Job summary
Join Our Team as a Data Analyst Level 2 (Band 5)!
Are you passionate about data and eager to make a real impact? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your skills can drive meaningful change? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you in our People & OD Team.
At Digital Health and Care Wales we are committed to harnessing the power of data to transform our business and deliver exceptional insights. We believe in innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, and we're looking for a talented Data Analyst to join our team and help us achieve our goals.
Main duties of the job
As a Data Analyst Level 2, you will play a crucial role in collecting, organising, and analysing data to provide valuable business insights. You will work with cutting-edge tools and techniques to visualise data, identify trends, and support decision-making processes. Your contributions will directly impact our projects, products, and services, helping us to deliver high-quality outcomes.
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31 March 2026 due to secondment cover. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.
Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Data Management: Identify, collect, and migrate data across systems. Clean and aggregate data for comprehensive analysis.
- Analysis & Visualization: Use advanced tools to analyse data and create compelling visualizations that tell a story.
- Project Support: Collaborate with teams to manage and visualize outcomes, prioritize work, and adhere to project scopes.
- Training & Development: Support the delivery of core training on various subjects to team members.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and address problems in data processes and contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Data Management: Identify, collect, and migrate data across systems. Clean and aggregate data for comprehensive analysis.
- Analysis & Visualization: Use advanced tools to analyse data and create compelling visualizations that tell a story.
- Project Support: Collaborate with teams to manage and visualize outcomes, prioritize work, and adhere to project scopes.
- Training & Development: Support the delivery of core training on various subjects to team members.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify and address problems in data processes and contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field (equivalent experience).
- Qualification in databases and operating systems (or good working knowledge).
Desirable
- Applied knowledge of visualisation software such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBi, dashboards for multiple stakeholders
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and delivering data and performance reporting solutions, by examining process flows and business user needs, to support improvements in operational performance based on robust evidence and business analysis best practice.
- Some experience of design, investigating, analysing, interpreting, visualising and articulating multiple data streams in order to consolidate into a centralised, prioritised and modern reporting function.
- Some experience of using data and business analysis software/tools
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Critical Thinking skills to analyse data, interpret results, respond to problems and draw meaningful conclusions
- Attention to Detail skills to ensure accuracy and a high standard of quality in given tasks.
Person Specification
Qualifications and/ or Knowledge
Essential
- Degree in Computer Science or related engineering field (equivalent experience).
- Qualification in databases and operating systems (or good working knowledge).
Desirable
- Applied knowledge of visualisation software such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBi, dashboards for multiple stakeholders
Experience
Essential
- Experience of designing and delivering data and performance reporting solutions, by examining process flows and business user needs, to support improvements in operational performance based on robust evidence and business analysis best practice.
- Some experience of design, investigating, analysing, interpreting, visualising and articulating multiple data streams in order to consolidate into a centralised, prioritised and modern reporting function.
- Some experience of using data and business analysis software/tools
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Critical Thinking skills to analyse data, interpret results, respond to problems and draw meaningful conclusions
- Attention to Detail skills to ensure accuracy and a high standard of quality in given tasks.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
