Person Specification

Education, Qualification, and Training

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrable professional Development and continuous learning

Desirable

• Professional qualification or post-graduate diploma/ relevant experience in the relevant area/Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Previous NHS Experience at Senior Analyst level

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in collecting, analysing, interpreting, and presenting data
• Significant and recent use of MS Office, including Excel and SQL
• Experience of manipulating large data sets to provide appropriate analysis to support the business decision-making process
• Knowledge and experience of developing and implementing Business Intelligence reporting solutions (for example, Power BI).
• Excellent stakeholder management, including building effective relationships and influencing others
• Experience of working effectively in a team and collaboratively across departments/organisations.
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a complex problem-solving environment. Ability to find answers that aren’t always immediately obvious

Desirable

• Significant and recent experience of working as an information analyst in an NHS environment
• Substantial experience in a Business Analyst role in a customer-focused organisation
• Experience with business process modelling techniques.
• Recent line (staff) management experience of a team providing an Information Management Service in the NHS or Healthcare Environment.
• Significant experience in extracting & analysing complex and sensitive data to support the monitoring requirements to meet NHS targets.

Skills, Ability, and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire and motivate others and gain credibility with colleagues, clinicians, managers, and speciality leads
• Strong analytical approach to problem-solving
• Excellent organisational skills and prioritising workload
• Understanding of tools and techniques for reporting on performance achievement and service improvement
• The ability to obtain, understand, analyse, and present to others significant amounts of complex and sensitive data from various information sources
• The skills to visualise and present performance information in an engaging and intelligible format
• The ability to prioritise a demanding workload and work to tight and frequently changing deadlines
• Evidence of ability to work without direct supervision within broad procedural guidelines
• An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
• Ability to represent the BI Team at meetings and to recommend actions arising from information analysis
• Ability to work as part of a team and to supervise, motivate, develop, and encourage other members of the BI Team
• Highly Skilled in collecting, extracting, and validating complex and sensitive data from a variety of computer systems
• Intrepid attitude to change and willingness to learn new skills and take on challenges

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS information systems and data management processes
• Knowledge and understanding of NHS performance management and quality agendas
• Specialist knowledge and understanding of NHS data definitions, NHS information requirements, clinical terminology, and coding systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 04 May 2026