Job summary

Fixed Term or secondment opportunity

The Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is excited to offer an opportunity for an ambitious individual to join our Data and Informatics team as a Business Intelligence Lead on a Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027.

We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking individual to work closely with the Data Warehouse and Informatics teams within the Trust to enable the successful delivery of effective reporting.

To be successful in this role you will have a real eye for detail, an analytical mind-set, excellent communication skills and a willingness to adapt your approach with our stakeholders and interpret requirements with the enthusiasm to get the job done to the highest standards.

Experience of working with NHS data is highly desirable but candidates without a previous NHS background will be considered provided they can demonstrate significant technical proficiency in BI and DWH toolsets such as PowerBI and SQL.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

249-8260496-3

Job locations

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Undertake and manage projects across the full range of data collection, collation, analysis and presentation activities
• To continually look to enhance the format of information provided and seek to provide innovative solutions to help inform decision-making across the Trust.
• Lead on delivery of key projects across the Divisions.
• To provide information to colleagues within the divisional team, and on occasion with external colleagues regarding the interpretation of data and information, the presentation of information and the understanding of statistical and analytical methods.

Please see the attached Job Description for full information.

Job description Job responsibilities Undertake and manage projects across the full range of data collection, collation, analysis and presentation activities To continually look to enhance the format of information provided and seek to provide innovative solutions to help inform decision-making across the Trust. Lead on delivery of key projects across the Divisions. To provide information to colleagues within the divisional team, and on occasion with external colleagues regarding the interpretation of data and information, the presentation of information and the understanding of statistical and analytical methods. Please see the attached Job Description for full information.

Person Specification

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.

Person Specification 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.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship 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).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital

Marlborough Road

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)