Public Health Intelligence Analyst: Sponsorship Available

Public Health Wales

Job summary

Are you an aspiring data analyst with an interest in population health or a related area? Would you like to join an innovative team exploring new ways to produce and communicate meaningful information about the health of Wales to our varied stakeholders?

Here in the Public Health Wales Analysis Team we are proud of our reputation for combining analytical skills with an in-depth understanding of public health. We can offer you a great place to work with training and development opportunities, flexible working and a supportive, friendly and inclusive environment. This is an exciting time to be working in public health intelligence, as we innovate with data science approaches, support the recovery of the population of Wales from the Covid-19 pandemic, and analyse the impact of the cost of living crisis on health and wellbeing.

The work of the Observatory and Cancer Analysis Team is interesting and varied. Working with other team members you will be responsible for helping to provide a local public health intelligence service to one of the Health Boards in Wales. You will also have a key role in leading and contributing to all-Wales health intelligence products.

Main duties of the job

Working with other team members, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of public health intelligence products such as reports, data visualisations and dashboards. You will use a variety of analytical techniques to evaluate and analyse data, contributing to reproducible analytical pipelines and developing insights that inform decision-making and improve population health outcomes.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential

  • An undergraduate degree (Level 5), in a numerate subject OR equivalent qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge and interest in Data Science techniques

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of manipulating large and complex datasets and creating outputs for use by others.
  • Experience as a Data Analyst

Desirable

  • Experience of working in public health or an environment requiring similar competencies.
  • Experience of research and development.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
  • Understanding of Public Health Wales policies and principles and the ability to work within these guidelines.
  • Clear understanding of current and ongoing issues affecting public health.
  • Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role

Desirable

  • Some knowledge and experience of specialist computer software, such as SQL, R studio or GIS systems.
  • The ability to work on a number of concurrent projects, react to changing demands and prioritise work.
  • The ability to develop skills for specialist software for the production of analyses of public health and related data.
  • Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

Essential

  • Flexible approach to work and the needs of the service
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Commitment to continuous professional development
  • Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service

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: 8 November 2026

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