Job summary
- Main area
- Digital and Information
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 214-CEN-6382938
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton in Ashfield
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Information and Insights Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Are you a leader in healthcare data and analytics, passionate about empowering NHS organisations with data-driven decisions to provide outstanding care?
We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic, and professional Information Manager to join our Information Services team. In this role, you will lead a dynamic team of Information and Insight analysts dedicated to delivering the highest quality intelligence and insight to our stakeholders.
Joining us at an exciting time of transformation, you will play a crucial role as we pursue an Electronic Patient Record, modernise our data and analytics services, and navigate the challenges of modern healthcare. You will ensure our stakeholders have access to the right data at the right time to make informed, quality decisions. You will lead the design and management of our data-product roadmaps and you will help provide assurance to our executives and external regulators, all by providing outstanding leadership to our data professionals.
This role will be key to driving automation and improvement initiatives within the team, enhancing our analytical capacity. By doing so, you will enable the creation of meaningful intelligence and insights that support our divisions and services in delivering excellent care and safety to our patients and service users.
Main duties of the job
- Improve the uptake of reporting and uses of data to ensure business decisions are based on evidence-based analysis;
- Promote and improve data quality, self-service reporting and staff access to information;
- Lead a team that continually improves the way in which information is presented, analysed and made available, including through the development of Business Intelligence tools;
- Provide expert advice and guidance on performance data, with clear policies for the Trust in its collection, use and interpretation of statistical information;
- Have detailed knowledge of the external environment and the importance of relationships with other organisations such as the Department of Health, NHS Improvement and Commissioners;
- Provide guidance and support to managers, clinicians and other staff to develop their skills in the effective use of information.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information on the role.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of the NHS operating environment, including NHS Improvement’s Single Oversight Framework and PbR
- Specialist knowledge and understanding of NHS performance targets and reporting timescales
- Knowledge of business intelligence reporting tools and techniques in a healthcare environment
- Awareness and understanding of nationally driven agendas and local strategies and policies
Desirable criteria
- Extensive knowledge of IT systems used in the NHS
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level or equivalent relevant experienc
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant higher academic qualification
- Specialist qualification in an informatics related area
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a senior information role
- Experience of providing an advanced and complex information analysis service
- Experience of using advanced data interrogation tools e.g. SQL, Power Bi, Qliksense, Exce
- Experience of working successfully across functional boundaries
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
- Effective personal written and oral communication skills
- Experience of providing advice to, and liaising with, managers/staff and all levels, including with Executive Directors and senior clinicians
- Ability to formulate and implement policy changes as required by central and local reporting requirements
- Ability to identify and implement best practice from other organisations
- Good strategic planning and organisational skills to meet tight deadlines
- Experience of successfully managing central operational services in a complex organisation (including people and budgetary management)
- Ability to present highly complex/controversial information to a wider range of audiences, with differing levels of understanding
Desirable criteria
- Experience of project/programme management and service improvement
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexible hours to meet the requirements of the role
- Requirement to work at other hospital sites
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £40 plus VAT for an enhanced and £23 plus VAT for a standard check. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Proposed for us: Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. Whilst Covid-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this present time unless you work in a Care Home facility, we continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated. There is helpful advice and information about the Covid-19 vaccination and how to access it at: https://nottsccg.nhs.uk/covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations/
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Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Oakes
- Job title
- Head of Information
- Email address
- [email protected]
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