Senior Data Analyst- Future Workforce Solution: Sponsorship Available

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Job summary

  •  Are you passionate about people data and workforce insight?
  • Do you enjoy turning data into meaningful information?
  • Have you got experience working with HR, workforce or people information systems?

If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Join one of the UK’s largest workforce transformation programmes and help shape the future of workforce technology, data and insight for more than 1.9 million NHS employees across England and Wales.

This is a unique opportunity to influence how the NHS uses workforce data and technology to attract, recruit, retain, develop and support its people for years to come.

We’re looking for a talented and forward-thinking analyst with experience in areas such as:

  • Oracle Fusion
  • Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
  • Workforce information systems HR technology
  • Workforce analytics
  • People data and reporting

Working at the heart of a major national transformation programme, you’ll help drive the next generation of NHS workforce solutions, ensuring data and technology deliver real value for organisations, managers and employees.

If you’re excited by the potential of people data, technology and workforce transformation, we’d love to hear from you.

You will be able to find further information on the Future Workforce Solution attached within the supporting documents.

Main duties of the job

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to contribute to workforce system change across NHS Wales. The postholder will support delivery of implementation activity across a defined group of organisations, supporting health boards and trusts to prepare for transition, implementation and early adoption. Working alongside NHS organisations, NHSBSA and suppliers, this role will be pivotal in ensuring the data is fit for purpose, supporting data cleanse activities, identifying data sets to prioritise and data mapping.

You will support implementation activity using agreed data sets, validating information, follow up action plans and help organisations progress implementation. Working with the Programme Managers, NHS organisations, NHSBSA and suppliers supporting rollout activity and maintain focus on agreed timescales, governance requirements and project objectives.

You will work with NHS organisations to support effective use of the current workforce system while preparing for the future solution. This includes providing practical guidance and follow-up on agreed actions that strengthen local capability, readiness and adoption.

The role will support reporting, monitoring and tracking data quality to enable governance and decision-making, including visibility of readiness, implementation status and emerging risks. You will monitor progress, identify where corrective action may be required and contribute to continuous improvement, training, audit and successful project delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential

  • Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
  • Specialist technical knowledge of programming/query Languages
  • Excellent knowledge of data warehousing, relational databases, information systems and software packages

Experience

Essential

  • Proven record of delivery in an information based environment
  • Experience of working to deadlines in a customer focused environment.

Desirable

  • Understanding and utilisation of Oracle Fusion

Skills & Attributes

Essential

  • Effective communication skills demonstrating a variety of approaches in order to convey key messages to influence decision making
  • Ability to develop and present information in own area of expertise to senior health professionals, using presentational aids

Other

Essential

  • Travel around Wales, and possibly further afield on a regular basis

Desirable

  • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 20 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.