Information Manager

Employer information

Flexible working

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Information Manager to lead our Core Reporting Team during a period of maternity cover. This is a key leadership role within the Informatics function, responsible for ensuring the Trust delivers accurate, timely and high-quality statutory, regulatory and performance reporting.

We are looking for a candidate with significant experience of NHS performance reporting and national data submissions, including areas such as RTT, DM01, CDS, UEC SitReps and other nationally mandated returns. You will provide leadership to a specialist team responsible for managing the Trust's core reporting services, ensuring compliance with national reporting standards and maintaining robust data quality processes.

INTERVIEW DATE SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL CHANGE

Main duties of the job

Working closely with operational, clinical and corporate colleagues, you will ensure the Trust has access to high-quality information to support performance management, service improvement and strategic decision-making. You will also play a key role in strengthening data quality, developing reporting processes and ensuring the Trust continues to meet all external reporting requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced NHS information professional looking to lead a high-performing team at the heart of the Trust's reporting infrastructure.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified to Masters level or equivalent in an associated field with evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable criteria

• Member of relevant professional body(ies)
• A degree in Computer Science, Business Administration Information Systems or statistical / analytical field is desirable.
• Microsoft SQL DbA qualification

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Advanced keyboard skills - manipulating data at high speed
• Physical skills - combination of sitting and standing, Combination of sitting, standing and walking Desk based with requirement to attend meetings throughout the working week
• Mental effort - frequent requirement for prolonged concentration including where the work pattern is. Dealing with highly complex analytics that requires real focus and concentration with very little break during the working day
• Working conditions - Office conditions but with occasional exposure to dust, dirt, smell or noise when maintaining / installing e.g. PC equipment.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Information specialist with strong analytical skills with an up-to-date in depth knowledge of all NHS information and data requirements.
• Full understanding of statutory and mandatory requirements, with clear knowledge of best practice.
• Understanding the NHS management agenda and appreciation of the national information strategy.
• Full understanding NHS contracting, commissioning and regulatory requirements/processes.
• Ability to translate local and national requirements into an information plan
• Database design and management, statistical analysis, data modelling and interrogation.
• Extensive skillset in business intelligence software including Microsoft Power BI
• Significant expertise in staff management, coaching, team building and change management
• Strategic thinker with significant experience of developing and implementing long-range strategic plans.
• Departmental line manager familiar with line managing staff and dealing with issues such as recruitment, appraisal, disciplinary and performance.
• Significant post qualification experience working at a senior level, with a strong professional reputation built on a track record of career development through delivery.
• Excellent communications skills, written and verbal, with the ability to communicate highly complex and sensitive information to large groups.
• Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements and deliver the correct level of information dependent upon the audience.
• Thorough understanding of importance of data quality within an NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

• Detailed project and programme management experience
• Knowledge and experience of data protection and IG and confidentiality issues within the NHS.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria

• Specialist knowledge of NHS data dictionary standards and definitions.
• Specialist knowledge in performing all health informatics processes, including data capture and manipulation, information analysis and reporting, statistics and in continually seeking to automate, streamline and improve processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed informatics and technical advice to both other specialists and non-IT or Informatics staff.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to manage own workload as well as the workload of staff.
• Ability to use own initiative to determine the most appropriate methods to achieve expected work tasks and outcomes.
• Ability to influence and interact with people at various levels.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines
• Ability to build positive relations within and outside the organisation, with health professionals and managers.

Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to work effectively with in a team.
• Confident, highly motivated and able to use own initiative.
• Ability to resolve problems effectively
• Significant attention to detail, given the nature of the role including the development of own software and data driven applications so need advanced concentration and highly developed analytical skills with a drive for accuracy

Professional / Mangerial / Specialist Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and a strong interest in informatics, analytics and programming, underpinned by significant experience and/or theoretical study
• Demonstrable skills in using SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services and MS Excel and Power BI Advanced analytical and interpretation skills including statistical techniques
• Advanced querying skills against large relational database management systems
• A strong working knowledge of the NHS Data Dictionary and Data Definitions.
• Highly specialist detailed knowledge of data management and core NHS informatics business Knowledge and understanding of procedures and guidelines around NHS central returns, commissioning datasets and contract monitoring.
• Have strong organisational and planning skills to successfully develop and implement national policies and long term strategic plans.
• Ability to accurately analyse and present highly complex data to a variety of audiences ensuring understanding
• Excellent communication and presentation skills sufficient to impart highly complex information to a wide range of audiences
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Ability to concentrate frequently and sometimes for prolonged periods of time.

Additional employer information

Sponsorship

Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles in line with current UKVI regulations. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for sponsorship before submitting your application. If you would like more information, please visit: UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role. Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

Reasonable Adjustments

BWC is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to fostering an inclusive environment for those with a disability, long term health or mental health condition. The Disability Confident scheme means we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities, long term health or mental health conditions, and we want to ensure our recruitment practices are inclusive and accessible to all. Our aim is to get the best out of every individual and if successful for interview, you will be asked if you require any reasonable adjustments (special requirements). We will strive to support and accommodate these requests where possible.

Safeguarding

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD & PS (PDF, 352.6KB)