Senior Improvement Analyst - Regional Learning & Improvement Networks

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS East and North Hertfordshire is hiring a Senior Improvement Analyst. This role involves providing analytical support to improve patient care across various healthcare services. The ideal candidate will have strong data management skills, relevant qualifications, and experience in project management, helping to drive improvements in patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience with project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day analytical support and drive improvements.
• Build relationships across the health system for data analysis.
• Manage a portfolio of improvement projects.

Skills

Data management

Data visualisation

Problem solving

Project management

Statistical analysis

Communication

Relationship management

Education

Degree in Maths, Statistics, or related discipline

Tools

R

SQL

Tableau

PowerBi

Job description

Go back East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Senior Improvement Analyst - Regional Learning & Improvement Networks

The closing date is 09 July 2025

We are currently recruiting a Senior Improvement Analyst to join our Regional Learning & Improvement Networks team.

In this role, you will work as part of a dynamic team to provide day-to-day analytical support and improvement insight for the three East of England Learning & Improvement Networks.

Using your extensive knowledge of NHS data and business processes, technical and data visualisation skills, alongside improvement expertise; you will help drive improvement in the care and outcomes for patients across elective, UEC and mental healthcare services.in the East of England

You will be expected to work on-site at least one day per week and be available to start within four weeks of receiving a conditional offer, if selected. Please note that this vacancy may close early if we reach our application limit, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

You will use your analytical and improvement experience to collate and triangulate existing Elective, UEC and mental health datasets and provide insight commentary that highlights unwarranted variation and opportunities to improve care. Experience in using SPC and data for improvement is essential. This role will require the post holder to build and manage collaborative relationships across the health system, including internal and external teams as well as operational and clinical experts to ensure analyses meet their needs.

Additionally project management skills and the ability to deliver a portfolio of projects, manage competing priorities and tight deadlines and work autonomously are required.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We are working in partnership with East of England Learning & Improvement Networks who are part of the NHSE Clinical & Operational Excellence Programme which was established in September 2024.

The Networks have been designed for operational and clinical leaders working in Elective Care, Urgent and Emergency Care and Mental Health and incorporate those working in primary and community care and the ambulance service.

The LINs provide an enabling infrastructure that facilitates collaboration and the sharing of best practice between peers using an improvement approach. The primary aim of the Networks is to support and accelerate those improvement initiatives that are producing demonstrable improvement in patient flow. Key activities include online networks, face-to-face learning events, and the integration of data-driven insights using comparative data for improvement.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject such as Maths, Statistics, Operational Research or a related quantitative or analytical discipline.
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2, Managing Successful Projects or Agile

Skills

• Experience in using a range of statistical software such as R and SQL
• Technical skills in data management, business intelligence and analytics - including data modelling, data visualisation (e.g. Tableau and PowerBi)
• Ability to analyse and interpret information, pre-empt and evaluate issues, and recommend and appropriate course of action to address the issues.
• Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences
• Experience in project management and programme planning
• Skills in nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.

Knowledge

• Previous experience in a similar role in the NHS
• Experience with relevant data sets and analysis software including Microsoft Excel
• Demonstrate an understanding of datasets and data sources including the quality and reliability of the data
• Experience of triangulating data from different sources and demonstrate an appreciation of the differences that might occur in large datasets. Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services.
• Experience in communications and stakeholder management. Comprehensive knowledge of health information systems
• A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.

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.

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

£53,755 to £60,504 a yearper annum, pro rota