Data Lead (Primary Care Support Programme)

Data Lead (Primary Care Support Programme)

The post holder will provide subject matter expertise tosupport our Primary Care teams in making best use of data and analytics in thedelivery of our Primary Care Support Programme with a particular focus on usingthe Apex system to support Quality Improvement.

Please note, this role is based Sussex Wide.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the design of a coherent approach to support the use of data across Integrated Community Teams (ICTs), Primary Care Networks (PCNs)and practices, working with the ICB analytical teams, QI leads and practices to make the best use of available data.

The role will operate with a high level of autonomy, influencing system partners and providing expert advice to senior clinical, operational and commissioning leaders.

About us

Alliance for Better Care (ABC) is a GP Federation uniting 77NHS GP member practices across 98 sites within 24 Primary Care Networks inSussex and Surrey. We support our Primary Care colleagues - and their patients- to transform how healthcare is delivered in their communities.

We work closely with GP Practices, PCNs, Hospitals, CommunityOrganisations, and the Third Sector. These vital partnerships enable us todeliver a truly integrated approach that offers the support and expertiseneeded to effectively serve our populations.

Our Values

• Weare honest
• Weare inclusive
• Wedeliver
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Access to NHS pension
• Bespoke training programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity pay
• NHS discounts
• Leadership Development Programme
• Salary sacrifice schemes technology andelectric vehicle
• Opportunities for secondments

Induction Programme

You will receive an in-depth induction programme and will beinvited to a face-to-face induction day within your first week to give yourelevant information about the organisation and your job role.

Job responsibilities

Primary duties and areas of responsibility

Strategic Data Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of aSussex-wide data and analytics strategy for the programme.
• Provide expert advice on data matters tosenior stakeholders including PCPC and ICB leadership.
• Influence system-wide approaches to datastandardisation and data sharing across primary care.

QI & Improvement Data Enablement

• Provide senior analytical leadership to underpinICT-level Quality Improvement (QI) plans.
• Ensure that unwarranted variationis identified and addressed through robust, comparable data.
• Oversee the production of standardiseddashboards for priority areas, including:
• Advice and Guidance
• CVD prevention
• SMI annual health checks
• Learning disability and autism healthchecks
• Diabetes care
• Respiratory care
• Act as senior programme lead for the strategicuse ofAPEXacross ICTs.
• Work with ICB and Apex teams to understandexisting utilisation and support
• Influence and enable adoption of APEX atpractice and ICT level.
• Lead the development of ICT-level dashboards andreporting derived from APEX.
• Oversee and promoteappropriatedatasharing with the ICB.
• Provide training (including train the trainer inmaking best use of data)

Data Quality, Assurance & Governance

• Establish and oversee processes to improve dataquality,timelinessand consistency.
• Provide senior-level assurance that publisheddata is fit for purpose.
• Ensure compliance with information governance,GDPR and NHS policies.

Capacity Building & Professional Leadership

• Provide expert support and mentoring to QI Leadsand operational teams in the interpretation of data.
• Develop guidance, standards andtraining materials to improve data literacy across the system.
• Work in partnership with Qualitas, aligningdata outputs with QI methodologies and tools.

System Working & Influence

• Work closely with ICB analytics teams to resolveissues relating to out-of-date BI packs and fragmented data sources.
• Lead work to rationalise multiple data sourcesinto coherent and prioritised insight for operational use.
• Represent the programme at system and regionalforums as the senior data and analytics lead.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g data science, health informatics, analytics, or a related field) or equivalent professional experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) in analytics, quality improvement (QI), or health informatics.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent senior experience in data science, health informatics, analytics, or a related field.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of primary care data sources, NHS data standards and performance frameworks.
• Advanced analytical and reporting capability (e.g. SQL, Power BI, Excel, Python or equivalent).
• Experience designing and assuring dashboards and insight products for operational and improvement use.
• Sound knowledge of information governance, GDPR and data quality assurance in an NHS context.
• Familiarity with structured QI methodologies and improvement partners

Behaviours and Values

• Able to work with high levels of autonomy, judgement and professional credibility.
• Clear, confident communicator who can translate complex data into actionable insight.
• Values-led, inclusive and collaborative, with a commitment to reducing unwarranted variation and health inequalities.
• Professional, reliable and trusted, with a strong commitment to confidentiality and data protection.

Experience

• Significant senior experience (typically 5+ years) in healthcare data, analytics or business intelligence.
• Experience working across organisational boundaries within the NHS (e.g. ICB, IC
• Demonstrable experience using data to support Quality Improvement, population health or service transformation.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior clinical, operational and commissioning stakeholders.
• Experience of working with APEX or similar primary care analytics platforms.
• Experience supporting Integrated Care Teams (ICTs) or neighbourhood-based improvement models.
• Experience developing data capability or data literacy across multidisciplinary teams.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£52,327.02 to £62,535.64 a yearDependent on experience