Job summary
- Main area
- Analysts
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed term for 1 year due to the needs of the service)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 028-AC200-0825
- Employer
- Public Health Wales NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Capital Quarter 2
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £31,516 - £38,364 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Information Analyst
Band 5
Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales
Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales
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Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Job overview
THESE TWO POSTS ARE FIXED TERM FOR 1 YEAR DUE TO THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.
Public Health Wales provides health protection services to the people of Wales. The service is integrated and is primarily delivered through health protection teams, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC); health protection programmes (e.g. healthcare associated infections, antimicrobial resistance & prescribing (HARP) immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases (VPDP), Blood borne viruses (BBV), sexual health, TB and Inequalities, and environmental health protection) and the microbiology laboratories and reference laboratories / specialist services.
The post holder will provide information management and analysis support for the Blood borne viruses (BBV), sexual health, TB and Inequalities Team within the Health Protection Division. This will involve liaison with a range of stakeholders, including close working with colleagues in Health Boards and Public Health Wales Informatics.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for two experienced, innovative, collaborative and dynamic individuals to join a team of analytical specialists in the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) to provide a proactive and responsive service.
The post holders will provide analytical support to the development and maintenance of public health surveillance schemes in the CDSC. This will include developing analysis plans and advising on efficient analysis of large datasets, as required. Support may be across any of the CDSC areas of expertise as required, including:
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Integrated Climate and Environmental (ICE) Epidemiology
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Healthcare Associated Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance and Prescribing Programme (HARP)
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Blood Borne Viruses, Sexual Health, Tuberculosis and Inequalities
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Gastrointestinal Infections and Zoonoses
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Vaccine Preventable Disease and Respiratory Infection
Cross-cutting groups include field epidemiology; settings-based surveillance; and environmental surveillance.
One post-holder will be based within the ICE Epidemiology team and one within the HARP team, but both will also be expected to undertake surveillance tasks as part of the CDSC rota and to cover other areas as required as part of a team of information analysts.
Working for our organisation
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/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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.
Please note we reserve the right to close the application process before the closing date if we receive a large number of candidates. If you are interested in this post, and wish to be considered, we advise that you submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good honours degree in science, information science or a numeric discipline, or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Relevant post-graduate qualification or experience of scientific work at an equivalent level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an office environment
- Experienced user of information technology
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in health intelligence, public health or epidemiology
- Experience of working with primary / secondary healthcare
Skills
Essential criteria
- MS Office (Word, Excel, Access)
- Statistical software such as R
- Management and analysis of complex data sets
- Organisational skills, including managing several strands of work simultaneously
- Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Geographical Information Systems
- Structured Query Language (SQL) or basic programming
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of basic statistical methods
- Knowledge of database design
Desirable criteria
- General knowledge of the biology of infectious disease
- Understanding of microbiology / infection control/ environmental health
- Understanding of health protection and healthcare systems in Wales and UK
Personal Atributes (Demonstrable)
Essential criteria
- Good time management
- Working to deadlines
- Pays attention to detail
- Ability to maintain required levels of confidentiality
- Ability to collaborate with a range of health and related professionals
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Willing to learn new skills
Desirable criteria
- Commitment to improving public health
- Continued personal development
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to travel
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Behrooz Behbod
- Job title
- Consultant Health Protection CDSC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
FOR THE HARP POST PLEASE CONTACT VICTORIA McCLURE [email protected]
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