Advanced Data Analyst (Sponsorship Available) At Velindre University NHS Trust

Job Summary

Passionate about how digital can transform healthcare, for donors, patients and colleagues? Velindre University NHS Trust has an exciting Digital Services team opportunity for a Principal Data Engineer, to work collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales, to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services.

Velindre University NHS Trust is in an exciting period of change including opening a new world class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment along with delivery of cancer care closer to home at regional sites. For the Welsh Blood Service, Velindre University NHS Trust is transforming blood and transplant services, improving current capabilities alongside developing new services including plasma for medicines.

An ambitious digital strategy underpins this, which will revolutionise the way in which services are delivered – from co-producing innovative technologies, working on digital inclusion, to embedding data & insight into everyday work. The team is here to deliver new digital solutions and excellent everyday digital service, to improve services and outcomes. Velindre University NHS Trust recognises that successful digital transformation and service is as much to do with people and culture as it is to do with technology.

Job Details

• Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust

• Job Title: Advanced Data Analyst

• Location: United Kingdom

• Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year

• Job Type: Full-time

• Closing Date: 17 November 2026

Main Duties of the Job

The provision of high-quality Data and Insight services is central to the purpose and vision for the Trust to improve lives through excellent care, inspirational learning, and healthier people. As part of its ambitious Digital Strategy, the Trust is on a journey to embed data and insight into current services and to ensure future planning and transformation is informed by robust analysis and forecasting.

The Advanced Data Analyst will manage the delivery of analytical projects that comprise the wider programme of work and will support the Principal Data Analyst to ensure tasks are resourced to meet the expected standard of quality and timeliness.

The Advanced Data Analyst will continually seek innovative ways of working with an emphasis on how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and automation can support working practices and streamline processes.

The Advanced Data Analyst will be expected to foster the spirit of curiosity and creativity across Data & Insights and the wider Digital Services team and contribute to collective professional development through active participation in learning networks across the NHS and wider.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About Velindre University NHS Trust

At Velindre University NHS Trust, specialist services are delivered across Wales through the Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service, supported by corporate teams and partnerships with NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales.

As Velindre University NHS Trust looks to the future, preparations are underway for the opening of the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) in Spring 2027–an exciting milestone that will transform cancer care for the population. Located within easy reach of the vibrant city of Cardiff and the stunning Brecon Beacons, the Trust offers a unique working environment that combines innovation, collaboration and an excellent quality of life.

Since its formation in 1994, its dedicated workforce has remained committed to delivering the principles of prudent healthcare across a wide range of roles. Velindre University NHS Trust continues to play a vital role in its communities and has ambitious plans to further improve the services provided.

Everything the Trust does is underpinned by its values. Velindre University NHS Trust is caring, respectful, and accountable in how it works with patients, donors, partners and each other–ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered while continuously striving to improve.

If you want to work for an organisation that makes a real difference, embraces innovation, and offers rewarding career opportunities in an inspiring setting, Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Job Description

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.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 31/12/2027. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Person Specification

Essential Experience & Skills: Stakeholder engagement and co-production

Essential

Please provide an example of where you worked with customers, stakeholders or service teams to understand a problem and develop an analytical solution. Describe your approach, the analytical contribution you made, and the outcome achieved.

Essential Experience & Skills: Delivery, governance and competing priorities

Essential

Please describe a project or work programme where you led a team to deliver analytical outputs within challenging timescales or competing priorities. Explain how you organised the work, managed priorities, and ensured delivery to the required quality standard.

Essential Experience & Skills: Technical Analytical Expertise

Essential

Please provide examples of analytical techniques, methods or tools that you have applied to support decision-making, service improvement or service redesign. Describe the insight generated and how you ensured appropriate data governance and data quality standards were followed.

Essential Experience & Skills: Capability Building

Essential

Please describe a time where you delivered an innovative solution that required you to build the skills and knowledge of a diverse team for a successful outcome. Describe the tools / technques used to ensure everyone understood and were confident.

Desirable Experience & Skills: Specialist Skills and Experience

Desirable

Please describe any additional qualifications, specialist skills or experience relevant to this role, such as project management, quality improvement, forecasting, artificial intelligence or modelling and simulation.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

How to Apply

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