Senior Data Scientist

Public Health Wales; Aberkenfig; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Wales is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for a 12-month secondment within the NHS Wales Financial Planning & Delivery Directorate. The role focuses on delivering insights through data analysis, driving improvements in healthcare quality, and contributing to high-profile projects which support financial sustainability and system improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience with big data sets and analytics.
• Ability to produce high-level data visualisations.
• Strong analytical skills with innovative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Navigate and link big data sets.
• Produce high-quality data visualisations.
• Maximise opportunities for predictive analytics and forecasting.

Skills

Data visualisations

Predictive analytics

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in Data Science or relevant field

Job description

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC HEALTH WALES.

THIS POST IS SECONDMENT FOR 12 MONTHS DUE TO FUNDING

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

INTERNAL TO NHS WALES PERFORMANCE & IMPROVEMENT and PUBLIC HEALTH WALES

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NHS Wales Financial Planning & Delivery Directorate as a Senior Data Scientist. You will be joining an innovative and award-winning team that is passionate about delivering value within NHS Wales, offering insights to the wider system by triangulating patient outcomes, financial data and healthcare activity, supporting financial sustainability and improvement across the system.

As the profile and reputation of the Directorate has grown since its inception, so has the demand for its expertise and insight.

It is an exciting time for individuals with drive and ambition to join the team with a growing work programme, agenda, and opportunity to make a difference within NHS Wales.

This post sits within the Financial Planning & Delivery directorate of NHS Wales Performance and Improvement.

In order to support the provision of insightful information, we have developed an Analytics Centre of Excellence, leading the development of high-quality products that provide insight and intelligence to a wide range of stakeholders, including finance professionals, clinicians, operational teams and boards. We are seeking to expand this team through recruitment of dedicated informatics professionals to work alongside our business analysts.

Our work programme is focused on the following six themes:-

Intelligence and Insight;

Support and Challenge;

Value Based Healthcare;

Best Practice Financial Management;

Planning and Monitoring;

Leadership & Development;

The Senior Data Scientist will play a pivotal role in:

Navigating and linking big data sets

Producing high quality data visualisations to demonstrate variation and highlight key themes and messages

Maximising innovative opportunities around predictive analytics and forecasting

Developing innovative solutions to complex problems

Quality assuring and validating data; and

Delivering high profile projects, contributing to the delivery of our work streams.

NHS Performance & Improvement works in partnership for and on behalf of Welsh Government, in and with the NHS in Wales and is hosted by Public Health Wales.

Our key purpose is to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care - resulting in better and more equitable outcomes, access and patient experience, reduced variation, and improvements in population health.

We do this by providing strong leadership and strategic direction – enabling, supporting, and directing NHS Wales to transform clinical services in line with national priorities and standards.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jessica Hammond Job title: Business Support Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07973848309