Job summary
- Main area
- IT
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 20 months (FTC/Secondment 20 months to 31/05/27 due to funding)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 025-AC248-1025
- Employer
- Digital Health and Care Wales
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hybrid working
- Town
- Location to be confirmed at interview
- Salary
- £39,263 - £47,280 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Data Analyst Level 3
Band 6
Digital Health and Care Wales is an ambitious organisation created by Welsh Government to lead on the digital transformation of health and care. It builds on the digital architecture and national services put in place by the NHS Wales Informatics Service over the past decade.
The organisation will lead on large-scale developments that make a significant difference to the people of Wales as well as to health and care professionals, such as expansion of the digital patient record and the creation of a National Data Resource. It will improve the way data is collected, shared and used. Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Job overview
As a Data Analyst Level 3, your approach will be flexible and innovative. You will already have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.
You will be expected to:
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Provide analytical, modelling and data management support in relation to various areas of work.
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Respond to information requests to develop dashboards, ensuring that a detailed specification is received and reviewed in collaboration with the requester.
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Engage with all teams across the organisation to meet their needs in support of various areas of work, quality assurance, best practice, and maintenance.
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Have proven IT skills in an analytical capacity, including good working knowledge of relational databases and information systems with data retrieval skills using software packages, such as SQL and Power BI.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to post-graduate level or equivalent specialist knowledge and experience.
- Degree qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Wales or the Health sector
- Applied knowledge of visualisation software such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBi, dashboards for multiple stakeholders.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working successfully in a complex organisation with good written and verbal communication skills whilst forging effective relationships with both stakeholders.
- Extensive experience of computing languages to underpin data analysis, implementation
- Experience of project management methodologies, including tools and techniques
- Experience of using statistical methods and data analysis. Understand how and when to practically apply existing best practice solutions.
- Experience of working with customers and stakeholders and providing a high-quality service.
- Proven experience of design, investigating, analysing, interpreting, visualising and articulating multiple data streams in order to consolidate into a centralised, prioritised and modern reporting function
- Demonstrable experience of designing and delivering data and performance reporting solutions by examining process flows and business user needs, which support improvements in operational performance.
- Proven experience of successful collaboration with senior and specialist internal and external stakeholders to build relationships and communicate complex data and insights effectively to deliver end to end people data solutions that meet user needs including interpreting and visualising information in a clear and concise manner
- In-depth experience of using data and business analysis software/tools, including substantial PowerBi, SharePoint and Excel knowledge
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Analytical abilities in a research or data context or a desire to build these skills
- A user-centred focus, ensuring that your work is based on robust evidence
- Ability to apply critical thinking and domain expertise to interpret results and draw meaningful conclusions.
- Strong communication skills to present findings and insights to diverse audiences.
- Logical and creative thinking, respond to problems in databases, data processes, data products and services as they occur
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martin Williams
- Job title
- Data Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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