Information Analyst Specialist

Are you an experienced data and information professional with a passion for using data to improve health outcomes? Public Health Wales is seeking an Information Analyst Specialist to join the Wales Cancer Registry and play a key role in delivering high-quality cancer intelligence that supports patient care, service planning, research, and national policy. Based within a specialist cancer registration team, you will work with complex healthcare datasets, provide expert analytical and technical support, and contribute to the continuous development of cancer registry services across Wales.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a nationally important service that supports cancer surveillance, research, service planning, and policy development across Wales. You will join a supportive team committed to innovation, quality improvement, and delivering high-quality cancer intelligence that makes a difference to population health.

As an Information Analyst Specialist, you will provide specialist expertise in areas of cancer registration, healthcare data analysis, and information management. Working with complex datasets from multiple sources, you will support the collection, validation, linkage, analysis, and interpretation of cancer data to ensure the delivery of accurate, timely, and robust cancer intelligence products.

You will collaborate with stakeholders providing specialist advice, supporting research, and helping shape the future development of cancer registration services in Wales.

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

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health agency in Wales. Our purpose is ‘ Working together for a healthier Wales' . We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

To find out more about working for us and the benefits we offer please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/careers/

For guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Main Duties and Responsibilities

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