Job summary

Passionate about how digital can transform healthcare, for our donors, patients and colleagues? We have an exciting Digital Services team opportunity for a Advanced Data Analyst, to work collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales, to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services.

We are in an exciting period of change including opening a new world class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment along with delivery of cancer care closer to home at regional sites. For the Welsh Blood Service, we are transforming blood and transplant services, improving current capabilities alongside developing new services including plasma for medicines.

An ambitious digital strategy underpins this, which will revolutionise the way in which we deliver services - from co-producing innovative technologies, working on digital inclusion, to embedding data & insight into our everyday. Our team are here to deliver new digital solutions and excellent everyday digital service, to improve services and outcomes.

We recognise that successful digital transformation and service is as much to do with our people and culture as it is to do with technology. This is a truly special opportunity and we are looking for talented and passionate people who share our values and can help us realise the Trust's ambitions.

Main duties of the job

The provision of high-quality Data and Insight services is central to the purpose and vision for the Trust to improve lives through excellent care, inspirational learning, and healthier people. As part of its ambitious Digital Strategy, the Trust is on a journey to embed data and insight into our current services and to ensure our future planning and transformation is informed by robust analysis and forecasting.

The Advanced Data Analyst will manage the delivery of analytical projects that comprise the wider programme of work and will support the Principal Data Analyst to ensure tasks are resourced to meet the expected standard of quality and timeliness. The Advanced Data Analyst will continually seek innovative ways of working with an emphasis on how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation can support working practices and streamline processes. The Advanced Data Analyst will be expected to foster the spirit of curiosity and creativity across Data & Insights and wider Digital Services team and contribute to our collective professional development through active participation in learning networks across the NHS and wider.

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

About us

Here atVelindre University NHS Trustwe are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in ourcutting-edgeVelindre Cancer Centreand ouraward-winningWelsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host theNHS Wales Shared Services PartnershipandHealth Technology Walesand have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Provision of robust analytical products and services to support insight-led decision making and planning

The postholder will forge close working relationships across all areas of the Trust to ensure the requirements are understood. Using problem elicitation and structuring skills, the postholder will interpret the problem, frame the challenge and work with the service area to co-produce the solution.

The post holder will understand and apply a range of practices to routinely analyse (or support other analysts to analyse) complex information and data for patterns and trends, deriving and communicating insight. The post holder must demonstrate skill in a number of data visualisation tools and techniques and be able to apply standards and best practices to present, communicate complex and possibly, contentious findings appropriately and with influence

The post holder will draw on their experience of applying a range of specialist analytical practices to help colleagues to analyse data, synthesise findings and provide actionable insight. The post holder will have developed a deeper expertise in a narrower range of specialisms including (but not exhaustively):

Operational analysis

Data visualisation (ideally using Power BI and LookerStudio)

Mathematical modelling for systems design (or redesign) (ideally using Simul8, R or Python)

Forecasting and Predictive analytics

Data science techniques such as machine learning or natural language processing

Application of process automation using Power Platform

This specialism will be used to design and deliver robust analytical solutions to meet the current needs of the Trust as well as work with the Principal Data Analyst to develop technically innovative solutions for which there is no precedent to meet the future needs of the Trust;

The post holder will ensure data management and governance processes are in place and adhered to for the products and services The post holder will work with peers across the data & insight team and wider digital services to monitor, investigate and communicate data quality issues and ensure data is interoperable with other data sets, enabling reuse.

The post holder will review, advise and support less experienced team members, where appropriate establishing processes, standards and templates for others to follow.

Managing the timely delivery of analytical tasks and projects where there may be competing time pressures

The postholder will:

plan and organise range of activities in the analytical work portfolio related to their specialism; developing plans and adjusting as plans as priorities change;

collaborate with peers across the data & insight and wider digital services team, to ensure output makes the most of our collective expertise;

communicate the technical design and approach to analysts and other data professionals and delegate tasks appropriately.

be accountable for the delivering the output to the expected quality in the agreed timeframe and therefore expected to monitor and manage the work being undertaken by others

deliver feedback in a constructive manner to support learning and ensure output is of a high quality and technically accurate.

supervise external agencies where required to deliver to time, cost and quality;

support the Principal Data Analyst to plan the resourcing of tasks to provide opportunity for growth and development across the team and minimise single points of failure in knowledge;

support or host difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders, providing timely progress updates and where necessary, proactively negotiate where there are competing deadlines.

Embed a user-centric, agile ethos into our ways of working

The postholder will

collaborate with peers across the data & insight and wider digital services team, to embed a user-centric agile ethos into our ways of working

convey a level of confidence and professionalism when engaging with stakeholders, motivating, influencing and persuading others to make insight-led decisions and courses of action when not in a position of authority;

support the long term objective to increase the data skills and comfort of the wider Trust workforce through mentoring and hosting informal learning events for small groups of individuals.

continually seek innovative ways of using technology with an emphasis on how emerging technologies can support working practices, modelling and streamline processes.

foster the spirit of curiosity and creativity across Data & Insights and wider Digital Services team and contribute to our collective continuous professional development through active participation in learning networks across the NHS and wider.

support the Assistant Director of Data & Insight to continue to shape, establish, and operate the Trust-wide Data & Insight as part of the Digital Services team

Team Management and financial responsibility

The postholder will

Be responsible for managing a group of individuals some of whom may be early career providing functional line management, supporting their wellbeing and guiding their career development;

Support senior colleagues to identify where external products and services are needed ( specialist software or subscriptions) and support the procurement activity ensuring policy and process is followed;

Provide oversight, where appropriate, for analytical products and services procured;

To deputise for the Principal Data Analyst as required.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Bachelors Degree level with relevant work experience, specifically in an analytical discipline such as operational research, systems dynamics, data science, mathematics, computer science, social science or similar. Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Project management qualification or equivalent experience of project delivery Qualification in quality improvement methodologies Improvement Advisor, ScIL, Lean, Six-Sigma Qualification in training delivery

Experience

Essential

Experience of working closely with customers and stakeholders to coproduce robust solutions Experience of delivering analytical insight in challenging timescales and with competing priorities Experience of managing analytical projects and delegating tasks Experience of using analytical techniques for service / process design or redesign Experience of adhering to data management and governance processes

Desirable

Experience of service planning and forecasting in the public sector Experience of mentoring or coaching individuals

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of a range of analytical techniques and their application in tackling real problems Ability to manage and communicate work requirements and timescales to a diverse team of analysts Ability to communicate complex and possibly, contentious analytical findings appropriately and with influence Data curiosity skills with critical questioning and innovative thinking Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience

Desirable

Knowledge of using artificial intelligence to improve efficiency Understanding and knowledge of Agile methodology and service design principles. Use of computer modelling and simulation ( Simul8) for service / process design.

other

Desirable

Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards