Job overview
Are you passionate about turning data into information and insight to drive real-world change?
Do you want your work to influence how mental health services are planned, delivered and improved across an entire system?
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Mental Health Information Analyst to join our Mental Health Service Development and Planning Team. This is a pivotal role working across Oxfordshire, BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire at the heart of transformation, where high-quality analysis meets purpose-driven service improvement. You’ll work alongside clinicians, operational colleagues, commissioners and system partners to turn complex data into compelling insight that shapes decisions, supports change and improves outcomes for people who use mental health services.
This is more than a technical analyst role — it’s about storytelling with data, influencing change, and helping design services that work better for people and communities.
Main duties of the job
As a Mental Health Information Analyst, you will:
* Provide insightful, proactive and responsive analysis to support colleagues deliver service development, transformation and planning across mental health services.
* Work on high-impact priorities such as service redesign, performance improvement, demand and capacity modelling, business cases and policy-driven change.
* Bring together data from multiple sources — local, national, health, public health and social care — to build a clear picture of need, performance and opportunity.
* Translate complex analysis into clear, meaningful narratives that inform decision-making at all levels, from frontline teams to senior leaders.
* Play a key role in measuring the impact of change, helping services understand what’s working, what isn’t, and why.
You’ll be embedded within a collaborative, forward-thinking team delivering change across adult and children's mental health services and will work closely with partners across the wider health and care system, including Integrated Care Boards, provider collaboratives, NHS England and the voluntary sector.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* In-depth knowledge of national NHS reporting requirements and performance frameworks, particularly in relation to mental health.
Job Related Skills
Essential criteria
* Excellent skills in information and technology – in particular with MS Excel, PowerBI and other related data extraction and analysis tools.
* Ability to collate and analyse information and produce concise reports and presentations for a wide variety of audiences.
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
* knowledge and understanding of industry recognised technologies such as SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
Documents to Download
Mental Health Information Analyst (PDF, 197.8KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Aly Fielden
Title: Senior Programme Manager, Service Development
Email: aly.fielden@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
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