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Senior Information Analyst
Agenda for change Band 6
Number of posts: 2 wte fixed term for 30 months
Cancer Information Team
NHS Lothian / South East Scotland Cancer Network
We have two exciting opportunities for individuals with information analysis experience to join the NHS Lothian Cancer Information Team (CIT) with a remit to work on Cancer Performance, a specific project focused on Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy outcomes, and other relevant CIT projects.
The CIT supports the Edinburgh Cancer Centre and the South East Scotland Cancer Network (SCAN) with a series of regular reports and an ad hoc data request service using a wide range of cancer data sources. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team you will be responsible for linking, analysing, interpreting and presenting complex data from NHS data systems. This includes topic areas such as cancer medicines and secondary care patient management; you will contribute to the development of new processes by providing evidence to support service development.
This post requires highly developed information technology and analysis skills with knowledge and experience of data capture, linkage and presentation through visualisation techniques. You will be required to collaborate with non-analytical colleagues to best understand the data from a clinical perspective, therefore effective and confident communication skills are necessary as well as a degree of initiative and autonomy. You are required to have a Higher degree with a numerical and statistical content. Relevant experience of information analysis, ideally in a healthcare environment, is also required.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
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As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. Please note that the pay scale in this advert will not be changing as a result.
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To play a key role in using a range of cancer data within the Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) and the South East Scotland Caner Network (SCAN) to enhance the data analysis, interpretation and presentation skills in the Division and supporting and influencing the development of relevant datasets to appropriately reflect the information needs of current ECC/SCAN priorities.
To provide advice and guidance on data and analytical matters to both internal and external customers and to carry out innovative analyses and visualisation of data as necessary.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact Christina Lilley at christina.lilley@nhs.scot
