Operational Planning Analyst
| Posting date: | 15 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-25-0738 |
Summary
Analytical & Judgemental Skills Expert analytical and SQL skills Analyse, investigate and resolve complex issues and problems which arise during the development of the Trusts annual activity plan. Identify any unusual data trends in the model which may be used to highlight errors in analysis / reporting. Ensure that there are insightful outputs from the analysis which can be presented to operational leads in a structured and meaningful way Support Operational Planning Managers with input analysis required for the Trusts suite of performance forecasting tools. For example, this may involve conducting trend analysis on referrals to understand likely trajectories for non-admitted RTT pathway additions. Support the Operational Planning Managers with input analytics required for internal / external performance benchmarking Contribute to the development of a growing and imaginative portfolio of business intelligence and service development tools. Planning & Organisational Skills Required to work on a range of different analytical / modelling areas, including: activity planning, performance forecasting and demand vs capacity modelling. Accordingly, the post-holder will be adept at planning their time and resources and will need to formulate and adjust their plans to meet business need. Mental Effort The role is very mentally challenging. The post-holder will be expected to concentrate for long periods when analysing data and developing models. Developing accurate outputs is critical to this role and the post-holder will need to check and verify their analysis thoroughly. The post-holder should expect a rapidly changing work plan and expect to be responsive to answer regular queries from colleagues. Communication & Relationship Skills Work closely with operational colleagues to develop a detailed understanding of the expected activity impact of upcoming service changes and then use complex analytics to translate this operational understanding into an activity plan. Provide and receive highly complex information. Present complex analytical outputs colleagues within and beyond the operational planning team / business intelligence unit. With the support of the Operational Planning Managers, interpret the outputs from demand vs capacity models and communicate planning model outputs which can be complex and multi-stranded. This will involve providing clear direction to operational colleagues on what outputs mean in terms of operational reality. Support with regular exec level / Care Group management requests for bespoke pieces of demand vs capacity analysis. For example, this may be a request from a Care Group lead to understand if there is sufficient bed capacity available to support a new service or a request to understand the capacity requirements of a new unit. Signpost operational colleagues to existing sources of business intelligence and provide feedback to the Business Intelligence Unit on any potential improvements to dashboards / reporting suite.