel skills, Power BI experience, and the ability to train staff while handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent.
• Master's degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in an information analysis role.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience using query tool functionality.
• In-depth knowledge of information analysis for business objectives.
• Ability to interrogate databases.
• Ability to interpret complex data and convert into management information.
• Ability to present detailed reports to a wide audience.
• Understanding of data quality issues and NHS context.
• Strong SQL or equivalent skills.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage own workload.
• Excellent communication at all staff levels.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate on complex multi-stranded issues.
• Ability to train staff in information systems and tools.
• Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace.
• Staff and patient respectful behaviour.
• Desirable: NHS informatics experience.
• Desirable: Power BI experience.
• Desirable: Epic BI suite experience.
• Desirable: membership of AphA, BCS or DAMA.
• Desirable: intermediate Power BI.
• Desirable: understanding income algorithms and NHS financial planning.
• Desirable: NHS clinical terms and codes knowledge.
• Desirable: information governance, patient data security and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate, timely and complex analytical support to the Board.
• Turn data into meaningful information supporting standards, productivity and income decisions.
• Communicate analytical products to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Work closely with Business Intelligence Partners.
• Work autonomously with minimal supervision where required.
• Manage multiple, competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Meet agreed deadlines.
• Independently interpret information users' requirements.
• Present detailed, complex reports understandable by a wide audience.
• Train other staff in the use of information systems and analytical tools.

Skills

SQL

Power BI

Excel

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree

Tools

Epic BI stack

Radar

Slicer Dicer

Reporting Workbench

Job description

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements

• We require education to degree level or equivalent.
• We require a relevant Masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• We require significant experience in an information analysis role.
• We require experience of working with relational databases.
• We require experience of using query tool functionality.
• We require in-depth specialist knowledge of information analysis and its use in support of business objectives.
• We require the ability to interrogate databases.
• We require the ability to interpret complex data and convert it into management information.
• We require the ability to independently interpret information users requirements and present detailed, complex reports for a wide audience.
• We require an understanding of data quality issues and how these relate to the organisation as a whole.
• We require strong SQL or equivalent skills.
• We require intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills.
• We require the ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• We require the ability to take responsibility for our own workload.
• We require the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels.
• We require excellent oral and written communication skills.
• We require the ability to communicate on complex and multi-stranded issues.
• We require the ability to train other information staff in the use of information systems and analytical tools.
• We require a commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
• We require staff to treat other staff members and patients with respect.
• Desirable: experience in an NHS informatics role or other healthcare information environment.
• Desirable: experience of using Power BI.
• Desirable: experience of using Epic, including its BI stack, developing Radar, Slicer Dicer and Reporting Workbench contents.
• Desirable: membership of a relevant professional organisation such as AphA, BCS or DAMA.
• Desirable: intermediate use of Power BI.
• Desirable: understanding of income algorithms and financial planning in the NHS.
• Desirable: understanding of the use of clinical terms and codes within the NHS.
• Desirable: understanding of information governance, patient data security and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• We provide accurate, timely and complex analytical support to the Board.
• We turn data into meaningful information that supports quality, access standards, productivity, activity, income and research decision-making.
• We communicate analytical products to a wide range of technical and non-technical audiences.
• We work closely with Business Intelligence Partners.
• We work autonomously and with minimal supervision where required.
• We manage multiple and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• We meet agreed deadlines.
• We independently interpret the requirements of information users.
• We present detailed, complex reports that can be understood by a wide audience.
• We train other information staff in the use of information systems and analytical tools.

Technologies

• Business Intelligence
• Excel
• Support
• Power BI
• SQL
• Security

More

We are University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population across eight sites in London. We provide academically led acute and specialist services locally, nationally and internationally, with a vision to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education and world-class research. We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses, with specialist expertise in womens health, cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease, supported by critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology services. We offer a lively and vibrant working atmosphere in the busy West End of London, with quick transport links, attractive benefits, and extensive education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. We are committed to staff health and wellbeing, flexible working, sustainability, and our goal of becoming a carbon net zero health service.

last updated 37 week of 2026