Senior Cancer Analyst

NHS; Milford on Sea; Hybrid; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Cancer Analyst to join their Analysis & Reporting team. This role involves leading cancer programmes, ensuring accurate data reporting, and managing stakeholders. Candidates should have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and experience in NHS data reporting. A master's level education is required. The position offers a salary of £47,810 per year with flexible working options including home and remote work.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational management skills.
• Ability to forge effective professional relationships.
• Thorough understanding/experience of NHS data definitions and reporting.
• Extensive experience of extracting, processing and analysing data.

Responsibilities

• Lead allocated cancer programmes of work.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality support across the Cancer directorate.
• Contribute to core cancer related functions within the team.

Skills

Organisational management skills

Communication skills

SQL query writing

Advanced Excel skills

Change management

Education

Educated to masters level or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Job Summary

The Healthcare Analytics department within Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Senior Cancer Analyst to join its Analysis & Reporting team. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who has established analyst experience, including cancer reporting knowledge, to join us. The Healthcare Analytics department is pivotal to ensuring the data and analytics needs of the organisation are met and in supporting the organisation to make data driven, evidence based, decisions. This is particularly important for the cancer agenda, supporting pathway improvements and reporting.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Cancer Analyst is responsible for leading on allocated cancer programmes of work and ensuring the delivery of high quality support across the Cancer directorate. The wider team is responsible for the submission of statutory returns, production of regular reporting, development of new reports in Power BI and completion of ad hoc data requests for the Trust. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of core cancer related functions within the team ensuring that information provided is accurate, complete, timely and adds value.

About Us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

• Date posted: 10 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 6 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Home or remote working
• Reference number: 390-COR-SO-0657
• Job locations: Southend; Southend-on-Sea; SS0 0RY

Job Description

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description and person specification. We look forward to your application. Please note as advised in line with Trust guidelines, the use of AI in completing applications should be declared. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.

Person Specification – Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant work experience
• Strong organisational management skills
• Ability to forge effective professional relationships
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Experience of successfully implementing/supporting change and service improvement
• Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to a non‑technical audience
• Thorough understanding/experience of NHS data definitions and reporting
• Experience of working in a NHS information environment
• Extensive experience of extracting, processing and analysing data
• Experience and competence in the writing of SQL queries
• Experience of working with service stakeholders
• Experience of working on cancer data and reporting

Person Specification – Desirable

• Information Management Qualification
• Good negotiating skills
• Experience of reporting from Somerset
• Experience of developing Power BI reports

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.

Employer details

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Southend
Southend‑on‑Sea
SS0 0RY
Website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk