Senior Information Analyst

NHS; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Information Analyst to support data-driven decisions within contracting and costing. The successful candidate will ensure accurate reporting and maintain robust data systems, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders while promoting inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Specialist knowledge of NHS systems and data processes.
• Practical experience in designing and developing applications.
• Understanding of statutory and mandatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate reporting to external and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain and develop reporting databases and systems.
• Support the management of NHS contracting and costing.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Information analysis

Database management

Data quality

Problem solving

Education

Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

SQL Server

MS Excel

Job description

Job summary

To support the Information Manager within the Contracting & Costing Department in the provision of an information and analysis service delivering accurate, timely and effectively communicated information to external and internal stakeholders. They will be a key player in ensuring that the organisation has robust activity/ performance data and effective reporting to allow it to function as an intelligence-driven organisation.

Main duties of the job

The postholder must have a thorough understanding of the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and NHS contractual data.

Ensure effective systems and procedures are in place for the collection, recording and reporting of Trust activity to commissioners.

Develop and maintain local reporting databases, reporting systems and spreadsheet applications to support all routine contractual reporting requirements.

Support the contract management process, working closely with the Information Manager and the Head of Contracting & Costing to minimise financial risk to the Trust.

Provide advice on information data standards and activity reporting.

Maintain costing/ pricing databases and feeder systems, building the correct application of NHS Costing guidance into the database to ensure consistent recording of clinical activity

Work with the Trust's Informatics and Directorate Teams to ensure continual improvement in the recording of the Trust's clinical activities.

Liaise with clinicians and operational staff to establish and maintain resource usage profiles to reflect delivery of clinical care, ensuring surgical and medical interventions are fully understood, i.e.Job/Procedure profiling.

Provision of costing information for external benchmarking and costing policy development, cooperating with external organisations.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

284-25-7051919-COFM

Job locations

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Practical experience of designing and developing applications and systems

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Specialist knowledge of information analysis and the use of information through degree or equivalent, plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience
• Understanding of statutory and mandatory requirements, with clear knowledge of best practice
• Understanding of NHS contracting, commissioning and regulatory requirements/processes
• Database design and management, statistical analysis, data modelling and interrogation
• Extensive skillset in business intelligence software including Microsoft Power BI
• Experience of providing business intelligence, reports and dashboards
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements and deliver the correct level of information dependent upon the audience
• Knowledge and experience of data protection and IG and confidentiality issues within the NHS
• Thorough understanding of importance of data quality within an NHS Trust

Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential

• Specialist knowledge of NHS data dictionary standards and definitions
• Specialist knowledge in performing all health informatics processes, including data capture and manipulation, information analysis and reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed informatics and technical advice to both other specialists and non-IT or Informatics staff
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to use own initiative to determine the most appropriate methods to achieve expected work tasks and outcomes
• Ability to influence and interact with people at various levels
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines
• Ability to build positive relations within and outside the organisation, with health professionals and managers

Professional/ Specialist Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge and a strong interest in informatics, analytics and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
• Demonstrable skills in using SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services and MS Excel and Power BI
• Advanced analytical and interpretation skills including statistical techniques
• Advanced querying skills against large relational database management systems
• A strong working knowledge of the NHS Data Dictionary and Data Definitions
• Highly specialist detailed knowledge of data management and core NHS informatics business
• Knowledge and understanding of procedures and guidelines around NHS central returns, commissioning datasets and contract monitoring
• Ability to accurately analyse and present highly complex data to a variety of audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills sufficient to impart highly complex information to a wide range of audiences

Personal Skills Essential

• Ability to work effectively with in a team
• Confident, highly motivated and able to use own initiative
• Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, able to seek advice from more senior management when appropriate
• Ability to resolve problems effectively
• Significant attention to detail, given the nature of the role including the development of own software and data driven applications so need advanced concentration and highly developed analytical skills with a drive for accuracy

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Practical experience of designing and developing applications and systems

Knowledge and Experience Essential

• Specialist knowledge of information analysis and the use of information through degree or equivalent, plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience
• Understanding of statutory and mandatory requirements, with clear knowledge of best practice
• Understanding of NHS contracting, commissioning and regulatory requirements/processes
• Database design and management, statistical analysis, data modelling and interrogation
• Extensive skillset in business intelligence software including Microsoft Power BI
• Experience of providing business intelligence, reports and dashboards
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal
• Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements and deliver the correct level of information dependent upon the audience
• Knowledge and experience of data protection and IG and confidentiality issues within the NHS
• Thorough understanding of importance of data quality within an NHS Trust

Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential

• Specialist knowledge of NHS data dictionary standards and definitions
• Specialist knowledge in performing all health informatics processes, including data capture and manipulation, information analysis and reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed informatics and technical advice to both other specialists and non-IT or Informatics staff
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to use own initiative to determine the most appropriate methods to achieve expected work tasks and outcomes
• Ability to influence and interact with people at various levels
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines
• Ability to build positive relations within and outside the organisation, with health professionals and managers

Professional/ Specialist Knowledge Essential

• Knowledge and a strong interest in informatics, analytics and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
• Demonstrable skills in using SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services and MS Excel and Power BI
• Advanced analytical and interpretation skills including statistical techniques
• Advanced querying skills against large relational database management systems
• A strong working knowledge of the NHS Data Dictionary and Data Definitions
• Highly specialist detailed knowledge of data management and core NHS informatics business
• Knowledge and understanding of procedures and guidelines around NHS central returns, commissioning datasets and contract monitoring
• Ability to accurately analyse and present highly complex data to a variety of audiences
• Excellent communication and presentation skills sufficient to impart highly complex information to a wide range of audiences

Personal Skills Essential

• Ability to work effectively with in a team
• Confident, highly motivated and able to use own initiative
• Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, able to seek advice from more senior management when appropriate
• Ability to resolve problems effectively
• Significant attention to detail, given the nature of the role including the development of own software and data driven applications so need advanced concentration and highly developed analytical skills with a drive for accuracy

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Birmingham Children's Hospital

Steelhouse Lane

Birmingham

B4 6NH

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)