Senior Clinical Analyst | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

It's a 12 month fixed term contract ends in March 2026.

The Senior Clinical Analyst will be involved with the intelligence elements of transformational projects within the Greater Manchester cancer system supporting both operational improvements and progress towards the early diagnosis ambition. You will work both independently and with team members on a wide range of projects to deliver accurate analysis and high-quality BI products.

Sitting within the Cancer Alliance you will work closely alongside colleagues in many different roles with varying levels of technical ability. You will use strong communication skills to present data to ensure understanding of complex situations within the cancer system.

With support from your line manager and colleagues you will utilise your skills in dynamic work prioritisation, balancing fast evolving executive demands against long term projects.

Both a track record of personal growth and an enthusiasm for providing insight are essential. Previous experience working in an analytical role within health and social care, or a similar field, is desired but not essential as training will be provided.

The Greater Manchester system is a leader in analytics and data, and has deployed a modern, cutting-edge BI stack including Snowflake, Tableau, Data Robot and Matillion. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to make full use of these tools and technologies.

• Working with varied data sources to build and maintain high quality dashboards.
• Effective communication of findings, including verbally or via written reports and visualisations to colleagues with different levels of technical ability.
• Working both with team members and independently to scope new requests, from dynamic time-sensitive intelligence requests to long term projects.
• Coordinating the deployment of analytical products, ensuring stakeholders are empowered to utilise them on a self-service basis.
• Working collaboratively with analysts within the wider Greater Manchester system, including within hospital trusts and the Integrated Care Partnership.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

• Working closely with informatics and clinical services, to ensure that all systems are in place to facilitate the timely and accurate delivery of all mandatory, clinical and business information requirements with responsibility of external statutory information returns.
• To facilitate the effective use of information within the scope of the role to support the objectives of the service, including outcomes, data integrity, planning, software developments, projects, forecasting, investigations, assessments and risk management.
• To consider existing complex, multi-departmental, clinical data flows and inform changes harnessing software capabilities to provide the right information at the right time.
• To apply advanced levels of understanding of specialty specific data, applying an exceptional attention to detail, ensuring the highest quality and efficient new processes are implemented.
• Able to professionally communicate with senior clinicians, using specialised clinical terminology as required to understand issues being raised in detail.
• As a senior member of the informatics directorate, apply statistical and analytical knowledge to critically appraise and challenge the results of outputs ensuring only meaningful information is delivered to the clinical/business stakeholders.
• Responsible for managing staff whom the post holder is responsible and deputising for their line manager as requested.
• Working with project teams, software development team and business intelligence team to detail software development requirements and advise on functionality, quality, and potential issues.
• To work closely with and support the highly important requirements of the performance management and income teams to ensure our patient access and our finances have the right engagement from the expertise of this role.
• To represent Informatics as appropriate in internal and external meetings, reporting back on progress. The post holder must be able to travel and be sufficiently confident to forge effective working relationships with partner organisations as required.
• To advise, support and lead on reporting at appropriate directorate, divisional and Trust level meetings.
• The post holder will have, and continue to gain, appreciation for the working environment of the clinical, financial and performance community, ensuring that outputs meet expectations of stakeholders.
• Ensure the provision of a first point of contact within Informatics for all queries, problems, requests and incidents ensuring they are logged and tracked.
• Lead, manage and action the resolution of incidents, problems and requests in an efficient and professional manner, whilst conforming to Trust and departmental standards, service agreements, polices, procedures and working practices, seeking further advice and information within Informatics, when necessary.

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jan 2025