Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview The NHS Workforce Alliance is the largest collaborative procurement partnership in the UK, influencing over £1.5bn of NHS expenditure on contingent labour each year. It comprises five organisations: Crown Commercial Service, the NHS East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, the NHS North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative, NHS Commercial Solutions, and the NHS London Procurement Partnership. This brand new role for a Business Intelligence Manager will be based at NHS London Procurement Partnership, an organisation hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust who are among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trust. It provides a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London as well as specialist care for patients from further afield. The Business Intelligence Manager role will be hosted at NHS London Procurement Partnership and will report to the Operations Director of the NHS Workforce Alliance. The role is accountable to the Executive Board of the Alliance, which comprises senior leaders from all five partner organisations. The postholder will play a critical role in the development and delivery of our business intelligence and data analytics function to internal stakeholders, NHS trusts and central management functions across the NHS at both national and regional level. this is a leadership role which requires the postholder to lead collaborative groups and take responsibility for outcomes. Main duties of the job The post holder will lead on the development and execution of a data analytics and business intelligence strategy for the NHS Workforce Alliance. Specific outputs includes but are not limited to: i) Internal reporting of Management Information; ii) Data packs provided for each region, ICB and NHS trust showing detailed trends in the use and cost of contingent labour; iii) Reporting to NHS England in support of both the Alliance as an approved framework host and in the NHS England commercial strategy for workforce. Working for our organisation The NHS Workforce Alliance provides an exciting and challenging environment for a highly-motivated data analytics professional to shape the future of the collaborative partnership as it enters its sixth year. The successful candidate will take on a new role which is critical to our continued success Detailed job description and main responsibilities The postholder is responsible for the strategic direction of the NHS Workforce Alliance in business intelligence and data analytics by producing robust commercial information and reports and enabling user access. To work in partnership with the relevant workstream leads, senior category managers, and our communications and business management functions through the collation and analysis of complex data sets. Responsible for the provision of outputs to directors and other senior managers to track performance management and benefits realisation. A pivotal role in the development and implementation of Alliance’s systems strategy, with particular emphasis on management reporting and business growth. Through the provision and interpretation of data, support trust based staff to improve business processes, and aid product standardisation and enhance service development option appraisals. Responsible business intelligence and reporting platforms to provide automated tools to category management teams and external customers. Provide technical support, advice and training in analysis techniques, data collection methods and the presentation of data. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Degree or equivalent in IT systems or related field Recognised continuing professional development at an advanced level Desirable criteria Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Experience Essential criteria Significant experience in a similar role Experience of dealing with large, complex financial datasets Reporting & presenting complex data to senior staff Desirable criteria Programme and project management skills Essential criteria complex problem solving. Concentration required for diagnosing complex problems in dynamically changing Business Intelligence situations Responsible for developing policy and procedures for Business Intelligence services for LPP and across its membership Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Will Laing Job title Deputy Director Operations NHS Workforce Alliance Email address [email protected]