Team Leader - Data Services

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Leader to join our Digital and Data team at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust.

This role leads our Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence and Analytics teams and is responsible for developing and improving the data maturity of the organisation and to deliver on the digital and data strategy. It requires both strong leadership and analytical skills and a desire to improve the use of intelligence at all levels of the organisation.

You will be managing our growing data team and be responsible for the delivery of timely and effective data, information, and insights, to enable our operational and corporate teams to be data driven in running their services to improve health care delivery. The Team are growing in size due to a significant organisational investment

Main duties of the job

This post will develop and deliver formal, complex statistical; and information presentations to executive audiences, to include but not limited to the Integrated Performance Report, national returns, and benchmarking information. To produce executive and board level papers and to develop team members to actively participate in this governance process.

They will have the ability to lead by example, challenge constructively and motivate teams and individuals to be the best they can, ensuring there are explicit processes in place for appraisal, support, supervision and development.

The successful applicant will ensure that patients are at the heart of all decisions and clinicians are actively engaged in understanding the use of data within their decision making processes.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has arange of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.Visitto find out more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We reserve the right to refuse applications if there is evidence to show that there has been significant input from Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Applications should be a true reflection of the applicant's knowledge, skills and experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience Post graduate qualification , Masters or equivalent experience or working in a management / leadership capacity for a minimum of 3 years in a large / complex organisation. PRINCE 2 or equivalent Project management qualification or demonstrated track record Microsoft SQL training or equivalent experience in SQL Power BI training or equivalent experience

Desirable

Ongoing evidence of continued professional development as appropriate in either a leadership or technical role

Experience

Essential

Senior Management level experience within a large and complex organisation Excellent Leadership skills evidenced through recruitment and development of highly productive teams Experience of successful performance and activity risk management and able to demonstrate this through evidence-based decision making for service improvements Change management experience, relating to direct teams, processes, and service improvement initiatives Knowledge of Trust-wide working in complex and politically sensitive environments Able to apply analytical methods to explore the presenting problem and identify key issues Experience of mentoring others for their understanding of large and complex datasets and data sources and in assessing quality and reliability Experience of making presentations for conveying complex concepts. Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales.

Desirable

Experience gained from working within NHS or Social Care system Experience of mental health working in either the NHS or an Independent Service Provider Experience of working Experience of working successfully with clinical services Knowledge of data warehousing techniques and technology and how this links to data sources and data presentation

Skills

Essential

Able to research national models and benchmarking information to assess best practice and ensure improved information policies, arrangements, and systems. Able to communicate complex, and at times, highly sensitive/contentious information and extract the relevant information, often to groups. Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and/or information; compare a range of options to derive a conclusion and appropriate recommendation. Able to interpret and convey trend data and information to inform long term business planning Able to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, facilitate collaborative working through negotiation / influencing, and to develop strong working relationships Proven track record of completing work tasks to time and performance managing others to deliver, with and without direct authority. Ability to sensitively handle conflict, and the ability to challenge constructively, often to figures of perceived hierarchical authority. Self-administering and possession of IT skills - email, word processing, Excel, systems use. Excellent Report writing and presentation skills and ability to coach others to develop within this area. Must have good context, data, analytical and consultancy skills.

Desirable

RiO or other clinical system user experience Population Health Management experience / knowledge

Special Requirements

Essential

Exceptional communicator, able to create impact and demonstrate proactive relationship awareness. Understanding of the dynamics within a business arena and balance against political environment. Senior Management and leadership skills from a breadth of disciplines with the ability to constructively challenge and to receive feedback that promotes self-learning Comprehensive understanding of information and performance strategy and processes Ability to lead collaboratively in the development of robust and innovative solutions to complex problems Ability to develop efficient and lean processes to support systematic improvement within direct teams and wider Trust processes and pathways.