Head of Business Insight

The Head of Business Insight is responsible for leading the Business Insights team, providing strategic direction and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. This role is critical in developing advanced data science methodologies and leveraging data to generate actionable insights that supports clinical and operational decision-making across the Group.
The role operates at a Group level and the postholder will have accountability across sites in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe which will feature a combination of on-premise and remote working.
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The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
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Lead and develop the Business Insights team by setting clear objectives, providing mentorship, and promoting a collaborative and positive culture. Foster professional growth opportunities to ensure the team achieves high performance and contributes effectively to the Group’s strategic objectives.
Implement advanced data science methods, integrating a variety of data sources to produce actionable insights that enhance evidence-based decision-making. Ensure insights are aligned with both clinical and operational needs, driving improvements and strategic outcomes across various areas within the Group.
Lead the optimisation of data models and architecture to ensure scalability, flexibility, and alignment with the Group’s strategic goals. Collaborate with Business Intelligence teams to enhance capabilities in real-time analysis, accurate forecasting, and effective resource allocation and management.
Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of machine learning models within clinical and administrative settings. Ensure models are monitored, refined, and transparent to optimise efficiency, enhance decision-making, and improve overall patient care and outcomes.
Lead the development of analytics frameworks to support planning activities, creating data-driven models that align operational plans with performance and resource requirements. Ensure the frameworks provide effective solutions for both short-term and long-term strategic planning efforts across the Group.
Manage the budget and resources for the Business Insights team, identifying cost-saving opportunities and ensuring efficient resource use. Provide financial reports to senior management and support policy development related to Information Management, ensuring alignment with national guidelines.
Promote continuous learning and development opportunities within the team, ensuring compliance with mandatory training and adherence to NHS managerial standards. Support personal objective setting and reviews aligned with Group’s goals, encouraging a culture of professional growth.
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.
Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.
We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.
Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/servic