Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled Senior Information Analyst to join the Digital and Health Intelligence (D&HI) department at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.
This role will do amazing things with data from our electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (ePMA) system we are currently implementing. You'll be part of a small friendly team constantly helping and sharing with each other that contributes to increasing better patient outcomes.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Being a new system, you will have an opportunity to influence the ePMA data architecture we will use.
You will also have opportunities to work with non-clinical staff who manage services that use ePMA and also the clinical staff within those services.
You'll create verified shareable ePMA data products as part of our data democratisation programme and produce top class Power BI visualisations for hundreds of users.
You'll become an expert in ePMA data and collaborate with those who want to use ePMA data and with your team members on AI machine learning python projects such as predicting which drugs a patient will need in hospital, who are the patients consuming the most drugs and forecasting drug usage and costs.
This post is fixed term/secondment until 31st March 2026, due to funding. 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.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences.
- Experienced in the use of Business Intelligence Tools.
- Ability to manage uncertainty, work in an ongoing pressurised environment, planning own work and able to prioritise own and departmental tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
Desirable
- Knowledge of health and social care informatics and performance frameworks.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within an information environment
- Business analysis of data and project implementation including performance dashboards
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to post graduate diploma in a quantitative science which has included data analysis/presentation and management of large datasets, or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training and development
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care of informatics i.e. the use and interpretation of information to support health and social care delivery.
- Competent in modelling and the application of numerous techniques to solve problems of varying degrees of complexity and size
Desirable
- Familiarity with medical terminology and coding systems such as ICD10, OPCS, READ, SNOMED
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences.
- Experienced in the use of Business Intelligence Tools.
- Ability to manage uncertainty, work in an ongoing pressurised environment, planning own work and able to prioritise own and departmental tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
Desirable
- Knowledge of health and social care informatics and performance frameworks.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience within an information environment
- Business analysis of data and project implementation including performance dashboards
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to post graduate diploma in a quantitative science which has included data analysis/presentation and management of large datasets, or equivalent level of knowledge acquired through experience and further training and development
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care of informatics i.e. the use and interpretation of information to support health and social care delivery.
- Competent in modelling and the application of numerous techniques to solve problems of varying degrees of complexity and size
Desirable
- Familiarity with medical terminology and coding systems such as ICD10, OPCS, READ, SNOMED
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
