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Job summary

Main area
Business Intelligence
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
405-26-AC202SIA
Employer
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
South Walks House
Town
Dorchester
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/05/2026 23:59

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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Intelligence Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 6

Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers

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Job overview

Are you a problem solver? Do you enjoy interrogating data, developing reports, visualising and presenting your findings? Would you like to help shape the future of the Health and Social Care System across Dorset?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Intelligence Analyst to join our innovative and responsive Business Intelligence Service at Dorset County Hospital (DCH). This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly team responsible for enabling the use of high quality, timely and accurate data to support effective, data driven, operational and strategic decision making.

This position represents an excellent opportunity for personal and professional development with huge scope to make a difference to the way we deliver services in Dorset and significantly impact outcomes for patients and our population.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will effectively collaborate with clinicians, managers and external partners to understand information needs and work with the wider BI Team to scope, plan and deliver reporting solutions. Able to demonstrate a pro-active, methodical and structured approach to capturing data requirements, with flexibility and resilience to deal with shifting priorities and demands.

You will be familiar with the principles of data standards, skilled in using data warehouse and visualisation tools, and passionate about using the latest innovations to develop reporting solutions which support strategic and operational decision making. Detailed working knowledge of the Health and Care system is desirable, but not essential.

Working within our team you will be instrumental in the delivery of Dorset's approach to working collaboratively with ICS stakeholders, including the Dorset Intelligence and Insight Service (DiiS), ensuring that the Business Intelligence offer throughout the organisation and beyond, continues to develop.

The team work flexibly and support a hybrid working arrangement (split between office and remote locations), with a requirement to meet regularly at Dorset County Hospital and across ICS partner sites.

Working for our organisation

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.

Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role may be available  for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Sponsorship will be determined based on your current situation and on a case-by-case basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment. 

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
  • Demonstrable professional Development and continuous learning
Desirable criteria
  • Professional qualification or post graduate diploma/ relevant experience in relevant area/Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
  • Previous NHS Experience at Senior Analyst level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • 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 of 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 of extracting & analysing complex and sensitive data to support the monitoring requirements to meet NHS targets.

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • 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 criteria
  • 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Pearson
Job title
Deputy Head of Business Intelligence
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01305 255339
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