Advanced Workforce BI Analyst


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£49,387 to £56,515 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton, SO16 6YD
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Sept 2026

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Summary

What youll do The postholder will act as a lead analyst to provide specialist analytical support and proactively inform internal or external stakeholders about UHS workforce. This will be achieved by identifying, manipulating and analysing data from a range of sources across the Trust (and benchmarking with other trusts where necessary) to draw expert conclusions. You will be responsible for making recommendations designed to support workforce planning, lead on all data quality and recording issues that may have a direct effect on UHS performance, staff and patient experience. Using advanced analytics, data science tools and techniques to monitor and report on key performance indicators and metrics that relate to strategic objectives and understanding. There is also a requirement to review and develop the business intelligence service to improve access to information, quality and reporting elements to fulfil our local and national reporting and planning expectations. What were looking for The postholder must have knowledge and experience of the NHS, ideally knowledge of BI tools, national reporting and planning requirements and possess excellent communication skills. Attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure against tight deadlines are key, along with the following: Project management skills and ability to lead people or services Experience in annual operational planning in the NHS Excellent ability to design, negotiate and deliver flexible creative solutions within key timescales. High attention to detail, customer-facing skills and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively with others; Specific knowledge of business intelligence tools, information analysis, data management and reporting, along with coding and automation abilities (examples such as SQL, VBA, QlikView, Power BI, Data warehousing, Python, etc) Experience in gathering and analysing information and requirements and proficient in the use of MS Office and the suite of applications; The ability to communicate highly complex information clearly at all levels across the organisation, both written and verbally; A flexible and organised approach with a proven ability to work to deadlines, prioritise and multi-task, seeking advice and escalating issues where appropriate.

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