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 Principal 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. .

Main duties of the job

The provision of high-quality Data and Insight services is central to the vision for the Trust to improve lives through excellent care, inspirational learning, and healthier people. The Principal Data Analyst is central to this change. Operating as part of a digital multi-disciplinary team, the Principal Data Analyst will forge close working relationships across the Trust to ensure the challenges are understood and to be part of the solution from the outset, helping coproduce robust, user-centred, pragmatic analytical solutions. The development of these solutions will draw on the Principal Data Analyst's expertise and experience across data visualisation, mathematical modelling, forecasting, systems thinking and predictive analysis. The Principal Data Analyst will provide operational day-to-day management of delivery of the analytical portfolio, and will 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, working to embed a user-centric, agile ethos into our ways of working. The Principal Data Analyst will support the improvement of data literacy (skills & comfort) of the wider workforce, through informal skills transition and small group learning events.

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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters Degree level or equivalent 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

Programme or project management qualification or equivalent experience of complex project delivery Advanced qualification in quality improvement methodologies Improvement Advisor, ScIL, Lean, Six-Sigma

Experience

Essential

Experience of working closely with customers and stakeholders to coproduce robust solutions Experience of managing and developing a team of analysts of different skills and experience Experience of delivering technically excellent solutions in challenging timescales and with competing priorities Experience of using computer simulation for service / process design or redesign Experience of managing and resolving conflict

Desirable

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

Skills

Essential

Knowledge of a range of analytical techniques and their application in tackling real problems. Use of computer modelling and simulation ( Simul8) for service / process design. Ability to manage and communicate work requirements and timescales to a diverse team of analysts, involving very different tasks and competing priorities Able to use experience and expertise to critically assess current ways of working and evaluate relevant and appropriate needs for change Highly experienced in influencing and negotiation skills including critical questioning and innovative thinking. Excellent facilitation skills. Ability to be an active listener and to tailor communication to the audience.

Desirable

Understanding and knowledge of Agile methodology and service design principles.

Other

Essential

Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards