Business Intelligence Lead
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Swindon, SN3 6BBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
Fixed Term or secondment opportunity The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is excited to offer an opportunity for an ambitious individual to...
As a Business Intelligence Lead you are the key information leads for the Senior Analysts at the Trust.As such they need to:
- Quickly acquire a broad understanding of the data for their area and within a year become the expert
- Own the clarity between Information and the relevant Division as to agreed reporting and ensure its timely delivery and support ongoing development.
- Take responsibility for delivery, solving problems as they arise and escalating by exception when needed.
- Review information for their area monthly and brief both their own team and the relevant division on anything material or noteworthy.
- Be the main contact with their Division for the above and for any ad-hoc analysis or modelling, with front line responsibility for the information service provided to their Division
The senior analysts and this role together with the Head of Business Intelligence are the core senior management team within Information. They will need to provide group leadership to support the wider team on an ongoing basis:
- Advice and guidance to the rest of the team based on their skills and experience with an expectation that each senior analysts will have a particular area of high level skills/knowledge to share (e.g. analysis, reporting systems, SQL, operational needs etc..)
- Promoting a focus on what the data means and the story rather than just the number and deputise for Head of Business Intelligence, both internally and externally.
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Education
Essential
- Master's Degree or relevant equivalent knowledge & experience related to analysis or information management
- Evidence of on-going development and continuous learning
- Recognised Health Informatics qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- General Management qualification
- Recognised qualification in programme methodology at practitioner level, e.g. Managing Successful Programmes, or equivalent experience in programme management
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working at senior management level, successfully taking responsibility for meeting a wide range of service and business performance targets
- Experience of the delivery of a complex technical strategy in a medium/large organisation (preferably within healthcare)
- Experience of providing self service tools using products such as Tableau/QlikView/SSRS and able to support such a development
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills with experience of dealing directly with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of implementing improvement, monitoring change and assisting staff in changing their working practices.
Desirable
- Experience of using both quantitative and qualitative data to assess performance of complex organisations.
- Management and supervision of staff including appraisals and sickness management.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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