Senior Information Analyst

The Nursing Workforce Team is seeking a Senior Information Analyst to support data-driven decision-making across the service. The post holder will be responsible for extracting, analysing, and interpreting data to produce high-quality reports with clear commentary on findings. They will ensure data accuracy and integrity by validating datasets, assessing quality and completeness, and identifying any issues. The role also includes conducting trend analysis and evaluating variances against planned trajectories to support workforce planning.

Additionally, the successful candidate will contribute to the overall effectiveness and development of the Health Informatics Service.

Extract and produce data from Trust databases using appropriate tools and methods.

Analyse, interpret, and present complex information to support decision-making.

Produce reports with clear commentary on results, trends, and issues.

Monitor performance trends (e.g. length of stay, admissions, discharges) to support service planning and patient flow understanding.

Assess performance against targets and highlight areas of concern.

Engage with managers to explain findings, support information needs, and provide training where required.

Deliver high-quality corporate information within required deadlines, ensuring accuracy and fitness for purpose.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of national datasets, returns, and reporting requirements. Implement relevant policies, procedures, and standard operating procedures within the role.

Identify and elevate data quality issues, working collaboratively with the Data Quality Team.

Undertake regular data quality checks and audits.

Support colleagues and promote effective use of information and technology to improve services.

Ensure documentation of processes and maintain clear records of working practices.

Escalate information governance or system issues in line with Trust procedures.

Provide cross-cover for team members as required.

Participate in and deliver specific projects as agreed with the line manager.

To produce and extract data from Trust databases and utilise extraction methods as necessary.

To assimilate, analyse and communicate complex information in order to produce and present accurate, timely and comprehensive information to inform the decision-making process within RWHT.

To interpret reports and provide commentary to explain results, trends and issues.

To monitor and analyse trends in the Trust’s performance in terms of length of stay, admissions and discharges to support the Trust in understanding patient flows and service pressures.

To assess actual performance against targets, highlighting areas of concern.

To meet with managers and others as necessary to explain findings, support them with their information requirements and provide any necessary training.

To support the Trust’s corporate information requirements, ensuring high quality information is supplied within deadlines, is fit for purpose and submitted in a timely manner.

To keep up-to‑date with National requirements including datasets, data returns, etc.

To implement new and changing policies within area of responsibility taking into account organisational, local and national guidelines.

To implement and comment on the SOPs for the area of responsibility.

To work with the Data Quality Team in identifying and highlighting any data quality issues found.

To cover for other members of the team as required, in agreement with immediate line manager.

To support and encourage colleagues in relation to the benefits which IM&T can bring in improving services within the local health economy.

To escalate relevant security or any other incidents to the relevant manager regarding information services databases via the Trust’s agreed process.

To ensure all working practices and processes are clearly defined and documented, and keep immediate colleagues/manager aware of the location of this documentation.

To work on specific projects as agreed by direct line manager.

To undertake data quality checks and audits on a regular basis.

• Degree or equivalent experience

• Relevant experience in health information management, working with clinicians and managers in successfully implementing local and national information requirements
• Relevant experience in an information role (e.g. collection, collation, analysis, synthesis, conclusions, recommendations)
• Relevant experience in developing complex queries and reports
• Relevant experience of working with acute and community datasets
• Experience of using SQL, and other related database tools

• Ability in the presentation of written and verbal reports

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…