Band 6 Data Manager

The closing date is 29th Sep 2024

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an ambitious, tenacious and confident Data Manager to manage our data team within Ecommerce/Procurement who will work hard in making a success of the BSOL Procurement Collaborative. If that is, you then we want to hear from you.

Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative (BSOL PC) team hosted by UHB, is responsible for providing dedicated strategic contract management oversight to all Trusts of which BSOL PC are responsible for, which includes.

*University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

*Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

*The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

*Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

*Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will lead and manage the data team. We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience of financial systems, reporting development and presentation experience, SQL, BI, database management who is organised, enthusiastic, confident and great at working with people.

They will provide a professional analytical information service to the BSOL Collaborative by extracting and designing intelligence from a variety of electronic and manual information systems, and by using the most effective information technology products for the analysis and presentation of information outputs.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1.Ensure all procurement systems are managed, updated and maintained on an ongoing basis.

2.Work with multiple systems across 5 trusts to extract and manipulate data

3.Apply your skills in BI, SQL, data management and analytics to provide business performance insight alongside the data, identifying trends and possible causes to allow effective decision-making.

4.Provide line management, supervision and guidance to group of junior members of staff within the data team, ensuring that their skills are effectively utilised, work is appropriately prioritised, and their potential is developed through PDRs, relevant coaching and support.

5.Lead on the development & presentation of KPIs and Reports and contribute to discussions where areas for improvement are identified.

6.To ensure that regular, timely and accurate information is provided to Finance/Procurement.

7.To scope design, develop and maintain information reporting systems, databases, integrated and automated dashboards and query tools required to support the Trust & its divisions on a routine basis.

8.To ensure the timely provision of accurate statutory information returns to the Department of Health, the NHS Executive and commissioners of services.

9.To maximise the use of Information Technology Systems and business intelligence tools in the discharge of the duties of the post.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Educated to degree level in I.T, SQL, BI or equivalent experience.

*Knowledge of a range of statistical/numerical techniques, procedure acquired through qualification to degree level equivalent relevant experience

*Evidence of continuous professional development

*Information or Data Analysis qualifications

Desirable

*Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation level.

*ECDL qualified to level 2 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

*Extensive experience of managing staff in a large and complex organisation preferably within the NHS.

*Experienced of working within set timeframes and managing changing priorities / deadlines to meet challenging targets

*Good understanding of the importance and usefulness of accurate and timely data analysis.

*Good understanding of Information Governance Principles

*Always expert Up to date knowledge strive to provide quality service, proactive

*Experienced in the set up and use of a data warehouse

*Advanced analytical skills; able to extract and manipulate highly complex data for all systems, for a significant proportion of the day.

*Significant experience of working with relational databases in the provision of information services.

*Knowledge of NHS datasets and reporting

*Understanding and experience of data modelling and definitions

*Knowledge of data security and data confidentiality

Desirable

*Experience of NHS or other Health Care Information Governance

*Experience of NHS based information systems

*Experience of NHS Trust systems and datasets

*Working knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools such as PRINCE 2 and complete familiarity with Microsoft Office.

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Highly developed I/T skills across the Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel

*Ability to work on own initiative to achieve agreed objectives, with advice when required from the manager.

*Numeracy and an eye for detail, working to a high standard of accuracy whilst meeting tight deadlines.

*Good analytical & judgmental skills -- able to analyse and interpret financial data.

*Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills.

*Ability to communicate complex information to both financial and non-financial colleagues at all levels, selecting the most appropriate form of communication.

*Time Management skills and ability to meet deadlines.

*Use own initiative

*Enthusiastic

*Innovative.

*Methodical.

*Highly numerate and literate.

*Problem Solving.

*Self-Motivated.

*Assertiveness with tact and diplomacy to challenge the status quo.

*Analytical.

*Team player.

*Excellent communication skills.

*Dynamic

*Flexibility to work at different locations.

*Flexible approach to working times.

For help with your application, contact: 

Navdeep Sandha 

Navdeep.Sandha@uhb.nhs.uk 

07721514862 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 6 

Salary

£35392.00  to £42618.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1085813DO 

Job locations

Regent Court 
 
 
 
 

Attachments

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