Information Analyst

Senior Information Analyst

The Senior Information Analyst role is responsible for developing, analysing, and presenting information that supports effective decision‑making across the Trust. It involves creating and maintaining high‑quality analytical reports, dashboards, and statistical models to monitor key performance indicators and ensure compliance with national reporting requirements. Key responsibilities include developing and validating reports, analysing complex data, and providing timely and accurate information to support Trust‑wide and departmental objectives.

It also includes contributing to the design and development of the Trust's data warehouse and reporting tools, ensuring data quality and promoting best practice in information use.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030).

• High‑quality care for all
• Being a great place to work
• Partnerships for impact
• Research and education excellence

We will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

• We are compassionate
• We are proud
• We are inclusive
• We are one team

• Development of reports and new analytical solutions to effectively monitor key performance target.
• Analysis and interpretation of data and statistical models, and preparation of written reports and dashboards summarising results, across a range of patient activities and performance reporting.
• Monitoring and reporting key national returns. Ensure that mandatory external returns are submitted on time and are fully validated.
• Contribution to the ongoing development of information systems enabling efficient and intelligent access to performance information. Contribute to the development and enhancement of the Data Warehouse reporting environment and other information reporting tools and techniques. Identifying area of weakness in availability and/or delivery of information and suggesting potential strategies for resolution.
• Be responsible for providing information that is critical to the Trust achieving key performance standards. They will report Trust‑wide and CMG specific data across a range of measures.
• Extract and analyse data and develop reports that are accurate and timely. Working closely with customers, often at senior management level, to ensure that information is fit for purpose. This will involve a detailed and expert knowledge of the Trust's Data Warehouse and advanced analytical techniques.
• Advise corporate and CMG management of key performance issues and provide feedback to ensure achievement of objectives. Alert potential breaches of standard to Senior Managers which may have serious implications to the Trust and suggest strategy for resolution.
• Support CMG leads and Business Intelligence Specialists through tailoring reporting solutions and advice to help meet their business requirements.
• Coach on the analysis and interpretation of the information and how to use it to guide decision making, advising on issues of data standards and quality as necessary.
• Create and develop good working relationships with senior and middle managers in the Clinical Management Groups, Corporate Directorates and with external stakeholders.
• Introduce new analytical techniques, coaching staff at all levels within the organisation in acquiring new skills and knowledge to enable effective use of information. This will involve the use of analytical tools, such as SPC.
• Maintain an excellent all‑round knowledge of up‑to‑date NHS Data Standards.
• Support the development of a culture of performance management across the Trust and where appropriate, raise awareness of the service provided by the Information Team.
• Monitor UHL performance position against targets on an on‑going basis, giving feedback to senior managers to ensure achievement. As a lead specialist, attend management meetings for the purpose of supporting managers with the sourcing, interpretation, and analysis of information to aid the achievements of…