Senior Project Analyst

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

The project requires for the post holder to start as soon as possible and is therefore advertised as a secondment for one year.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within London's world class Major Trauma System for a Senior Mental Health Data Project Analyst to take a leading role in developing innovative information capture and reporting mechanisms to assist the evaluation of the various large programmes being undertaken. The post holder will have a pan London leading role in setting up database systems for evaluation of an integrated model of physical and psychological care for survivors of major trauma at London's four Major Trauma Centres and of the mental health plans for major incidents. The post holder will be embedded with the St Mary's Major Trauma Centre and will work with counterparts in the other three Major Trauma Centres in London to design systems for the capture and analysis of multiple data sets. The post holder will have sound knowledge of NHS data and business processes, and good technical skills in data management, business intelligence and analytics, including data modelling, data visualisation with a focus on building self-service analytics solutions which will allow business users to analyse data themselves.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will havesound knowledge of NHS data and business processes, and good technical skills in data management, business intelligence and analytics, including data modelling, data visualisation with a focus on building self-service analytics solutions which will allow business users to analyse data themselves.

The focus will be on acting as a lead data and information specialist, providing reports, insight and recommendations through complex analysis of multiple data sets, including both quantitative and qualitative data, as well as providing support for the project management team, individual 'network' members and the wider system. The role supports the development of a new model of care, including contributing to creating databases, performance dashboard, benchmarking exercise and local clinical audits.

The post-holder will ensure that the network has all of the information it requires for the creation of robust business cases, base lining, benefits realisation, forecasting, planning and monitoring of end-to-end pathways of psychological care. Evaluation will need to include analysis of data to support an economic case for the sustainability of the new care pathways, for example, by demonstrating cost savings through changes to healthcare utilisation, or quicker return to work. This evidence gathering and evaluation will be key to enable discussion with local and national commissioners around the benefits of long term and wider implementation

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's degree in informatics/ data analysis or a related discipline, or equivalent experience within the area of information management /data analysis at a senior level
• Educated to Master's degree level in a relevant area of academic practice or equivalent Data Analyst experience working at a commensurate band/level.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate significant experience and understanding of a breadth of analytical methods (i.e. health economics, statistics, social research, health related disciplines and operational research techniques) and their application, to provide high quality, timely analysis and intelligence.
• Experience of building and analysing Statistical Process Control (SPC) Charts - and willingness to develop these quality monitoring skills further
• Knowledge of NHS data including its structure, definitions and relationship to clinical activity recording
• Has a proven track record in working with business critical information systems and understanding data flows between systems
• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge of outcome measures and evaluation of services.
• Ability to communicate, in both verbal and report form, complicated information to all levels of staff including non-informatics personnel
• Experience of managing projects and delivering them within agreed timescales and budgets.
• Evidence of conducting research and audit within a relevant specialist area

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in healthcare/medical settings.
• Ability to interpret figures and present information in a meaningful manner
• Previous experience in a similar role in a healthcare or public sector environment.
• Experience in managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Experience of leading a team.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to draw qualitative and quantitative information from a range of sources and present it in a clear and concise way.
• Good analytical skills with an ability to analyse and consider complex information and develop a range of options.
• Ability to anticipate problems before they arise and offer appropriate solutions.
• Ability to work to deadlines and produce reports to a high quality

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Documents to download

• Candidate Pack (DOCX, 668.4KB)