Job summary
Job Advert for Advanced Data Analyst
- Are you passionate about data and analytics?Are you an accomplished professional with a passion for driving transformative change in healthcare?
- Do you have the skills and experience to build key relationships with stakeholders and deliver coproduced insights and advanced analytics?
- Do you have the ability to improve the levels of data literacy within the organisation and help to develop and deliver training programmes on the use of business intelligence products?
We are currently seeking a dynamic Advanced Data Analyst to join our team. Your analytical expertise will be crucial in identifying solutions to improve healthcare processes and drive quality within our team. You will provide expert informatics advice and guidance for analytics projects, ensuring that systems and services are developed and implemented in line with national data definitions and standards.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
To support the Head of Data and Analytics in the delivery of advanced analytics to the organisation utilising existing traditional descriptive analytical tools and techniques as well as new and emerging business intelligence, modelling and data science tools and principles.
To support the provision of a comprehensive enterprise-wide information service which ensures seamless access to a wide range of the highest quality information that is made available for all internal and external reporting requirements.
Ensuring all internal project milestones are reached and that products meet the agreed stakeholder requirements and specifications.
Working as part of the Senior Management Team, contribute to the development, management, and success of the Directorate.
The post holder is required to act independently interpreting advanced analytical requirements from stakeholders and how they relate to and impact on local and national guidelines.
About us
Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.
HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:
- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,
- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,
- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.
HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.
What you can expect:
- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,
- compassionate leadership,
- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,
- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.
Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 Masters Level or equivalent experience within the field of Analytics
- Evidence of further development and or education and training
- Modelling and other advanced analytical techniques
- Understanding of strategic informatics issues within a healthcare environment and current priorities for NHS Wales
- Knowledge of information requirements and standards within a healthcare environment
Desirable
- Service/Quality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a Health Informatics environment
- Experience of statistical analysis of complex information including the use of advanced statistical packages and tools (e.g., R, Python)
- Experience of working with large data warehouses or/and big data platforms utilising a number of data sources and ETL processes
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people
- Previous experience of using a structured project management approach to deliver projects within timescales
Desirable
- Experience of NLP, AI, and Machine Learning
- Experience of developing advanced health care models (DES, Mote Carlo, system dynamics, etc.)
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT and analytical skills. Advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI and other BI tools and web technologies
- Ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts and guidance
- Ability to understand analytics produced by others which may be presented in a variety of different visual styles
- Track record of delivering high quality work in demanding timescales
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to develop and maintain effective team working and working relationships
- Demonstrable staff development skills
- Structured, diagnostic approach to finding solutions to complex data issues
- Maintain effective team working and working relationships both internal and external to the organization
- Ability to identify and embrace change in the drive towards continuous improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience within the field of Analytics
- Evidence of further development and or education and training
- Modelling and other advanced analytical techniques
- Understanding of strategic informatics issues within a healthcare environment and current priorities for NHS Wales
- Knowledge of information requirements and standards within a healthcare environment
Desirable
- Service/Quality Improvement qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a Health Informatics environment
- Experience of statistical analysis of complex information including the use of advanced statistical packages and tools (e.g., R, Python)
- Experience of working with large data warehouses or/and big data platforms utilising a number of data sources and ETL processes
- Experience of communicating complex issues and data concepts to a range of people
- Previous experience of using a structured project management approach to deliver projects within timescales
Desirable
- Experience of NLP, AI, and Machine Learning
- Experience of developing advanced health care models (DES, Mote Carlo, system dynamics, etc.)
Skills
Essential
- Advanced IT and analytical skills. Advanced knowledge of IT tools/systems such as SQL, Python, R, Power BI and other BI tools and web technologies
- Ability to interpret highly complex informatics concepts and guidance
- Ability to understand analytics produced by others which may be presented in a variety of different visual styles
- Track record of delivering high quality work in demanding timescales
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to develop and maintain effective team working and working relationships
- Demonstrable staff development skills
- Structured, diagnostic approach to finding solutions to complex data issues
- Maintain effective team working and working relationships both internal and external to the organization
- Ability to identify and embrace change in the drive towards continuous improvement
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).
