Business Intelligence Developer

Contract: Permanent | Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week | Location: Reading, United Kingdom | Salary: £47,810 – £54,710 per annum (Yearly) | Closing date: 02/12/2025 23:59

The Business Intelligence Developer (BI Developer) is a key member of the Digital Data & Technology (DDaT) Development team, adding value for patients by improving and developing information services across the Trust and the wider health and care system.

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• Support the business intelligence and information function to drive strategic decision‑making across Statistics & Planning, Benchmarking & Care Quality, Performance & Quality, Finance & Income Reporting, Activity & Cost, Operational Efficiency & Reporting.
  
• Guide and enhance operational teams’ understanding of intelligence and insights, supporting informatics leads and principal analysts to collaborate with clinicians and operational teams.
  
• Support clinicians and managers in interpreting information and promote a culture of good data quality and effective use of information.
  
• Maintain full working knowledge of the Trust’s information systems, ensuring that any changes impacting analyses are incorporated.
  
• Identify innovative ways of continuous improvement within BI datasets with the Business Intelligence Lead.
  
• Maintain an in‑depth knowledge of the full RBH data model and in‑house programming and presentation standards.
  
• Produce and maintain routine information content using Trust information systems to meet Trust and NHS requirements and deadlines.
  
• Liaise with Trust information users to understand their requirements and advise on appropriate analysis and presentation.
  
• Work closely with colleagues to triangulate activity, finance and workforce plans.
  
• Support the team’s contribution to integrated performance reports published to the Trust Board and system oversight.
  
• Proactively identify patterns and signals in data sets and distil actionable information for clinicians and operational teams.
  
• Utilise BI tools (SQL, Power BI, R) to deliver analytics and intelligence ensuring all data products meet best practice.
  
• Provide analytical support to transformation programmes and pathway initiatives.
  
• Communicate across the health and care system on sensitive, complex issues, positively challenging consensus when insight conflicts with expected outcomes.
  

Essential criteria

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• High proficiency in SSRS.
  
• High proficiency in BI tools – SQL, Power BI, Tableau.
  

Desirable criteria

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• Experience with DWH data flow.
  
• Knowledge of the NHS Data Dictionary and NHS performance indicators.
  

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• Flexible working opportunities and strong emphasis on work‑life balance.
  
• Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service; pro rata for part‑time staff.
  
• NHS pension scheme.
  
• Employee Assistance Programme.
  
• Money Advice Service.
  
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff.
  
• On‑site nursery (based at RBH).
  
• Full educational library services.
  
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme, lockable storage for cycles.
  
• Bus‑to‑work scheme.
  
• Excellent rail and bus links.
  
• Wide range of health‑service discounts at many brands.
  

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all community sections, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria can opt for a guaranteed interview.

For additional help with your application, please call the recruitment team on or . Our primary method of communication is via email; you may request alternative methods.

All applications will be transferred to the Trust’s third‑party recruitment system (TRAC). We may close the vacancy early due to high response levels. Appointment is conditional on successful completion of core NHS Employment Checks and a 6‑month probationary period.