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Job requirements
Essential
33 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Commitment to Public Health Wales values and behaviours.
- Other
Commitment to continuous professional development
- Other
Flexible approach to supporting service requirements and organisational priorities.
- Other
Ability to travel within Wales and England, including overnight stays when required.
- Experience
Significant experience acquiring, processing, validating and analysing complex healthcare datasets
- Experience
Experience loading and maintaining data within large databases or information systems.
- Experience
Experience using SQL to interrogate, extract and manipulate complex datasets.
- Experience
Experience producing routine and ad hoc analytical outputs and reports.
- Experience
Experience implementing data quality assurance and validation processes.
- Experience
Experience supporting research projects through data extraction, analysis and dataset preparation.
- Experience
Experience investigating and resolving complex information and data quality issues.
- Experience
Experience supporting information system development, testing or implementation activities.
- Experience
Experience presenting information and providing specialist advice to a range of stakeholders.
- Experience
Experience of handling sensitive patient identifiable data in line with information governance procedures
- Experience
Experience of training and supporting colleagues in data systems or processes
- Skills and Attributes
Proficient in SQL querying and database interrogation skills
- Skills and Attributes
Advanced data manipulation, transformation and validation skills
- Skills and Attributes
Excellent analytical, statistical and problem-solving abilities.
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to analyse highly complex datasets and identify trends, anomalies and quality issues.
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to design and implement robust quality assurance processes
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to prepare and quality assure data extracts for research, audit and publication purposes.
- Skills and Attributes
Ability to interpret complex information and communicate findings effectively.
- Skills and Attributes
Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
- Skills and Attributes
High level of accuracy, attention to detail and professional integrity
- Skills and Attributes
Work independently within broad professional and organisational policies, exercising specialist judgement when determining analytical approaches, resolving complex data issues and prioritising competing work demands.
- Skills and Attributes
Training, coaching or facilitation skills
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline eg, Health Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or equivalent level of skills and knowledge.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Proficient in SQL querying, data extraction and data manipulation techniques
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Sound understanding of database structures, data management and analytical methodologies.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Well-developed knowledge of information analysis, data quality assurance and information management principles.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of cancer registration methodology, healthcare information systems and data quality standards.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of information governance, confidentiality and data protection legislation
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of data linkage, record matching and validation methodologies.
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience working with cancer data and other related healthcare datasets.
- Experience
Experience of producing health intelligence outputs
- Experience
Experience supporting audits, service evaluations or research publications
- Experience
Experience developing automated analytical processes.
- Experience
Experience of registry systems and record linkage methodologies.
- Skills and Attributes
Experience of ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) processes.
- Skills and Attributes
Experience using analytical and data visualization tools eg, Power BI, SAS
- Skills and Attributes
Experience of automation, workflow optimisation and service improvement methodologies.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Professional qualification in informatics, analytics, cancer registration or data science
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Advanced understanding of cancer staging, classification and coding systems.
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Registry-specific expertise
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Knowledge of NHS Wales datasets and information systems
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.
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
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
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This advert is for Information Analyst Specialist with Public Health Wales NHS Trust in Cardiff, Wales. It is listed as a Band 6 Data analyst role. The advertised salary is £40559.00 to £48841.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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