Information analysis and reporting

• Lead on and manage the production of external mandatory returns to an agreed timetable. These will include:

  • The Mental Health Services Data Set

  • Commissioning data sets

  • Local authority data sets

  • Care Quality Commission returns

  • Commissioner performance indicators

  • 18 week monitoring

• Lead on the production of regular internal reports to an agreed timetable. These will include:

  • Contract monitoring

  • Trust Board reports

  • Data quality reports

  • Performance indicator reports and clinical dashboards

  • DPR and SIREN reporting

  • Workforce information and data warehousing

• Lead on the development of data quality monitoring tools and techniques to support the accurate reporting of all internal and external reports. Develop and implement a content management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider Trust.

• Lead on the development of reporting from the Trust’s data warehouse, liaising, supporting and advising managers and service leads regarding data content, quality and inclusion.

• Undertake data analysis, including statistical tests, in support of clinical research.

• Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance decision making processes across the Trust.

• Ensure timely and accurate information analysis and reporting to operational and corporate management on agreed areas of work.

• Contribute proactively to the provision of a high quality information analysis service for all areas within the Trust interpreting and analysing data, providing clear, accurate and timely reports to managers, clinicians and other Trust staff.

• Work directly with senior clinicians and managers to support development of strategic plans for the provision and development of information analysis within directorates.

• Maintain and develop processes for converting extracted data into national and locally defined data sets.

• Ensure that operational systems adhere to national and local requirements and that changes in definitions are communicated to all relevant staff.

• Data Quality

• Assist the Information Manager to interpret and action new statutory information requirements.

• Hold regular data quality review meetings with service managers providing expert advice on data standards and information issues.

• Contribute to the development of key performance indicators for the successful assessment of individual and departmental success

• Delegate aspects of Research and Development activities, collating information, analysing and reporting findings to the information analysts

• Act as a representative of information in multi-disciplinary groups within the trust and on external groups as required.

• Deputise for the Information Manager as required.

• Contribute to the strategic planning of Team projects, identifying interdependencies across projects/functions, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary.

• Keep up-to-date with general NHS business and be able to recognise a role for the information department in supporting such developments and requirements.

• Be responsible for day-to-day delivery of a robust, customer-focussed information and statistical analytical service to Trust managers and clinicians.

• Ensure adherence to policies and processes to protect the technical support service, from the wider team.

• Support and contribute to projects with an information requirement.

• Be responsible for day-to-day decision making to maintain a smooth running analytical service

• The post holder will exercise good judgement in all things concerned with providing an information and analytical service.

• The post holder will be encouraged to use their own initiative and will have a degree of freedom to use their judgement to take decisions without immediate referral back to the Information Manager.

• The post holder will provide advice to other managers and department heads who in turn will often take decisions based on the information received.

• To undertake any other duties commensurate with the post that may be required as directed by the Information Manager.

• Take a lead in the coordination of training, development and recruitment activity across the Team

• Manage staff, undertaking appraisals (PADR), recruitment including progressing any disciplinary or capability issues, as necessary

• To complete all mandatory and statutory training as required and ensure that the inf9ormation analysts undertake their mandatory and statutory training as required.

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