Description
Job Title Contracts Information Analyst (NHS)
Location Sussex
Salary - £ per day
Duration: 3 months possible extension
Start Date: 23rd September
Interviews: Arranged ASAP
Description:
Our client an NHS Trust based in Sussex is currently recruiting a Contracts Information Analyst.
Duties:
The post holder will support the Contract Information Manager & Specialist Commissioning Lead and their team to ensure that their workstream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery:
Manage the BI Team's business support function, including developing and manage the team's business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management
Liaise with appropriate functions within the Cluster and the Sector
Managing the Contract Information Analysts, taking responsibility for managing workloads and performance
Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns
Develop and implement a content management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisation
Take a lead in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the Team
Oversight and management of all aspects of the Team budgets
The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
Key Working Relationships
The post holder will be required to:
Maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues within the CSU/CCGs, the NHS Local Commissioning Board, provider trusts and the local health community
Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services and initiatives to provide, information and analytical advice and expertise
Manage the development and implementation of data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data
Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
Report to the Performance & Reporting Manager on any complex reporting issues to evaluate appropriate actions for resolution and reporting these back to internal and external Stakeholders.
Liaise with other Managers to share best practice
Functional Responsibilities
Project Management
Contribute to performance improvement, taking a lead for identified areas where agreed.
Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and support where requested
Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance on own portfolio of projects/function
Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Management of a risk and issues tracking mechanism and its proactive resolution and escalation processes.
3.2 Financial and Physical Resources
Provide regular reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective.
Provide oversight and monitoring of all aspects of Team budgets
Evaluate projects/function within identified portfolio for delivery against financial recovery/savings plans through providing sophisticated, high quality project analysis.
3.3 Staff Management
Manage and coordinate training and actively develop the analysts within the Team
Manage staff, undertaking appraisals and regular one to one sessions, and progressing any disciplinary or capability issues, as necessary; liaising with the Contract Information Manager & Specialist Commissioning Lead as appropriate.
3.4 Information Management
Manage the day to day activity of the Contract Information Analysts, ensuring that workloads are being managed effectively.
Manage the analysts within the Team by carrying out Staff Appraisals, regular one to one meetings and by managing staff issues as appropriate.
Providing leadership and direction to the Analysts, to ensure they conform to the highest standards of data quality, information governance and information security.
Work with the Contract Information Manager & Specialist Commissioning Lead in establishing systems and processes to ensure efficient data collection and management, to meet changing organisational needs.
Support Contract and Finance Managers with analysis of provider performance against key target areas. Model performance to predict trends and provide information to support the negotiation of future contracts with Trusts,
Attend meetings with Provider Trusts and where appropriate provide support on analytical matters in discussions between the CSU and CCGs, and maintain links with Trusts on data quality and information matters that arise
Promote and Increase the depth and breadth of knowledge relating to Payment by Results (PbR) within the Contract Team. Work with the Technical Architecture Team to ensure that information systems are developed to accommodate national and local PbR changes providing accurately coded and priced data.
Responsible for the update and maintenance of the information schedules within contracts with provider trusts
Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting on agreed areas of work; keeping a log of the achievement against all the KPIs within the Customer Service Specifications.
Support the Contract Information Manager & Specialist Commissioning Lead in managing and developing the Analytics Team to maintain and optimise data management skills and statistical, analytical and presentation skills
Identify training requirements on core systems for team members and key users across the CCGs, liaising with training providers and suppliers to ensure these needs are met
Ensure the production, documentation and maintenance of operational procedures and check lists for all areas of work and ensure they are held centrally.
Ensure that the Team complies with all information governance procedures and protocols, including the confidentiality of patient and staff records. Ensure compliance with Information Standards Board Information Standards Notices (ISB-ISNs)
Lead on data-quality improvement through developing, implementing & maintaining data-quality assurance processes for all reports and analysis processed by the team, establishing good practice in the provision of information to CCGs.
Deputise for the Contract Information Manager & Specialist Commissioning Lead as and when required
Skills required
We are looking to speak with candidates who have recent & relevant NHS Experience within this field.
Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Post-graduate degree in Management Studies or equivalent
Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
Evidence of continued professional development
Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
Experience of managing risks and reporting
Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at SMT level
Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes
Understanding of the public Sector
Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with a high level of keyboard skills including .Sequel Server Management Studio
Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools eg PRINCE2 Foundation
Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders
Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making
Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills
Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures
Knowledge of Financial Systems eg monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement
Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations (providing practical leadership)
Experience of managing a team without direct line management
If you are interested and looking, please contact me.