Senior Health Intelligence Analyst: Sponsorship Available

Public Health Wales

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Health Intelligence Analyst to join the Data & Analytics team within the newly established Value Transformation directorate of NHS Wales Performance and Improvement.

The work will be wide ranging and varied as the team is tasked with providing a health intelligence service to the range of Directorates within NHS Wales Performance and Improvement. This role will have a primary responsibility of supporting a health intelligence programme of work focused on the National Cancer Team that sits within the Networks & Planning directorate but will also contribute to the wider remit of the service and react to changing priorities of our partners.

 

Main duties of the job

The Data & Analytics team encompasses data, analysis, information and knowledge, ensuring decision makers have the right intelligence at the right time to improve the quality, efficacy and efficiency of services to improve patient experience, safety and outcomes.

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and driven individual to support our partners. We will provide an environment in which you can gain more experience, expand your knowledge and develop new skills as part of a fast-growing team.

Your day-to-day role will require you to have a vast array of skills in areas including analytics, statistics, data visualisation, negotiation and communication to deliver high-profile projects that meet the team’s objectives. Where applicable, you will be given a range of responsibilities which may include developing expertise on a specific dataset, analytical method, programming language or Business Intelligence tool. You will also work alongside the Cancer Information and Intelligence team, the Head of Health Intelligence, and other senior colleagues ensuring the team embraces innovative techniques to be at the forefront of health intelligence in Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent professional experience

Desirable

  • Project management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of linking complex data sets to derive meaningful analysis, using a range of tools and techniques to deliver health intelligence covering data extraction, data warehouse, data analysis and data presentation
  • Experience of understanding and resolution of data quality issues, and providing and presenting highly complex information to clinicians and senior managers

Desirable

  • Experience of developing and training staff

Skills

Essential

  • Advanced IT and analytical skills with a knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, business intelligence systems, statistical software and programming languages

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously using own discretion
  • Curiosity and appetite to continuously improve products and processes

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: 04 September 2025

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