Information Analyst Specialist

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Public Health Wales seeks an Information Analyst Specialist to join the Wales Cancer Registry. You will handle cancer data from multiple sources, ensuring quality, linkage and timely intelligence for patient care, planning, research and policy.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, provide expert advice on standards, and help shape future cancer registration services across Wales. Welsh language ability is desirable.

Qualifications

• Degree in health informatics, statistics, data science or computer science.
• Proficient in SQL querying, data extraction and manipulation.
• Understanding of database structures, data management and analytics.
• Knowledge of information governance and data protection legislation.
• Knowledge of cancer registration methods and data quality standards.
• Data linkage, record matching and validation knowledge.
• Professional qualification in informatics, analytics or data science.

Responsibilities

• Manage acquisition, validation, linkage and maintenance of cancer registration data.
• Analyze complex healthcare data to support intelligence, surveillance and improvement.
• Use SQL and analytical tools to extract, manipulate and quality assure data.
• Produce routine and ad hoc reports and data products.
• Investigate data quality issues and contribute to improvements.
• Provide specialist advice on cancer registration standards and data quality.
• Support research, publications and official statistics outputs.
• Contribute to system development, process improvement and innovation.

Skills

SQL querying

Data analysis

Data quality

Information governance

Cancer data

Data linkage

Statistical methods

Data visualization

ETL processes

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Health Informatics

Professional qualification in informatics or data science

Tools

Power BI

SAS

ETL tools

Job description

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Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis. Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.

Job overview

Are you an experienced data and information professional with a passion for using data to improve health outcomes? Public Health Wales is seeking an Information Analyst Specialist to join the Wales Cancer Registry and play a key role in delivering high-quality cancer intelligence that supports patient care, service planning, research, and national policy. Based within a specialist cancer registration team, you will work with complex healthcare datasets, provide expert analytical and technical support, and contribute to the continuous development of cancer registry services across Wales.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a nationally important service that supports cancer surveillance, research, service planning, and policy development across Wales. You will join a supportive team committed to innovation, quality improvement, and delivering high-quality cancer intelligence that makes a difference to population health.

Main duties of the job

As an Information Analyst Specialist, you will provide specialist expertise in areas of cancer registration, healthcare data analysis, and information management. Working with complex datasets from multiple sources, you will support the collection, validation, linkage, analysis, and interpretation of cancer data to ensure the delivery of accurate, timely, and robust cancer intelligence products.

You will collaborate with stakeholders providing specialist advice, supporting research, and helping shape the future development of cancer registration services in Wales.

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

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘Working together for a healthier Wales’. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the acquisition, validation, linkage, and maintenance of cancer registration and healthcare datasets.
• Analyse and interpret complex cancer and healthcare data to support intelligence, surveillance, research, and service improvement.
• Use SQL and other analytical tools to extract, manipulate, and quality assure data.
• Produce routine and ad hoc reports, data outputs, and intelligence products.
• Investigate and resolve data quality issues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide specialist advice on cancer registration standards, methodologies, classifications, and data quality.
• Support research studies, publications, and contribute to official statistical outputs.
• Contribute to system development, process improvement, and innovation within cancer registry services.
• Deliver training, mentoring, and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with information governance, confidentiality, and data protection requirements. Please be advised that the vacancy may close earlier that is noted subject to number of applications

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline eg, Health Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science
• Proficient in SQL querying, data extraction and data manipulation techniques
• Sound understanding of database structures, data management and analytical methodologies.
• Well-developed knowledge of information analysis, data quality assurance and information management principles.
• Knowledge of cancer registration methodology, healthcare information systems and data quality standards.
• Knowledge of information governance, confidentiality and data protection legislation
• Knowledge of data linkage, record matching and validation methodologies.
• Professional qualification in informatics, analytics, cancer registration or data science
• Advanced understanding of cancer staging, classification and coding systems.
• Registry-specific expertise
• Knowledge of NHS Wales datasets and information systems

Experience

• Significant experience acquiring, processing, validating and analysing complex healthcare datasets
• Experience loading and maintaining data within large databases or information systems.
• Experience using SQL to interrogate, extract and manipulate complex datasets.
• Experience producing routine and ad hoc analytical outputs and reports.
• Experience implementing data quality assurance and validation processes.
• Experience supporting research projects through data extraction, analysis and dataset preparation.
• Experience investigating and resolving complex information and data quality issues.
• Experience supporting information system development, testing or implementation activities.
• Experience presenting information and providing specialist advice to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of handling sensitive patient identifiable data in line with information governance procedures
• Experience of training and supporting colleagues in data systems or processes
• Experience working with cancer data and other related healthcare datasets.
• Experience of producing health intelligence outputs
• Experience supporting audits, service evaluations or research publications
• Experience developing automated analytical processes.
• Experience of registry systems and record linkage methodologies.

Skills and Attributes

• Proficient in SQL querying and database interrogation skills
• Advanced data manipulation, transformation and validation skills
• Excellent analytical, statistical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyse highly complex datasets and identify trends, anomalies and quality issues.
• Ability to design and implement robust quality assurance processes
• Ability to prepare and quality assure data extracts for research, audit and publication purposes.
• Ability to interpret complex information and communicate findings effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and professional integrity
• Work independently within broad professional and organisational policies, exercising specialist judgement when determining analytical approaches, resolving complex data issues and prioritising competing work demands.
• Training, coaching or facilitation skills
• Experience of ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) processes.
• Experience using analytical and data visualization tools eg, Power BI, SAS
• Experience of automation, workflow optimisation and service improvement methodologies.

Other

• Commitment to Public Health Wales values and behaviours.
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Flexible approach to supporting service requirements and organisational priorities.
• Ability to travel within Wales and England, including overnight stays when required.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

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We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full‑time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy . An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.