Job summary
- Main area
- Data Analyst
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 040-AC038-0226
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Grange University Hospital
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/02/2026
Employer heading
Data Analyst - Antimicrobial Pharmacy Team
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
Would you like to support our Pharmacy team to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board?
Do you enjoy collating, transforming and scrutinising data to help inform change and improvement?
Is report building and generating insights for action something that interests you?
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Antimicrobial Pharmacy team as Data Analyst within the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
This is a key role in supporting our ambition to monitor antimicrobial prescribing by producing intelligence to inform evidence-based decision-making.
Main duties of the job
This role embodies the full data and intelligence cycle: gathering data, cleansing data, transformation of data and creating outputs to support our understanding of antimicrobial prescribing in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. Utilising a multitude of data sets and data sources to develop dashboards, routine reporting, and respond to ad hoc requests are important tasks within this role. A keen eye for data quality, effective time management, and liaising with national and health board colleagues are activities which are central to all tasks.
Other tasks include supporting important campaigns such as World Antimicrobial Awareness week and undertaking audits. You will be key in giving data and intelligence a voice, by sharing insights across the team and with system partners aligned to priority workstreams and delivery of Welsh Government antimicrobial prescribing targets.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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.
Please note the successful candidate will be required to work across multiple Health Board sites, and work on site at least part of each week. The target start date is 1st of April. Interviews will be held face to face on Wednesday 18th February.
Person specification
Skills & attributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to interpret and present information in a meaningful manner
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
- Ability to work in pressured environment
- Ability to plan and organise work to meet deadlines
- Good team-player
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an analytical role
- Experienced in an extensive range of administrative practices
Desirable criteria
- Experience in operating All Wales data analysis tools e.g. Llygad, CASPA, Spira, AMAT
- Working knowledge of medical terminology
- Working within healthcare / NHS setting
- Experience in developing webpages/MS Sharepoint
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent relevant experience
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (particularly Excel, PowerAutomate, PowerBI, PowerApps) along with understanding how they interconnect with other information systems.
- Able to summarise data in tables, charts and pivot tables, and use statistical process controls.
Desirable criteria
- A-level mathematics
- Knowledge of a range of statistical techniques. Eg. SPC, Standard Deviation
- Knowledge of NHS datasets and data definitions
- Knowledge of hospital and GP prescribing and pharmaceutical systems and processes
- Awareness of the National agenda for the reduction of Antimicrobial Resistance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ceri Phillips
- Job title
- Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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