Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Data Scientist to play a pivotal role in strengthening analytical capability across the Planned Care portfolio.
This is a newly created post designed to develop consistent, high-quality analytics, demand and capacity modelling, and performance reporting to support effective governance, operational management, and service improvement across Planned Care.
Job Title: Data Scientist
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: 50,129 – 57,365 £ / Year
Location: Wales, United Kingdom
Deadline: 10, June, 2026
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
- Lead the development and application of demand and capacity modelling tools to support Planned Care services and RTT performance
- Regularly audit and maintain assurance for RTT and Cancer service data and performance
- Improve the consistency, quality and usability of performance reporting and analytics across the Health Board for Planned Care
- Support Planned Care operational teams to use data effectively for active governance, performance management and service improvement
- Work collaboratively with clinical, operational and managerial colleagues to interpret and present data in a way that supports improvement conversations and action
- Contribute to the development of information and data systems that enable monitoring, assurance and continuous improvement across Planned Care
- Act as a key link between Planned Care services and the central Data Science function, ensuring alignment with best practice analytical methods and corporate standards
- Support transformation by helping teams look at data in different and more rounded ways, moving beyond routine reporting to insight-driven improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level or equivalent level of work experience
- Appropriate Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of analysing and reporting of critical business information that is available for public scrutiny
- Experience in the use of modelling tools to develop and test future strategy options
- Experience in policy / service development and implementation
- Business case development
- Report writing
- Experience in presenting data to a wide range of people with varying degrees of understanding
- Interaction with managers at all levels
Desirable
- Understanding of the benefits IM&T can bring to the NHS
- Expert knowledge of MS suite of applications Knowledge of the development and use of computer databases, SQL programming and query tools
- Knowledge of Value Based Health Care
Language Skills
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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