Information Analyst Specialist

• Manage the acquisition, validation, linkage, and maintenance of cancer registration and healthcare datasets.
• Analyse and interpret complex cancer and healthcare data to support intelligence, surveillance, research, and service improvement.
• Use SQL and other analytical tools to extract, manipulate, and quality assure data.
• Produce routine and ad hoc reports, data outputs, and intelligence products.
• Investigate and resolve data quality issues and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide specialist advice on cancer registration standards, methodologies, classifications, and data quality.
• Support research studies, publications, and contribute to official statistical outputs.
• Contribute to system development, process improvement, and innovation within cancer registry services.
• Deliver training, mentoring, and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with information governance, confidentiality, and data protection requirements.Please be advised that the vacancy may close earlier that is noted subject to number of applications

Essential

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline eg, Health Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science
• Proficient in SQL querying, data extraction and data manipulation techniques
• Sound understanding of database structures, data management and analytical methodologies.
• Well-developed knowledge of information analysis, data quality assurance and information management principles.
• Knowledge of cancer registration methodology, healthcare information systems and data quality standards.
• Knowledge of information governance, confidentiality and data protection legislation
• Knowledge of data linkage, record matching and validation methodologies.

Desirable

• Professional qualification in informatics, analytics, cancer registration or data science
• Advanced understanding of cancer staging, classification and coding systems.
• Registry-specific expertise
• Knowledge of NHS Wales datasets and information systems

Essential

• Significant experience acquiring, processing, validating and analysing complex healthcare datasets
• Experience loading and maintaining data within large databases or information systems.
• Experience using SQL to interrogate, extract and manipulate complex datasets.
• Experience producing routine and ad hoc analytical outputs and reports.
• Experience implementing data quality assurance and validation processes.
• Experience supporting research projects through data extraction, analysis and dataset preparation.
• Experience investigating and resolving complex information and data quality issues.
• Experience supporting information system development, testing or implementation activities.
• Experience presenting information and providing specialist advice to a range of stakeholders.
• Experience of handling sensitive patient identifiable data in line with information governance procedures
• Experience of training and supporting colleagues in data systems or processes

Desirable

• Experience working with cancer data and other related healthcare datasets.
• Experience of producing health intelligence outputs
• Experience supporting audits, service evaluations or research publications
• Experience developing automated analytical processes.
• Experience of registry systems and record linkage methodologies.

Essential

• Proficient in SQL querying and database interrogation skills
• Advanced data manipulation, transformation and validation skills
• Excellent analytical, statistical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyse highly complex datasets and identify trends, anomalies and quality issues.
• Ability to design and implement robust quality assurance processes
• Ability to prepare and quality assure data extracts for research, audit and publication purposes.
• Ability to interpret complex information and communicate findings effectively.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and professional integrity
• Work independently within broad professional and organisational policies, exercising specialist judgement when determining analytical approaches, resolving complex data issues and prioritising competing work demands.
• Training, coaching or facilitation skills

Desirable

• Experience of ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) processes.
• Experience using analytical and data visualization tools eg, Power BI, SAS
• Experience of automation, workflow optimisation and service improvement methodologies.

Essential

• Commitment to Public Health Wales values and behaviours.
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Flexible approach to supporting service requirements and organisational priorities.
• Ability to travel within Wales and England, including overnight stays when required.