Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust
Job Title: Data Analyst
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £31,516 to £38,364 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 12 January 2026
Job Summary
Velindre University NHS Trust is seeking a passionate Data Analyst to join the Digital Services team. This role works collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services.
The position comes during an exciting period of change, including the opening of a world-class cancer centre and the transformation of Welsh Blood Service operations, delivering cancer care closer to home and developing new services, including plasma for medicines.
An ambitious digital strategy underpins this work, aiming to revolutionise service delivery through innovative technologies, digital inclusion, and embedding data and insight into everyday operations. Successful digital transformation at Velindre University NHS Trust relies on both people and culture, as much as technology.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
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Provide high-quality Data and Insight services to improve lives through excellent care, inspirational learning, and healthier people
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Operate as part of a digital multi-disciplinary team, engaging colleagues across the Trust to co-produce robust, user-centred analytical solutions
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Apply multiple analytical techniques to support the delivery of analytical projects and contribute to the wider Data and Insights programme
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Maintain high standards of quality and timeliness for analytical outputs
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Contribute to curiosity and creativity within Data & Insights and the wider Digital Services team
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Actively participate in learning networks across the NHS and beyond
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Support the delivery of the Trust’s digital strategy, embedding a user-centric, agile ethos
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Improve data literacy across the Trust workforce through easy-to-understand analytical products and informal skills transition
About Velindre University NHS Trust
Velindre University NHS Trust provides specialist services across Wales through the cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and the award-winning Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales, collaborating with expert services across Wales.
Formed in 1999, the Trust’s dedicated workforce applies principles of value-based healthcare across a wide array of roles. The Trust’s core values—accountable, bold, caring, and dynamic—guide everything it does to ensure the best possible care for patients and donors.
Qualifications and Person Specification
Essential Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in an analytical discipline (operational research, systems dynamics, data science, mathematics, computer science, social science, or similar)
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Evidence of statistical and/or analytical training
Desirable Qualifications:
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Knowledge of data management and governance processes
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Knowledge of analytical techniques for service/process design or redesign
Essential Experience:
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Working closely with customers and stakeholders
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Creating analytical products from data to insight
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Delivering analytical insight to non-technical audiences
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Delivering projects within challenging timescales and competing priorities
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Testing software systems
Desirable Experience:
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Service planning and forecasting in the public sector
Essential Skills:
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Knowledge of a range of analytical techniques and their practical application
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Ability to interpret data and create reports
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Communicate complex analytical findings appropriately
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Data curiosity, critical questioning, and innovative thinking
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Active listening and tailored communication
Desirable Skills:
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Understanding of Agile methodology and service design principles
Other Requirements:
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Welsh speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
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Disclosure and Barring Service check required
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Note: Skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance must present a criminal record certificate for countries resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12+ months in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18) are also subject to this requirement.
How to Apply
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