Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Cancer Analyst

The closing date is 24 December 2025

Job summary

The Healthcare Analytics department within Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Senior Cancer Analyst to join its Analysis & Reporting team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who has established analyst experience, including cancer reportingknowledge, to join us. The Healthcare Analytics department is pivotal to ensuring the data and analytics needs of the organisation are met and insupporting the organisation to make data driven, evidence based, decisions. This is particularly important for the cancer agenda, supportingpathway improvements and reporting.

The Analysis and Reporting team is a welcoming, experienced and supportive team. There are clear and documented processes to help the team members navigate through the various requirements of their roles. You will work to deliver an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Cancer directorate to use analysis and insights to help improve outcomes for patients. The role supports driving transformation and will provide subject matter expertise analytics. There will be no line management responsibility but the candidate will work closely with other members of the team.

To support home working there are daily huddles to understand priorities for the day, key achievements and successes to be celebrated and opportunity to raise any issues or identify where support is required.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Cancer Analyst is responsible for leading on allocated cancer programmes of work and ensuring the delivery of high quality supportacross the Cancer directorate. The wider team is responsible for the submission of statutory returns, production of regular reporting, development of new reports in Power BI and completion of ad hoc data requests for the Trust. The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of core cancer related functions within the team ensuring that information provided is accurate, complete, timely and adds value.

You will need to have extensive NHS analytics experience including experience of extracting, processing and analysing data from different source systems. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good understanding of cancer pathways and preferably have experience in cancer analysis and reporting. Previous experience of working with the Somerset Cancer Management system would be an advantage.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

10 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Home or remote working

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0657

Job locations

Southend

Southend-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We look forward to your application.

Please note as advised in line with Trust guidelines, the use of AI in completing applications should be declared.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

We look forward to your application.

Please note as advised in line with Trust guidelines, the use of AI in completing applications should be declared.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant work experience

Desirable

Information Management Qualification

Personal Skills

Essential

Strong organisational management skills
Ability to forge effective professional relationships
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Good negotiating skills

Job Related Skills

Essential

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Experience of successfully implementing/supporting change and service improvement
Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to a non technical audience

Experience

Essential

Thorough understanding/experience of NHS data definitions and reporting
Experience of working in a NHS information environment
Extensive experience of extracting, processing and analysing data
Experience and competent in the writing of SQL queries
Experience of working with service stakeholders
Experience of working on cancer data and reporting

Desirable

Experience of reporting from Somerset
Experience of developing Power BI reports

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to masters level or equivalent level of knowledge gained through relevant work experience

Desirable

Information Management Qualification

Personal Skills

Essential

Strong organisational management skills
Ability to forge effective professional relationships
Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

Good negotiating skills

Job Related Skills

Essential

Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
Experience of successfully implementing/supporting change and service improvement
Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to a non technical audience

Experience

Essential

Thorough understanding/experience of NHS data definitions and reporting
Experience of working in a NHS information environment
Extensive experience of extracting, processing and analysing data
Experience and competent in the writing of SQL queries
Experience of working with service stakeholders
Experience of working on cancer data and reporting

Desirable

Experience of reporting from Somerset
Experience of developing Power BI reports

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Southend-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Southend-on-Sea

SS0 0RY

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)