About this role
Job summary
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is looking for a Lead Data and Insight Analyst (Band 8a) to provide analytical leadership across major programmes, shaping insight, guiding analysts and influencing senior decision making. You'll lead and design innovative analytical tools, build high impact dashboards, lead complex programme analysis and turn data into clear, actionable intelligence for partners across the NHS, local authorities and the wider health and care system. This role suits a confident technical specialist with strong SQL, Excel and Power BI capability, combined with the ability to lead, mentor and manage analytical work in a fastmoving, collaborative environment.
Main duties of the job
As Lead Data and Insight Analyst, the post holder will design and build advanced analytical tools, develop highquality dashboards and data products, and deliver timely, accurate analysis across health and social care to support strategic and operational priorities. They will lead complex programmewide analytical work, evaluate the impact of interventions, define and create impactful metrics and KPIs, model system behaviour, and translate complex findings into clear, audienceappropriate insights for stakeholders. The role involves working across NHS, local authorities and thirdsector partners, shaping data capture methods, advising programme managers, mentoring colleagues, and driving innovation in analytical approaches to improve services and reduce health inequalities.
About us
NHS West Yorkshire ICB is the regional NHS body that plans, funds and coordinates health and care services across West Yorkshire. It brings together NHS organisations, councils and voluntarysector partners to improve population health, tackle inequalities, manage system performance and support local placebased partnerships in Bradford District and Craven, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description document for full list of duties and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Knowledge of analytical tools: statistical techniques, forecasting, modelling, simulation and benchmarking. Expert user of SQL, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and other MS Office programs. Designing, developing and embedding dashboards, scorecards and associated measures, metrics and KPIs in a health and social care setting. Knowledge of NHS systems and data flows.
Desirable
Understanding of the appropriateness of various data presentation / visualisation approaches. Experienced user of data visualisation software e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx. Experience in evaluating services within a health care setting
Skills and Behaviours Essential
Identifying and resolving complex data problems. Ability to understand the link between data and system behaviour Analytical and information consultancy. Ability to communicate complex and complicated issues and opportunities to diverse audiences Multi-disciplinary and cross sector team working, team building and leadership. Planning and organisation, prioritisation, strategy management and implementation. Designing and implementing reporting, planning and monitoring information processes and systems. Strong interpersonal and presentational skills Complicated and detailed analytical report writing Accurate data input and manipulation Training and mentoring
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience Educated to post graduate degree level in relevant discipline or equivalent experience Experience of system working, between organisations / sectors.
Additional Criteria Essential
A strong commitment to patient care and quality services, improving outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and delivering the best value for money for the taxpayer High level of emotional intelligence Highly resilient with the ability to cope under pressure Team player committed to open collegiate relationships and corporate effectiveness. Integrity and ability to engender trust and respect from colleagues at all levels. Committed to upholding, the NHS principles and values as set out in the NHS Constitution; Demonstrates a commitment to upholding The Nolan Principles of Public Life along with an ability to reflect them in his/her leadership role and the culture of the ICB
Employer details Employer name NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Address NHS West Yorkshire ICB
Scorex House West
1 Bolton Road
BRADFORD
West Yorkshire
BD1 4AS
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)