Fixed term contract to 30 September 2025 (with possible extension)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Research and Data Analyst for our Better Care Fund Programme Support Team (BCF team). This is a key role in the development and delivery of analysis, insight, and support to underpin and inform our improvement support offer to councils and their partners in the NHS and beyond (such as care providers, the voluntary sector and housing) in the high-profile, dynamic area of integrated health and care systems.

We are looking for a team player who can work at pace, write and communicate well, and have strong organisational, project management and quality assurance abilities. You will have exceptional data analysis and visualisation skills, attention to detail and experience of using analysis software such as Excel to create meaningful and accessible insights for councils and health and social care systems. Experience of developing and using data within a complex programme is expected, along with the capability to communicate insights effectively to a range of key stakeholders.

A key requirement of this role is demonstrable knowledge of data collections relevant to integrated working across health and social care. This will include data reported by councils, NHS trusts, and independent-sector organisations. It will include data about length of stay and discharge from hospital, Better Care Fund metrics and any other data that can b...