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- Address
- Trust Headquarters
- 250 Euston Road
- London
- NW1 2PG
- Contact Number
- 0845 1555 000
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JobsReports Technical Lead
Closed for applications on: 3-May-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 3-May-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- University College London Hospitals
- Address
- 250 Euston Road
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- NW1 2PG
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- Performance & Planning
- Interview date
- 22/05/2024
Job overview
UCLH is seeking a full time permanent Reports Technical Lead to join the Business Intelligence Reports team.
The post holder will act as the key technical lead and will support the Deputy Head of Business Intelligence with the development and provision of complex business intelligence reports and external mandatory submissions. This could be through a mixture of leading on developing of reporting systems, leading on complex BI projects and deputising for the Deputy Head of Business Intelligence as required.
The post holder will be expected to act with minimum guidelines, setting standards for others within the trust in relation to business intelligence and analysis, establishing how reporting policies and procedures should be interpreted and implemented.
They will be managing the development of innovative systems, information and reports to meet emerging business requirements. This will also include improvements to existing processes, validation and reports.
UCLH as an organisation is committed to offering flexible working including hybrid working and would encourage candidates to discuss this with the recruiting manager as part of the recruitment process.
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The post holder will:
- To produce new complex and sophisticated BI reports and to work with the divisional information teams and other customers to ensure these reports clearly and accurately communicate relevant information.
- To develop and lead on specific complex management information reports that support management decision-making, performance, planning and evaluation.
- To interpret and resolve highly complex statistical/epidemiological /information problems where there is no precedent and where other leading opinions may conflict
- To provide technical and operational leadership for the production of complex and sophisticated BI reports across the trust.
- To have an understanding of all key processes within the department so that the post-holder is able to provide business continuity in service provision.
- Support integration of advanced analytics into core business intelligence reporting
- To lead on the management and development of the Metric Framework
- To support on projects developing new performance indicators in response to changing requirements across the divisions
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Interviews
week commencing 13th May 2024
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.
We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.
Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.
We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.
We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.
This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor’s contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience within a healthcare information environment
- Specialist knowledge of data analysis and visualisation, statistical modelling and quantitative service evaluation techniques
- Advanced understanding of acute activity recording and reporting, including: waiting lists, A&E, cancelled operations, SUS etc
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum three years of experience in an Information Analysis role in an NHS or other healthcare information environment
- Experience of working with relational databases
- Experience of using and developing query tool functionality
- Experience of using Power BI
- Experience of Team development on complex technical skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Epic BI stack, including developing Radar, Slicer Dicer, Reporting Workbench contents
- Membership of a relevant professional organisation (AphA, BCS, DAMA etc.)
- Understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of information analysis and the use of information across the NHS acquired through degree or equivalent experience
- Ability to interrogate databases using Advanced SQL
- Ability to interpret complex data
- Ability to convert data to management information
- Advanced use of Power BI
- Advanced use of MS Excel (macro level)
- Ability to independently interpret the requirements of information users and present detailed, complex reports that can be understood by a wide audience.
- Understanding of data quality issues and how these relate to the organisation as a whole
- Understanding of the Acute Healthcare business environment
- Ability to produce clear and comprehensive documentation for BI and data transformation processes
Desirable criteria
- Use of R and/or Python for machine learning and predictive analytics
- Understanding of sharepoint
Communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication Skills
- Ability to train other performance and information staff in the use of information systems
- Ability to communicate on issues which can be complex and multi-stranded.
- Effective leadership of staff
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines
- Ability to take responsibility for own workload while being able to respond effectively and efficiently to unexpected demands in a busy team
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Harminder Sandhu
- Job title
- Head of Business Intelligence
- Email address
- [email protected]
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