Clinical Data Analyst: Sponsorship Available

North Bristol NHS Trust

Job Summary

The post holder will act as the specialist Clinical Data Analyst for the Urology service, responsible for the development, management, analysis and interpretation of complex clinical datasets supporting patient care, service improvement, audit, and research.

Working autonomously and in collaboration with clinical, managerial and research colleagues, the post holder will design, maintain and interrogate clinical databases, ensuring high standards of data quality, validation and governance. They will provide timely, accurate and clinically meaningful analysis and reporting, enabling benchmarking against national standards and supporting local and national audit and research requirements.

The role will play a key part in translating data into insight, advising the multidisciplinary team on data interpretation, identifying trends, risks and opportunities for service improvement, and supporting evidence-based decision-making across the Urology service.

 

Main duties of the job

Specialist Clinical Data Analyst for Urology, providing expert advice on clinical data management, quality assurance, governance, and interpretation. Responsible for designing, maintaining, and analysing complex clinical databases, ensuring high-quality data through validation, reconciliation, and governance processes. Produces analytical reports, dashboards, and performance metrics to support clinical governance, quality improvement, audits, research studies, and national benchmarking initiatives.

Leads the management of a tracking database for approximately 850 bladder cancer patients, monitoring treatment pathways, surveillance schedules, and follow-up compliance, while identifying and escalating patient safety risks. Collaborates with clinicians, researchers, and trial teams to support data collection, reporting, and research delivery, including national and international studies. Provides training and guidance to staff, integrates and analyses data from multiple sources, and contributes specialist analytical expertise to service development, grant applications, publications, and quality improvement projects, ensuring compliance with NHS data standards, information governance, and research regulations.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Degree in a relevant subject (e.g. Data Science, Health Informatics, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Computer Science) or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development in data analysis, informatics, or NHS data standards
  • Advanced training in SQL, data analysis tools, or database management
  • Significant experience working with complex datasets (preferably in healthcare or clinical setting)
  • Experience of SQL and/or relational database management in a professional environment
  • Experience producing analytical reports, dashboards, or performance outputs for clinical, operational, or audit purposes
  • Understanding of data quality, information governance, confidentiality, and data protection (e.g. GDPR)

Desirable

  • Postgraduate qualification or specialist certification in analytics, informatics, or research methods
  • Experience supporting clinical audit, research studies, or national data submissions

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: 05 July 2026

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