Senior Analytical Manager | NHS England

The Insights and Intelligence Team provides the NHSE South West regional team with high quality information, analysis and analytical support. We work with the national D&A directorate and other regional analytical teams to reduce duplication and take advantage of specialist skills across NHSE. The I&I team delivers services across 4 core functional areas of work: 1. Analytical Delivery - the main point of contact for customers in our programmes, responding to ad hoc requests and identifying and working with the other functions to support customers with insightful analysis. 2. Advanced Analytics - providing specialist support to regional teams, regional programmes and ICSs, using specialist analytical techniques to primarily deliver predictive and prescriptive analytics with products including Forecasting, modelling, strategy & forward look and in-depth analysis. 3. Analytical Products - providing the foundation of robust analysis allowing reliable insightful analysis by delivering data, automation, and visualisation expertise to the region and ICSs. 4. Analytical Oversight - providing regionally focused cross cutting analysis and ICS support, and will lead on data & analytics strategy & transformation, workforce development, resource management, and business operations This role is expected to sit within the Analytical Products function but there is likely to be opportunity for the post holder to work within different functional teams in future. This role is a senior leadership role within the team. The postholder will lead on one or more work area, as a subject matter or technical expert. This role will often work as part of multi-disciplinary 'squads', made up of colleagues, both internal and external to the Insights and Intelligence team, to deliver on projects that require a range of skills and knowledge. This role will most closely align to the Data analyst data skills family at Advanced Practitioner level within the national competency framework. The specialisms expected to strongly feature within the Analytical Products team are data visualisation, Statistical process control (SPC), Technological specialisms, Data automation and Information governance, as well as competencies within the Leadership & Management and Working in Projects ancillary frameworks. However, candidates with competencies in other specialisms or those more closely aligned to the Data Science or Data Engineer data skills families are also encouraged to apply. The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
The Senior Analytical Manager will deliver a high quality data analytics service to NHS business teams using extensive knowledge of NHS data and business processes, and excellent technical skills in data management, business intelligence and analytics, with a focus on building self-service analytics solutions which will allow business users to analyse data themselves. In particular the post holder will:
• Demonstrate significant experience and understanding of a breadth and depth of analytical methods and their application, to provide timely analysis and intelligence to a standard which reflects current best practice;
• Structure problems and develop appropriate analytical solutions, analysing and triangulating data in innovative ways, and adapting approaches to deal with ambiguity.
• Take a practical approach to providing advice, giving persuasive explanations of complex concepts orally and in writing to a range of audiences
• Have good project management skills, including the ability to plan, manage and deliver a portfolio of projects, juggle competing priorities and tight deadlines for self and team, and work autonomously to drive own work programme and that of team members
• Work with other team leaders to develop and manage all staff in the analytical team, providing appropriate coaching and support;
• Build and manage collaborative relationships across the health system, including internal and external policy and analytical teams, providers and clinical experts