Head of Data & Analytics

The Head of Data & Analytics is a senior leadership role within the Office of Data Analytics (ODA), responsible for the strategic delivery of data engineering, business intelligence, reporting and analytics, alongside our newly established data science function.

Formed following an organisational service review two years ago, the Office of Data Analytics is on a transformational journey to support the organisation in becoming truly data-led. As Head of Service, you will play a critical role in driving both our immediate and long-term priorities, working closely with colleagues across ODA, Digital and operational services.

Initially, you will lead our back to basics analytics evolution programme, rationalising and modernising our data and reporting estate in preparation for Electronic Patient Record (EPR) implementation and our migration to Azure and Power BI.

You will then provide strategic leadership throughout the EPR implementation itself ensuring mandatory national submissions and critical operational data products remain stable and reliable during transition. This includes overseeing data migration activity and minimising disruption to frontline services and decision-making., The Head of Data & Analytics will lead the Trusts transition from retrospective reporting to forward-looking, predictive insight, positioning data as a strategic enabler of quality improvement, financial sustainability and operational performance.

The postholder will set and deliver the Trusts data and analytics strategy, embedding a data-driven culture aligned to the principles of Improving Together. They will ensure that high-quality, timely, and actionable intelligence supports clinical, operational, and strategic decision-making at all levels of the organisation.

The role is accountable for the leadership and development of the Trusts data and analytics capability, encompassing data engineering, analytics, data science, and business intelligence. Through the leadership of multidisciplinary teams, the postholder will ensure the delivery of robust, efficient and increasingly automated intelligence services.

Data and intelligence underpin the Trusts planning, commissioning, contracting, and transformation functions. The postholder will ensure that information is accurate, trusted, and accessible, enabling effective performance management, service improvement, and resource optimisation to support high-quality patient care.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes,
working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.