Trading Performance Analyst - Hospitals & Primary Care

Nuffield Health; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuffield Health is seeking a Trading Performance Analyst to support Hospitals & Primary Care. You’ll analyse trading and performance data, identify risks and opportunities, and translate findings into actionable insights for operational and executive teams.

Using Excel, SQL, Power BI or Tableau, you’ll create dashboards and performance packs, partnering with Finance, Operations and Marketing to drive improvements and better patient outcomes across hospital and primary care services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above 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; proficient in Excel and data querying/reporting tools.
• Ability to interpret large datasets and present findings to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

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 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 Excel, SQL, Power BI, or Tableau.
• 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

Effective communication

Education

Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Data Science, Health Informatics, or related field

Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, HFMA, BCS)

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

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’s 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. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

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