Job summary
- Main area
- Information Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (2 days on site working required)
- Job ref
- 423-7209913
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Divisional Information Manager - Partnerships (Band 7)
NHS AfC: Band 7
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
This is a key role within the Trusts Information Services team, responsible for working with Trust Joint Venture partnerships in the provide comprehensive analytics, insights, and intelligence.
This position involves the extraction, analysis, and interpretation of data to support decision-making processes and improve operational efficiency within the NHS.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of healthcare data, and the ability to communicate complex information effectively. A background in health informatics, data science, or a related field, along with experience in the NHS or healthcare sector, is highly desirable. This role is pivotal in driving data-informed decision-making and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the NHS.
Please note: We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications are received.
Main duties of the job
- Develop and implement robust data analytics frameworks to monitor and evaluate performance metrics related to operational delivery, service level agreements and transformation and innovation projects.
- Collaborate with partners and operational teams to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends. Provide actionable insights that inform strategic planning and operational improvements.
- Support initiatives aimed at enhancing patient care and safety by analysing data and facilitating the implementation of best practices across the organisation.
- Work closely with finance teams to understand and optimise processes to ensure efficient and effective data flows and reporting to ensure sustainable financial management.
- Design, develop, test and make available information solutions for the automatic creation and presentations of reports and dashboards
- Extract and manipulate complex and extremely varied data from different SQL databases for reporting and analysis
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Develop and establish data pipelines from source systems to the Trust data warehouse including all elements of extract, transform and load processes using appropriate tools
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff, management, and regulatory bodies, to ensure alignment of data initiatives with organisational goals.
- Play a key role in preparing reports and documentation required for regulator inspections. This includes compiling evidence of compliance, such as audit results, patient feedback, and quality improvement initiatives, to demonstrate the organisation’s commitment to meeting regulatory standards.
- Ensure adherence to data governance standards and compliance with relevant regulations, including data protection and confidentiality requirements.
- Establish and maintain regular communication with key stakeholders from within supported Operational Divisions to discuss reporting requirements and progress against other deliverables
- Manage the Information Services Change Process for the respective Operational Division and facilitate the prioritisation of work requests
- Represent Information Services at key business meetings to promote the services of the team and obtain feedback on the quality of said services
- Provide reporting related subject matter expertise on key business / IT development projects and undertake business analysis of new requirements resulting from such work
- Review the efficiency of internal processes and associated technology solutions, identify and implement improvement opportunities
- Present reporting and analysis to appropriate boards and committees
- Support the Senior Information Manager and Head of Performance and Information in the development of the Information Services Strategy and any major internal projects
- Provide cover for the Divisional Information Manager of other Operational Divisions as and when required
- Deputise for the Senior Information Manager and Head of Performance and Information as and when requested
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent qualification / experience relevant to the work undertaken within NHS Foundation Trust Information Services Team
Desirable criteria
- Masters level in mathematics/statistics or equivalent experience/knowledge
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- In-depth specialist knowledge of NHS Information Standards and how these apply to the regulatory / contractual frameworks of a Foundation Trust
- Detailed knowledge of the clinical services / patient pathways within an acute setting and the associated information demands of each
- Knowledge of key information issues within the NHS including the commissioning process, Payment by Results, Information Governance and performance management
- Knowledge of the NHS England’s Information Strategy and how it applies in a Foundation Trust setting.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the clinical coding process and the derivation of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs)
- Understanding of the annual Reference Cost and National Payment Systems processes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Specific / in-depth knowledge of SQL, Microsoft Excel, Reporting Services and PowerBI
- Competent in the user of data transformation tools including python, SQL Serber Integration Services
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to present complex issues to a range of target audiences
Desirable criteria
- Working understanding of SQL Server Integration Services and Analytical Services
- Working understanding of data warehouse design and underlying data structures
Experience
Essential criteria
- Line management of a small team of information analysts within a NHS Foundation Trust
- Specialist experience of statistical / analytical techniques applied within an NHS Foundation Trust setting
- Extensive experience of extracting, collating and presenting information from different systems
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within an Acute Trust
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of SystmOne
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Scott
- Job title
- Head of Performance and Information
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07908 818 365
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