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

Employer: Velindre University NHS Trust
Job Title: Senior Data Analyst
Location: United Kingdom
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £39,263 to £47,280 per annum
Closing Date: 14 January 2026

Job Summary

Velindre University NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join the Digital Services team, working collaboratively across the Trust and wider NHS Wales to provide transformative digital systems and insight-led services.

The Trust is in an exciting period of change, including the opening of a new world-class cancer centre to extend and enhance specialist cancer treatment, alongside 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 and developing new services including plasma for medicines. An ambitious digital strategy underpins this transformation, revolutionising service delivery through co-produced innovative technologies, digital inclusion, and embedding data and insight into everyday practice.

The Digital Services team delivers new digital solutions and excellent everyday digital services to improve outcomes for donors, patients, and colleagues. Successful digital transformation is recognised as being driven by people and culture as much as by technology.

Main Duties of the Role

The provision of high-quality Data and Insight services is central to the purpose and vision of Velindre University NHS Trust.

Operating as part of a digital multi-disciplinary team, the Senior Data Analyst will engage with colleagues across all areas of the Trust to co-produce robust, user-centred, and pragmatic analytical solutions. Drawing on experience across multiple analytical techniques, the role is responsible for delivering analytical projects and supporting the wider team to meet expected standards of quality and timeliness.

The role involves suggesting and adopting innovative ways of working, contributing to a culture of curiosity and creativity across Data & Insights and the wider Digital Services team, and participating in learning networks across the NHS and beyond.

The Senior Data Analyst supports delivery of the Trust’s digital strategy by embedding a user-centric, agile ethos into ways of working. Through strong relationships across the Trust, the role supports improvement of data literacy across the workforce by developing analytical products that are easy to understand and use, as well as delivering informal skills transfer and small group learning events.

About Velindre University NHS Trust

Velindre University NHS Trust is proud of the specialist services provided across Wales through the cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and the award-winning Welsh Blood Service, alongside corporate functions that unite both divisions.

The Trust also hosts the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and has developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, Velindre University NHS Trust has a dedicated workforce committed to applying the principles of value-based healthcare across a wide range of roles. The Trust plays a vital role in the communities it supports and has ambitious plans to continue improving services.

Core values are maintained by being accountable, bold, caring, and dynamic, ensuring the best possible care for patients and donors.

Velindre University NHS Trust offers exciting career opportunities within an organisation that makes a real difference.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

A full Job Description and Person Specification can be found in the supporting documents or by clicking Apply now to view in Trac.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to Bachelors Degree level (or equivalent professional experience) plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through relevant experience or post-graduate qualification in an analytical discipline such as operational research, systems dynamics, data science, mathematics, computer science, social science, or similar

• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Qualification in training delivery

• Qualification in quality improvement methodologies such as Improvement Advisor, ScIL, Lean, or Six-Sigma

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working closely with customers and stakeholders to co-produce robust solutions

• Experience delivering analytical insight within challenging timescales and competing priorities

• Experience using analytical techniques for service or process design and redesign

• Experience providing training in own discipline or responsibility for teaching and delivering core analytical training

Desirable

• Experience of service planning and forecasting in the public sector

• Experience of mentoring or coaching teams or individuals

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of a range of analytical techniques and their real-world application

• Ability to manage and communicate work requirements and timescales to a diverse team

• Ability to communicate highly complex analytical findings appropriately

• Knowledge of research and development techniques

Desirable

• Understanding of Agile methodology and service design principles

• Use of computer modelling and simulation tools such as Simul8

• Knowledge of using artificial intelligence tools to improve efficiency

Other Requirements

Essential

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

• Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for 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.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country where they have resided for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement.

How to Apply

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