Public Health Wales

Information Analyst

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Location
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/18/2025
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Description
THIS POST IS 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

We are looking for an 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.

Required

The post holder 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:

  • Integrated Climate and Environmental (ICE) Epidemiology
  • Healthcare Associated Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance and Prescribing Programme (HARP)
  • Blood Borne Viruses, Sexual Health, Tuberculosis and Inequalities
  • Gastrointestinal Infections and Zoonoses
  • Vaccine Preventable Disease and Respiratory Infection

Cross-cutting groups include field epidemiology; settings-based surveillance; and environmental surveillance.

The post-holder will be based within one team, but 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.

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/

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Behrooz Behbod Job title: Consultant Health Protection CDSC Email address: [email protected]
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