Elective Transformation Intelligence & Insight LeadinFulbourninFulbournPUBLISHED TUE 10 DEC 2024
NHS Englandr3l7347B
Impactful Work, The role allows you to directly influence the delivery of NHS services and, ultimately, improve patient experiences by providing actionable insights.
Dynamic Environment, Working within a fast-paced and complex environment ensures that no two days are the same, offering continual learning and adaptation.
Professional Growth, Opportunities to engage in deep dive analyses and strategic planning enhance your analytical and problem-solving skills, promoting career advancement.
Collaboration, The role involves working with diverse stakeholders across the Operations and System Support Directorate, facilitating relationship-building and networking opportunities.
Data-Driven Decision Making, You will be at the forefront of using data analytics tools like SQL and Python, enhancing your technical skills and experience in handling large datasets.
Flexibility and Adaptability, The ability to project demand for services and assess the impact of changes fosters a skill set that is adaptable to various challenges and priorities.
Supportive Environment, The NHS England team values curiosity and the desire for continuous improvement, providing a supportive framework for professional development and training.
NHS England is seeking an Elective Transformation Intelligence & Insight Lead at Band 8a level to join the East Intelligence & Insight Team in Fulbourn. This role involves supporting the Operations Directorate by providing actionable insights that help distinguish meaningful performance trends from background noise, ultimately enhancing patient experience within the NHS. The post holder will be responsible for monitoring performance metrics, assisting in service planning, conducting deep dive analyses, and projecting future service demands. Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential, as the role requires effective engagement with diverse stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Candidates should possess analytical skills, experience working with large data sets, and proficiency in tools such as SQL and Python. A background in healthcare is advantageous but not mandatory, as transferable skills in data intelligence are also welcomed. The role demands a proactive approach, curiosity for continuous improvement, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities. The recruitment process includes a presentation, competency-based interview, and test to assess candidates' suitability for the position.
Candidates should possess analytical skills, experience working with large data sets, and proficiency in tools such as SQL and Python. A background in healthcare is advantageous but not mandatory, as transferable skills in data intelligence are also welcomed. The role demands a proactive approach, curiosity for continuous improvement, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities. The recruitment process includes a presentation, competency-based interview, and test to assess candidates' suitability for the position.
Impactful Work, The role allows you to directly influence the delivery of NHS services and, ultimately, improve patient experiences by providing actionable insights.
Dynamic Environment, Working within a fast-paced and complex environment ensures that no two days are the same, offering continual learning and adaptation.
Professional Growth, Opportunities to engage in deep dive analyses and strategic planning enhance your analytical and problem-solving skills, promoting career advancement.
Collaboration, The role involves working with diverse stakeholders across the Operations and System Support Directorate, facilitating relationship-building and networking opportunities.
Data-Driven Decision Making, You will be at the forefront of using data analytics tools like SQL and Python, enhancing your technical skills and experience in handling large datasets.
Flexibility and Adaptability, The ability to project demand for services and assess the impact of changes fosters a skill set that is adaptable to various challenges and priorities.
Supportive Environment, The NHS England team values curiosity and the desire for continuous improvement, providing a supportive framework for professional development and training.
NHS England are looking to recruit an Elective Transformation Intelligence & Insight Lead at Band 8a Level. The post will be based within the East Intelligence & Insight Team.
At a high level, the Intelligence & Insight Team supports the East of England's Operations Directorate to distinguish between signal and background noise. We guide customers to make meaningful changes within their work areas, which broadly cover performance and improvement, always bearing in mind that behind all the numbers are the patients we serve.
As an Elective Transformation Intelligence & Insight Lead, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic insight team supporting managers and staff across the Operations and System Support Directorate, helping them to distinguish between signal and noise by providing actionable insights to support decision-making.
Please confirm in your application that you can attend the interview in person.
Working in complex environments with an ability to engage effectively with various stakeholders, so excellent communication and relationship building skills are necessary.
The postholder will:
- Monitor performance metrics to understand how patients experience the NHS - for example collecting and publishing statistics on cancer performance. This also includes monitoring performance and identifying reasons for changes and variation in performance.
- Assisting with how the NHS plans for its delivery of services - enabling the annual planning round.
- Assisting topic leads with deep dive pieces of analysis - these are multiple and varied in their topic and method applied. Previous areas include impact of doctors Industrial Action and modelling impact of referral patterns.
- Projecting demand for NHS services and required capacity over the course of the year and future years. Eg. how services are affected by changing appointments from in person to virtual.
- Work proactively and on their own initiative, with the ability to manage integrated programmes of work. The ability to work in a fast-paced work environment with competing priorities. Curiosity and a desire to explore how we can continuously seek to improve how we deliver our work are critical to the role.
About us
- Be inquisitive and methodical in applying analytical skills. Including, interpretation of data, statistics, evaluation, or simple modelling/forecasting. Know how to use techniques appropriately and have a degree in a highly numerate subject or evidence of equivalent experience.
- Apply technical skills, working directly with large data sets to produce analysis at scale, using SQL, Python, Databricks.
- Be comfortable working with data and evidence. Experience in NHS data sources is welcome although transferrable skills are considered.
- Build relationships & networks - our analysis and support is needed to influence the design of the NHS and support those taking difficult decisions, be able to work to a brief to deliver timely analysis.
- Great communication skills - be able to communicate your analysis, both verbally and in written forms
While a healthcare background is beneficial, it is not essential, you could bring transferrable experience and skills with intelligence and data. Or you might have a huge experience in healthcare but have not quite developed the technical skills if you have the right numerate background and can demonstrate the right aptitude, please do apply as we can support training and development.
As part of the recruitment process, there will be a presentation, competency-based interview and test.
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