Job summary
- Main area
- Performance and Information
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 208-932829-25-1
- Employer
- Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital / New Beacon House
- Town
- Hull / Scunthorpe
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Business Insights Analyst
Band 7
Job overview
The Business Insight Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting the development and implementation of data-driven analytics solutions that enhance operational and clinical decision-making within the healthcare setting. Working under the guidance of the Lead Business Insight Analyst and the Head of Business Insight, this role involves assisting in the integration of diverse data sources and the application of data science techniques to generate actionable insights that align with the Group's strategic and operational objectives.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include contributing to the development and refinement of data models for forecasting, activity planning, and demand vs capacity analysis. The Business Insight Analyst will support the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Group's suite of performance tools, ensuring data accuracy and relevance while identifying trends and patterns that inform critical business decisions.
The role involves close collaboration with various stakeholders, such as operational managers, care group leads, and the wider Information Management team, to translate business requirements into technical solutions. This includes utilising business intelligence tools and statistical methods to extract, analyse, and visualise data, ensuring outputs are structured in a meaningful and accessible manner for end users.
The postholder will ensure compliance with data governance framework, requiring them to uphold data security, regulatory requirements, and patient confidentiality while maintaining data quality standards. The role emphasises professional development, with the Business Insight Analyst expected to stay informed of the latest trends in healthcare analytics, participate in training programs, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/
In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.
“We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers”.
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Information Management, Data Science, Business Intelligence, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
- MSc in Healthcare Data Management, Analytics, or a related discipline
- Relevant professional qualifications in Business Intelligence tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, SQL certification)
- Evidence of continuing professional development (e.g., courses in leadership, management, or technical expertise related to Data Science/Statistics)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Detailed knowledge of healthcare data and how to navigate healthcare data to provide answers to support key operational planning decisions
- Sound knowledge base of the NHS, the current issues, its values and principles of timely local access for the population
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of national policy, the NHS long term plan, NHS priorities and national planning guidance
- Knowledge of clinical governance
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using internal / external benchmarking data to identify efficiency opportunities
Desirable criteria
- Significant relevant experience within an acute NHS hospital organisation within a relevant role
- Experience of risk management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Exceptionally high level of numeracy, analytical skills and ability in health-based modelling.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design, develop, and implement scalable data solutions
- Effective communication and presentation skills, able to translate complex data insights into actionable information for diverse audiences
- Capability to work collaboratively with stakeholders, understanding their needs, and aligning solutions accordingly
- Strong IT skills, particularly in the use of Microsoft Office applications, databases, and data science tools
Desirable criteria
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs
- Proficiency in Data Science tools and programming languages for data interrogation and analysis
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christopher Evans
- Job title
- Deputy Director of Information Management
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07756 201954
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Recruitment Office
Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital
Scartho Road
Grimsby
UK
DN31 2QQ
- Telephone
- 03033 306519
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