About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role at the heart of strategic commissioning across Humber and North Yorkshire. As a Lead Commissioning Data Insight Partner, you will bring together data, intelligence and insight to help commissioners understand population need, evaluate services and make evidence-based decisions. Working closely with Programme Directors, commissioning teams and analytical colleagues, you will act as a trusted analytical partner and critical friend, turning complex information into clear, actionable insight that influences commissioning priorities and improves outcomes for our population.
The three posts will work across a range of portfolios, predominantly supporting programmes of care, with one role potentially taking a broader Corporate BI focus including performance and contracting intelligence.
You will be part of the Insight and Analytics team within the Insight & Commissioning Strategy Business Unit, working alongside analytical, population health and commissioning colleagues across Humber and North Yorkshire. Our approach is collaborative and decision-focused, with analysts working as insight partners rather than simply providers of data. You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of strategic commissioning priorities, using analytical expertise, curiosity and constructive challenge to help colleagues turn evidence into action and improve outcomes for our population.
Main duties of the job
You will partner with strategic commissioning teams to ensure decisions are underpinned by robust data and insight. You will develop baselines, trends, trajectories and commissioning scenarios; undertake complex analysis, triangulation and modelling; and translate findings into compelling narratives and recommendations. You will connect commissioners with our Insight and Analytics teams, identify current and future intelligence needs and help shape BI solutions.
Across the three roles, portfolios may vary. Alongside working with programmes of care, there will be opportunities for one of the roles to work across our Corporate BI function, providing analytical leadership for performance and contracting. This will include supporting the development of performance frameworks, contract monitoring and the use of insight to support assurance and decision-making.
You will provide analytical evaluation and support your allocated portfolio with its intelligence needs throughout the commissioning cycle, using evidence to understand population need, evaluate impact, identify unwarranted variation and help address health inequalities.
About us
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the strategic commissioner of NHS services for a population of 1.7 million people. We plan and arrange services to meet our populations diverse health needs, focusing on improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and making the best use of available resources. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
Our role is to make sure health services work well and are of high quality. We also work to join up health and care services, improve the health and wellbeing of local people and reduce health inequalities across our area.
The ICB adopts a Purposeful Presence model as the default way of working. Subject to any reasonable adjustments that may be required, this means:
- Individual work is undertaken remotely and digitally in almost all Circumstances.
- Collaborative work is predominantly delivered through digital platforms.
- In-person working is reserved for situations where outcomes cannot be achieved effectively through digital means.
Contractual bases are determined by post category. This post is designated as: Agile Post
This means the appointed postholder may choose either Health House, Willerby or home as their contractual base (please note that the Purposeful Presence principles still apply if Health House is chosen)
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Lead Commissioning Data Insight Partner will work collaboratively with Programme Directors and strategic commissioning teams to provide robust population health, service, patient and wider intelligence to support commissioning decisions.
The postholder will develop baselines, trends, trajectories and commissioning scenarios; undertake complex analysis, correlation, triangulation and modelling; and translate complex evidence into clear findings, recommendations and compelling narratives for technical and non-technical audiences.
Acting as a key link between strategic commissioning and the Insight and Analytics team, the postholder will identify current and future commissioning intelligence requirements, communicate these to analytical and data engineering colleagues and help shape and improve BI solutions.
The role will work collaboratively with population health, engagement, workforce, finance, contracting and analytical colleagues to source existing and new intelligence, agree appropriate analytical and evaluation methodologies and develop outputs ranging from data analysis and visualisations to mainstream BI products and dashboards.
The postholder will support the development of contract baselines, KPIs and performance measures, ensuring quantitative evidence is complemented by qualitative insight and the voice of patients and service users. They will act as a critical friend and analytical subject matter expert, bringing constructive challenge, innovative thinking and evidence-based options into strategic commissioning and senior decision-making forums.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience working at a similar level in a specialist area. Evidence of ongoing continuous personal development.
Desirable
- Project management qualification(s).
Experience
Essential
- Significant strategic experience supported by strong analytical expertise and a track record of delivering evidence-based solutions. Demonstrable experience of interpreting and triangulating complex datasets and applying analytical tools and methodologies to inform decision-making. In-depth knowledge of commissioning principles, frameworks and the commissioning cycle. Experience of translating complex insight for different audiences, contributing to strategic planning and policy development, and connecting analytical evidence to wider organisational and commissioning objectives. Proven experience of influencing senior stakeholders, building effective partnerships and working collaboratively with clinical, public health, commissioning and non-technical colleagues.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and make appropriate decisions independently. Strong project management, organisational and prioritisation skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams and challenging deadlines. Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and networks at all levels. Able to assimilate complex information and provide clear advice and recommendations. Highly proficient in relevant software and analytical tools, including Microsoft Office and data evaluation tools, with an understanding of the application of AI. Demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement, learning and professional development.
- Ability to work effectively across organisational and professional boundaries, developing trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and working collaboratively with health and care providers, local authorities, clinicians, commissioners, public health colleagues, research partners and people with lived experience. Able to act as a constructive critical friend, adapting communication and analytical approaches to different audiences and using insight to influence change in policy, commissioning and practice.
Employer details
Employer name
Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857)
Address
Humber and North Yorkshire ICB
Health House
Grange Park Lane
Willerby
HU10 6DT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)