Senior Data Analyst
Job summary
Join NHS Blood and Transplant as a Senior Data Analyst and play a key role in turning workforce data into meaningful insights that shape decision-making and improve services. Youll lead the analysis, development and delivery of high-quality people data, supporting strategic priorities across the organisation. Working closely with senior leaders, you will transform complex datasets into clear, actionable intelligence, helping to drive evidence-based decisions. Youll need a collaborative approach and a passion for continuous improvement and ensuring best practice to succeed. This is an opportunity to make a real impact by using data to support the people who save and improve lives every day.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high-quality workforce data analysis, reports and insights to support organisational decision-making
- Extract, integrate and analyse data from multiple systems using tools such as SQL, Power BI and Excel Design and develop dashboards, visualisations and data products to support projects and programmes
- Act as a subject matter expert, providing advice and solutions on complex data and analytical challenges
- Translate complex data into clear, accessible insights for a range of audiences, including senior leaders
- Plan and prioritise analytical work to meet deadlines and respond to changing business needs
- Ensure compliance with data protection, information governance and organisational policies
- Support workforce strategies and improvement programmes through evidence-based analysis
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to deliver impactful insights
About us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applications from disabled candidates. We will talk with you to explore any adjustments that may help you during the recruitment process.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
- Educated to masters level in a relevant subject or equivalent experience working at a similar level
- Evidence of advanced data analysis and technical skills (e.g. SQL, Excel, BI tools)
- Demonstrable commitment to continued professional development
- Relevant certifications in data, reporting or database tools (e.g. SQL, Microsoft technologies)
Experience
- Strong analytical skills with experience working with large, complex datasets and identifying key trends
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders
- Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI) and data extraction tools such as SQL
- Proven experience leading, coaching or managing a team in a data or analytical environment
- Experience producing clear, actionable insights and reports to support business decisions
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.
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Blood and Transplant
Address
England
England
Bristol
BS34 7QH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/