Job Description
Job Title: Senior Data Analyst - People
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. You’ll 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. You’ll 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 You
Experience and Knowledge
• 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
Qualifications and Training
- Educated to master’s 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)
About Us
It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you’ll 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.
What we offer:
- Hybrid working arrangements – because NHSBT works nationally, we’re able to offer hybrid working options that give you more flexibility to balance work with life.
- Flexible working options – we promote flexible working where the role allows. We’re happy to discuss what flexibility might look like for you.
- Generous annual leave - 27 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time) plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years’ service and to 33 days after 10 years.
- Inclusive pension scheme - the NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit scheme (not dependent on investment returns). Further details and outline of benefits can be found at: http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/information-about-nhs-pensions
- Supportive learning culture - we’ve fostered a culture of continuous learning where colleagues are well-led, engaged, and encouraged to grow. We support you in reaching your full potential, both in your current role and future career. Our Thrive program embodies our commitment to learning and development, offering a wide range of activities to support your personal and professional growth. It’s open to everyone at NHSBT, ensuring you have the resources to succeed and shine in your role.
- Health and wellbeing support – we offer confidential services including occupational health, employee assistance programme, and wellbeing resources. Our support is available to all colleagues and we endeavour to provide tailored workplace adjustments where possible.
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.
You can find more information about accessibility, our culture, and how we support applicants on the NHSBT Careers website:
To learn more, please see the job description and person specification. These can be accessed via the link below, or by clicking ‘Apply’ if you are viewing this advert on another site.
Next steps
This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 5th July 2026.
The assessment process for this role will include: a single interview
Interviews are anticipated to be held w/c 20th July – subject to confirmation.
For informal enquiries please contact –
Name: Ian Brunton
Job Title: Head of Insights and Improvement - Strategy, Planning and Change
Contact Details: Email – ian.brunton@nhsbt.nhs.uk
