Senior Analyst - Report Writer

Provide senior operational, technical and professional support for Epic reporting, analytics, data warehouse reporting and associated self-service reporting tools. Lead on reporting aspects of large scale digital transformation projects.

Work with the CCIO, Design Authority, Information Management leadership, application teams, operational services and transformation teams to ensure that reporting and analytics are embedded into Epic. Improve the reporting products that underpin clinical, operational, statutory, financial and research-related decision-making and support optimisation, service redesign and benefit realisation activity.

Take responsibility for the design integrity, governance, validation and optimisation of reporting content across Epic reporting tools and associated business intelligence platforms, including Clarity, Caboodle, Cogito SQL, Reporting Workbench, Radar, SlicerDicer, QlikView and successor technologies.

Provide expert advice to senior clinicians, operational managers, Digital Services leadership, corporate teams and external partners on information requirements, reporting feasibility, data quality, definitions, data models and system capability.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th November 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 26th November 2026.
All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.
Right to Work
As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 26th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Right to Work

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

- applied for a Graduate visa

- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Essential criteria
- Educated to master's level or equivalent specialist experience in digital, informatics, information management, computer science, analytics, statistics or a related discipline.
- Epic Cogito certification or accreditation
- Evidence of continued professional development. Advanced SQL, database, analytics or business intelligence training or equivalent experience
- Significant experience of working with Epic EPR, EPR reporting, NHS digital systems or complex healthcare information systems
- Experience of designing, building, validating and maintaining complex reports, dashboards, extracts or analytical products
- Experience of using SQL to query complex data structures, create views, stored procedures or reporting datasets
- Experience of engaging senior clinical, operational and technical stakeholders to define requirements and implement solutions
- Experience of managing competing priorities and delivering to tight deadlines in a complex environment
- Experience of using CLARITY and CABOODLE to create reports and extracts for a wide audience
- Expert understanding of the role of reporting and analytics in supporting clinical care, operational management, performance monitoring and strategic decision-making
- Detailed knowledge of NHS data definitions, information standards, data quality principles and reporting governance
- Knowledge of information governance, confidentiality, data protection and safe use of patient-identifiable information
- Understanding of clinical and administrative workflows within an acute hospital environment
- Advanced SQL query writing and analytical problem-solving skills
- Ability to interpret complex technical, clinical and operational requirements and convert them into clear reporting specifications
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Skills in dashboard design, visual analytics, self-service analytics governance and user-centred reporting design
- Ability to analyse complex information, identify data quality issues and recommend practical solutions
- Highly organised, with ability to plan and prioritise large volumes of work across multiple services
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop staff
- oThe ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. (A/I)
- oWillingness to work flexibly to support upgrades, testing, incident response and major system changes. (AI)
- oAbility to work independently and make decisions within broad policy and governance frameworks. (AI)
- oHigh level of accuracy, attention to detail and professional integrity. (AI)
- oCommitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and respectful working relationships. (AI)

Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience, e. g. PRINCE2, Agile or MSP
- Leadership or management qualification
- Experience with QlikView, Power BI or other business intelligence platforms
- Experience of national reporting, statutory submissions, NHS performance reporting or large-scale data quality improvement
- Experience of supporting Epic upgrades, regression testing or data model change assessment
- Experience of ETL processes to move data between databases
- Knowledge of Epic application build and workflow dependencies
- Knowledge of clinical safety, digital change management and benefits realisation approaches
- Understanding of AI-assisted analytics / automation governance where relevant to reporting and information management
- Presentation and facilitation skills for senior multidisciplinary groups
- Experience of creating SSIS packages for automation
- Negotiation and influencing skills in complex stakeholder environments
- Excellent written communication skills, including production of specifications and technical documentation
- oAbility to support cross-cover across related Epic or information management functions. (AI)

- Flexible working,