Principal Analyst - Benchmarking and Care Quality

Job summary

The Principal Analyst - Benchmarking and Care Quality will play a pivotal role in advancing the Trust's commitment to high-quality patient care through expert statistical analysis and data science. This position will focus on using R, Python, and other analytical tools to lead the benchmarking of care quality metrics, providing actionable insights that drive improvements across clinical and operational domains. The successful candidate will apply their expertise in statistical modelling and programming to support evidence-based decision-making, contributing to the Trust's continuous quality improvement initiatives. You will play a key role in transforming service delivery through advanced analytics, supporting the Trust's Digital Strategy, and contributing to the Reading Health Data Institute (RDHI).

Main duties of the job

• The Principal Analyst Clinical Outcome and Care Quality - will act as a senior member of the information team with professional and operational responsibility and leadership for the use of health data, analysis techniques and tools to drive improvement in performance across the Trust and Trust partners.
• The role will lead on clinical outcome and care quality in the Information Team ensuring that high quality analysis and interpretation is available to support the Trust and the wider Health Economy.
• The role will also provide the main support for the Reading Health Data Institute (RHDI) from the Information Team.
• Internal and external relationships have a significant impact on the work of the organisation and are highly reflected in this role.
• The post holder will use their knowledge of NHS data flows and analytical skills to support senior executives and clinicians / Directors and Senior Managers within the Trust in work areas including: Clinical Outcome reporting and monitoring, Quality Reporting, Performance reporting and monitoring, Comparative analysis (benchmarking), Patient pathway and scenario modelling, Forecasting, Health economic analysis, Predictive modelling, Development of Leading KPIs, Health service development & planning, Performance monitoring / Care Quality Indicators (CQI), The Reading Health Data Institute (RHDI), Clinical Research.

About us

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Details

Date posted: 06 May 2026. Pay scheme: Agenda for change. Band: 8a. Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum. Contract: Permanent. Working pattern: Full-time. Reference number: 193-7680742CORB8A-ANALYST. Job locations: Princes House, 73A London Road, Reading, RG1 5UZ.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Maintain extensive knowledge of systems, methodologies, techniques and statistical methods for undertaking complex analysis of a variety of complex and conflicting data.
• Present complex analysis to a variety of internal and external staff where there are barriers to understanding or the information is contentious. Clearly communicate complex concepts and methods and use guiding and persuading techniques to ensure appropriate outcomes.
• Develop strategic support material for use at board level, presenting to senior staff as required.
• Monitor the consistency of data reporting throughout the Trust ensuring that internal and external reports are both accurate and of the requisite standard.
• Work with internal management and external agencies to ensure information systems meet Trust local and national requirements. Leading Information expert for strategic planning for commissioning/service delivery and corporate reporting relative to clinical outcome and care quality data.
• To lead the delivery and management of internal intelligence applications e.g. TIPS and TINA, relative to Trust wide clinical outcome and care quality data to ensure corporate reporting, business intelligence, clinical coding, data quality assurance and other relevant information requirements are delivered.
• Ensure timely production and submission of the clinical outcome data and care quality reports.
• Ensuring downloading of all datasets to feed the Improving Together Management System (ITMS) / Care Quality Indicators (CQI) related to clinical outcome data and care quality data.
• Ensure the quality of external and internal reports through regular reconciliations.
• Ensuring information management of performance reporting for ITMS and IPR.
• To have in-depth knowledge of national policy relating to information services, clinical outcomes and care quality, corporate performance and other related frameworks. Interpret any changes determine and advise in necessary action and implement changes throughout Trust systems.
• Develop the Trust adherence to information governance principles ensuring procedures, policies and working practices are in place to meet national guidelines, performance indicators and standards.
• Establish and manage systems of information sharing between stakeholders including liaison with other Trusts ensuring that all appropriate guidelines are adhered to in the process.
• Audit all activity related administration taking place within the Trust to ensure maximum compliance with the NHS Data Dictionary and recommend changes to policies and procedures where necessary.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of clinical outcome and care quality monitoring information that enables the Trust to review and track performance against agreed targets at both local and national level.
• Establish the provision of accurate, timely and well presented statistical and analytical reports to support Trust Board reporting criteria.
• Advise on the systematic review, monitoring and constant improvement of the data repository / warehouse by the development and implementation of a strategy to meet internal and external requirements related to the above subject areas.
• Responsible for the development of robust reporting systems for the Trust that are responsive to the changing needs of the organisation, and keep pace with technology changes, changes in national policy and national reporting policy.
• To deputise for the Information Manager as required and to provide them with a brief on salient points.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of clinical outcome and care quality data reporting in line with the Trusts strategy.
• To support the Information Manager in the development and implementation of the Trusts internal and external reporting in line with the Trust strategy.

Person Specification

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential:

• Degree level in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Maths or related field
• Evidence of on-going personal and professional development

Desirable:

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in advanced health analytics, statistics, data science or related field
• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• Project management qualification

Experience

Essential:

• Significant experience of using NHS datasets for analysis and modelling
• Exposure to machine learning, predictive analytics or statistical modelling
• Experience of maintaining code using R or an alternative statistical package
• Experience of interpreting and analysing complex information and presenting it in a simplified manner.
• Experience of applying statistics and in depth analysis to healthcare data
• Experience of working in Information Management
• Experience of working and engaging with a variety of senior staff
• Experience of project management work

Desirable:

• Experience with Population Heath data
• Experience with the Microsoft Azure platform

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential:

• Leadership, coaching and management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Excellent technical informatics skills
• Advanced SQL
• Advanced Excel
• Ability to apply and use advanced analytical tools
• Ability to use statistical analysis tools (R, SSAS, Python etc.)
• Organisational and interpersonal skills
• Strong Knowledge and understanding of Information Governance
• Change Management

Desirable:

• Knowledge of PBR and HRG grouping

Additional Information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Employer details

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Address: Princes House, 73A London Road, Reading, RG1 5UZ
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Contact for questions about the job

Information Manager: Abu Jabbar
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