Performance Analyst

The post-holder will ensure the timely production and presentation of information resulting from routine and ad-hoc requests for information to an advanced level. Highly specialist judgement, knowledge and communication skills will be used to achieve required outcomes. The post holder will identify solutions based on the available information and the priorities of the service. The role also requires the completion of statutory and locally defined returns.,

• Participate in the design of improvement measures and set up reporting mechanisms to capture the relevant data on a monthly basis.
• Provide advice to staff on collecting, reporting and using collected data.
• Present results to the Project Team and on other occasions as necessary.
• Lead the design of sustainable information management within the Trust, through leading the development of information management. This may
include supporting the introduction of new reports and training and development.
• Merge data from other sources with programme data to provide a comprehensive picture of performance within the Trust.
• Lead on the data aspects of diagnosing constraints and bottlenecks across whole patient pathways.
  
  You will have an eye for detail and be able to communicate clearly and knowledgeably in relation to all aspects of report development. This includes engaging with stakeholders across Pharmacy, the wider Trust and externally in identifying how information can be utilised in new and innovative ways to enhance service planning, monitoring and delivery., Self-starter and highly motivated - able to work to tight deadlines, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Evidence of analytical ability & problem solving skills
• Able to present information to a non-technical audience
Desirable criteria
• Ability to use Microsoft Access and Excel macros and Visual Basic
• Well developed negotiating skills, Understanding of NHS Information Systems
• An understanding of whole systems approaches
• Good working knowledge of improvement science
Desirable criteria
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, Demonstrable public sector experience in an analysis or performance review role
• Experience of specifying user information needs
• Experience in - problem diagnosis, report, writing, presentation, persuasion
• Experience of using data analysis products including Microsoft Office products, excel, access and Power BI to analyse data and draw out key issues
Desirable criteria
• Significant NHS experience at a senior level
• Experience or involvement in developments in the use of information management to support service improvement, Degree - equivalent qualification, Postgraduate qualification in a numeric subject
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. For agenda for change banded roles; salary payments will reflect the 2023/24 pay scales. The 2024/25 pay scales will be paid in October 2024 including any backpay due. Therefore should the successful applicant start in post prior to October, the salary will initially reflect the 2023/24 pay scales.