LW255203 - Senior Information Analyst

NHS Scotland; Florida; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Senior Information Analyst for Hospitals, Mental Health and Child Health, and Performance & Outcomes. This fixed-term, 23-month contract offers full-time, 36 hours with hybrid working arrangements and opportunities to collaborate with Public Health and health boards across Scotland.

The role requires advanced skills in information extraction, large dataset manipulation, statistical methods, predictive modelling, and Tableau/SQL analytics.

Qualifications

• Experience with large datasets and data analytics.
• Ability to apply statistical approaches to complex problems.
• Experience in interpreting data patterns and producing insights.
• Proficiency in data visualization to support decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide intelligence for planning and performance improvement.
• Complete and quality-control national routine deliverables.
• Handle ad-hoc requests and collate materials for performance reports.
• Develop skills in SQL querying and building Tableau dashboards.

Skills

Information extraction

Large dataset manipulation

Statistical analysis

Data pattern identification

Predictive modelling

Data visualization

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Senior Information Analyst Hospitals, Mental Health & Child Health and Performance & Outcomes

(Fixed Term 23 months, Full Time 36 hours)

A note on AI-assisted applications

AI is a useful professional tool and we expect candidates in modern data roles to use it appropriately.

What we want to hear about is you. Your own experience, your judgement, the systems you have worked with and the problems you have personally solved.

Please do not submit generic AI-generated statements, invented experience or technical claims you could not confidently explain yourself. Applications that appear generic, fabricated or cannot be substantiated will not progress.

Shortlisted candidates should expect a practical assessment and in-person interview. We are interested in how you use AI as a tool, but your application still needs to be authentically yours.

NHS Grampian is an intelligence-led organisation known for drawing on high quality analytics to inform public health, planning, performance and improvement. We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

You should have highly developed skills in: information extraction and manipulation of large datasets; application of relevant statistical approaches to complex problems; identification of data patterns; predictive modelling; information interpretation and data visualisation skills. The post offers the opportunity to work with a broad range of stakeholders such as Public Health consultants, acute sector colleagues and local authorities, along with other health boards and national health bodies.

The team has built an outstandingly positive reputation and we are much in demand, so the ability to deal with pressure is important. In return we can offer flexible and hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for development and progression. Continuous professional development and research are important to us and we provide the opportunity to develop academic links with the University of Aberdeen and the Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science.

This post will provide intelligence for planning and performance improvement for all aspects of acute, mental health and child health care, particularly in hospital settings. This will include the completion and quality control of National routine deliverables, ad-hoc requests, collation of materials for performance reports and opportunities to develop skills including querying data via SQL and building dashboards in Tableau.

The post-holder will produce and explain intelligence relating to, hospital activity, waiting lists and other topics.

The right candidate will demonstrate technical skills in Microsoft packages, analytical and interpretation skills which will be essential to create evidence and well-developed reasoning to influence decision-making.

Enquiries To

Adam Gatcombe

Cross Systems Specialist Analyst

Hospitals, Mental Health and Child Health

Health Intelligence [e-mail]

Or

Pamela Lowbridge

Senior Specialist Analyst

Performance & Outcomes Team

Health Intelligence [e-mail]

Interviews will be held on 09 November 2026 at Summerfield House.

Additional Information For Candidates

AI-generated content for the completion of Supporting Statements may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential to convey individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.

As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at [e-mail].

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend the interview in person. Alternative arrangements or adjustments will be considered in the event there are circumstances that may prevent candidates attending in person to ensure it is inclusive and accessible to all.

Posts close at midnight on the indicated date unless the advert states otherwise. Post may close early due to volume of applications.

• Please note - If this post operates within Aberdeen City Low Emission Zone, you will be responsible for all costs associated with entering.**

NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.