Trading Performance Analyst - Hospitals & Primary Care

Nuffield Health; Epsom; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free gym membership

Health assessments

Retail discounts

Pension options

Job summary

Nuffield Health is seeking a Trading Performance Analyst for Hospitals & Primary Care to deliver actionable insights that improve performance and patient outcomes. The role blends data analysis with strategic business partnering across hospital and primary care services.

You will produce weekly dashboards, translate complex data into concise recommendations, and collaborate with commercial, operational, and finance teams to optimise financial performance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or related field.
• Desirable: studying towards or holding ACCA, CIMA, HFMA, or BCS.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills; proficiency in Excel with advanced functions.
• Experience with data query/reporting tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau).
• Ability to interpret large datasets and present findings to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; healthcare analytics experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse trading and performance data for hospitals and primary care services (Health Assessments, Physiotherapy).
• Identify over/under-performance and advise on financial risk or opportunity.
• Analyse KPIs such as enquiry conversion, RTTs, outpatient, diagnostics and primary care delivery metrics.
• Produce weekly dashboards and performance packs for operational and executive teams.
• Translate complex datasets into actionable insights using Excel, SQL, Power BI or Tableau for analysis and visualisation.
• Liaise with commercial, operational, finance and marketing teams to explain financial performance.
• Provide analytical input into business cases, service reviews and improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve the financial performance of hospital and primary care services.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Excel (advanced functions)

Stakeholder communication

Healthcare experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or related field

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Trading Performance Analyst - Hospitals & Primary Care

Trading Performance Analyst - Hospitals & Primary Care

Hybrid Working - Barbican Office (1-2 days a week) | Commercial | Permanent

Competitive salary available, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the charity that is building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes - we'll do whatever it takes to look after the UK's wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality.

It starts with you.

As a

Trading Performance Analyst for our Hospitals & Primary Care services, you'll play a vital role in supporting our mission by delivering actionable insights that drive performance and improve patient outcomes.

As the Trading Performance Analyst for Hospitals and Primary Care you will:

• Monitor and analyse trading and performance data for hospitals and primary care services (Health Assessments, Physiotherapy).
• Identify over/under-performance and advise on financial risk or opportunity.
• Analyse KPIs such as enquiry conversion, referral-to-treatment times (RTTs), outpatient, diagnostics and surgical activity, and primary care delivery metrics.
• Produce weekly dashboards and performance packs for operational and executive teams.
• Translate complex datasets into actionable insights, using tools such as Excel, SQL, Power BI, or Tableau for analysis and visualisation.
• Liaise with commercial, operational, finance, and marketing teams to explain financial performance.
• Provide analytical input into business cases, service reviews, and improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve the financial performance of hospital and primary care services.
• Your key relationships will include but not be limited to Trading, Operations, Finance, Commercial, Sales, Hospital Directors, Marketing, Digital, Business Services, Executive Team.

To succeed as a Trading Performance Analyst for Hospitals and Primary Care you’ll bring:

• Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or a related field.
• Desirable: Studying towards or holding a professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, HFMA, BCS).
• Strong analytical and numerical skills; proficiency in Excel (advanced functions), and experience with data query/reporting tools (e.g., SQL, Power BI).
• Ability to interpret large datasets and present findings to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in financial or performance analysis within healthcare (NHS or private sector).
• Detail-oriented and data-driven, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Why Join Us?

At Nuffield Health, we're not just a charity- we're a movement. Every trading decision you make contributes to our social return on investment and helps us deliver on our purpose:

building a healthier nation.

You'll be part of a high-performing, cross-functional team with clear accountability and the freedom to innovate. If you're passionate about commercial success and public impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind.

• free gym membership
• health assessments
• retail discounts
• pension options

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.