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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

About

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

We provide general acute hospital services to approximately 500,000 people from Coventry and Rugby and specialist hospital services to over one million people from Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. The Trust has a revenue budget of approximately £473 million, we employ over 10,000 staff, manage 1,380 beds and 32 operating theatres.

The Trust is made up of the following hospitals:
University Hospital Coventry
Hospital of St Cross – Rugby

Contact

Address: University Hospital Coventry; Clifford Bridge Road; Walsgrave; Coventry; West Midlands; CV2 2DX
Contact Number: 02476 96 9192

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Ref: 218-AC-B8A-8054695-A Vacancy ID: 8205984

Population Health Management (PHM) BI Manager

Accepting applications until: 21-Aug-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 21-Aug-2026 23:59

Location

Site: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Address: Clifford Bridge Road
Town: Coventry
Postcode: CV2 2DX
Major / Minor Region: Warwickshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Fixed term: 23 months (Secondment will be considered for internal candidates)

Hours

Full time
Flexible working
Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area: Performance & Informatics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Work with analysts and BI teams within the wider ICS to bring together information from multiple sources to create a coherent picture of population health need and demand.
Produce appropriate forecasting using modelling and statistical techniques involving a variety of data currencies such as waiting lists, demographics and activity, including the production of detailed monthly profiles and plans, updating and refining analytical models as required.
Utilise experience, knowledge, judgement and skills to develop and improve information reporting systems for operational and strategic monitoring of patient based information in line with National data requirements and definitions. This will be achieved using a variety of reporting tools and a combination of advanced procedures in MS Excel, Access and SQL Server.
Take a strategic view of NHS information requirements and influence and support the introduction and implementation of new working practices, across the Trust. Ensure that changes are measurable and contribute to the development of the supporting policies and procedures as appropriate.
Take an active role in the development and production of detailed reports to fulfil requests or identified needs of Trust Managers, clinicians and operational staff, including the establishment and maintenance of routine population health reporting through the Trust’s BI system.
Provide advice and specialist knowledge to define Trust wide and external PHM information requirements and establishing appropriate reporting mechanisms.
Be proactive in the initiation of information analyses, suggesting information reports, scenario modelling, interpretation and forecasting trends, providing analysis and advise on information for future programmes of work and service delivery.
Summarise complex data sets and information and present findings to various technical and non-technical groups including delivering formal presentations to large groups where necessary.
Monitor best practice developments nationally and internationally in the use of intelligence to support PHM, including the use of forecasting, modelling and predictive analytics, and proactively promote the use of relevant best practice across the Trust and ICS.
Ensure that there is a continual provision of a high level of customer service.
Support the Head of Business Intelligence and the Trust’s Public Health Consultant in placing financial bids to the ICB and external agencies to secure funding for scaling the provision of PHM/Healthy Hospital programmes, and have the commercial acumen to utilise funding in line with budget responsibility.
Ensure that Information Governance and Data Protection are adhered to in relation to the provision of information.
Ensure line management responsibilities are delivered in line with Trust policy, whilst developing plans to attract and retain the best staff within the discipline in order to build as strong a team as possible.
Work with other members of the team to assess and develop improved working practices and make changes as necessary.
Participate in both Trust and P&I meetings and training where required.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

The interviews are likely to be conducted in early September (Date tbc).

Please note that the interview will be conducted in person. No remote interview can be entertained.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Qualifications • Degree or equivalent in a statistical or information related subject, or equivalent • Educated to Masters level or equivalent commensurate work experience • IMT Qualification • Information management qualification. • Statistical qualification. • Any public health / population health qualification or training

Desirable criteria

• Information management qualification. • Statistical qualification. • Any public health / population health qualification or training

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience • Experience in health service informatics at a senior level • Significant experience gained in information analysis within a large and complex organisation • Specialist experience in systems interrogation, relational databases and spreadsheet analysis including writing complex queries in MS Access/SQL or other relational databases • Specialist experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting data • Experience of working with and advising stakeholders, such as, clinicians and managers, on the use and understanding of data and the training of BI tools where necessary • Relevant experience of providing an information service at senior managerial level • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures • Experience of managing and leading staff • Experience of working with senior managers and clinical professionals. • Experience of working with business units/services to support the planning and service delivery. • Proven successful development of information solutions to complex service issues • Experience of supporting complex programmes of work and measuring and reporting progress of these. • NHS Acute Trust Informatics background • Population Health Management approaches • Use of statistical packages and/or forecasting and modelling. • Use of Hospital Patient Information Administration Systems. • Experience of using Benchmarking resources e.g. Telstra Health and Model hospital. • Experience of training staff in use of PC packages. • Data Visualisation – Power BI, Tableau

Desirable criteria

Experience • Experience in health service informatics at a senior level • Significant experience gained in information analysis within a large and complex organisation • Specialist experience in systems interrogation, relational databases and spreadsheet analysis including writing complex queries in MS Access/SQL or other relational databases • Specialist experience of collecting, analysing and interpreting data • Experience of working with and advising stakeholders, such as, clinicians and managers, on the use and understanding of data and the training of BI tools where necessary • Relevant experience of providing an information service at senior managerial level • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures • Experience of managing and leading staff • Experience of working with senior managers and clinical professionals. • Experience of working with business units/services to support the planning and service delivery. • Proven successful development of information solutions to complex service issues • Experience of supporting complex programmes of work and measuring and reporting progress of these. • NHS Acute Trust Informatics background • Population Health Management approaches • Use of statistical packages and/or forecasting and modelling. • Use of Hospital Patient Information Administration Systems. • Experience of using Benchmarking resources e.g. Telstra Health and Model hospital. • Experience of training staff in use of PC packages. • Data Visualisation – Power BI, Tableau

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In-depth knowledge and practical application of general information requirements and definitions in the NHS. • Understanding of current NHS strategies, vision and policies and how they affect information gathering and dissemination. • Knowledge and practical understanding of statistical techniques and application. • Knowledge of data architecture, infrastructure and relational database theory/application • Knowledge of Health Inequalities and Population Health Management approaches • Understanding of information security and legislation surrounding confidentiality e.g. Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Hospital PAS, NHS standard dataset and Benchmarking • Statistical analysis skills

Skills

Essential criteria

Skills • Ability to analyse and interpret complex information • Ability to analyse data and to model trends in order to draw conclusions and assist decision-making • Excellent numeracy and literacy skills • Excellent oracy with the proven ability to present and explain working methods and complex analysis to technical and nontechnical staff • Self-starter with the ability to work under own initiative to achieve their objectives without supervision, as well as within a team • Innovative and imaginative in resolving problems • Strong time management skills and ability to deliver accurate work within strict timescales • Have a logical and systematic approach to work, and ability to work accurately to strict deadlines • Ability to concentrate for long periods of time with frequent interruptions • Ability to prioritise own and workload of others • Good communication and interpersonal skills • Approachable and Collaborative. • Able to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues from a variety of professional and organisational backgrounds • Proactive approach • Ability to manage a budget for their department and to work alongside colleagues on analysis of budgets when necessary. • Work across Organisational boundaries • Understanding of Commissioner and Provider information requirements • Change management skills, able to implement change effectively • Forward thinking and strategic outlook • Interest in self-development and the development of others.

Desirable criteria

• Work across Organisational boundaries • Understanding of Commissioner and Provider information requirements • Change management skills, able to implement change effectively • Forward thinking and strategic outlook • Interest in self-development and the development of others.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience