Data Manager - Children's Hospital for Wales
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced and motivated Data Manager within the Acute Child Health Directorate at Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality clinical services through accurate and reliable information, managing staff and contributing to service delivery and team development. They will be responsible for data collection, entry, and transfer processes, ensuring accuracy and integrity. The role involves creating dashboards and reports, identifying data quality improvements, and working collaboratively with various teams to support governance, audit, and service planning.
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of local systems such as BIS, Outreach Dashboards and UHB digital systems.
- Understanding of dashboards, analytics tools and reporting methodologies (e.g., Power BI).
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge & first-hand experience of design & maintenance of complex database systems.
- Advanced data and statistical analysis.
- Skills & Attributes
- Ability to manage multiple datasets simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience in Microsoft365 PowerApps, PowerAutomate and PowerBI.
- Experience of PMS, Oracle, Clinical Workstation, Clinical Portal.
- Organisation, coordination of tasks within a larger project.
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., Information Management, Health Informatics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data/Business Analysis).
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in information management, digital skills or data analysis.
- Recognised IT qualification e.g. ECDL.
- Training or qualification in project or quality improvement methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, ILM, ILS, QI methodology).
- Relevant experience in a data collection/ analysis environment.
- Experience working in a data management, health informatics or analytical role within a healthcare setting.
- Experience producing high quality dashboards, reports and visualisations for clinical and managerial audiences.
- Experience working with Power BI, SQL, advanced Excel, or automation tools.
- Knowledge of principles of general management.
- Knowledge of national paediatric datasets, audits or service standards.
- Experience supporting MDTs, clinical teams or service managers with timely and accurate data.
- Experience within paediatric or acute hospital services.
- Experience coordinating or supporting digital improvement projects.
- Special Knowledge
- Knowledge of local systems such as BIS, Outreach Dashboards and UHB digital systems.
- Understanding of dashboards, analytics tools and reporting methodologies (e.g., Power BI).
- Knowledge & first-hand experience of design & maintenance of complex database systems.
- Advanced data and statistical analysis.
- Skills & Attributes
- Ability to manage multiple datasets simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience in Microsoft365 PowerApps, PowerAutomate and PowerBI.
- Experience of PMS, Oracle, Clinical Workstation, Clinical Portal.
- Organisation, coordination of tasks within a larger project.
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject (e.g., Information Management, Health Informatics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data/Business Analysis).
- Evidence of ongoing professional development in information management, digital skills or data analysis.
- Recognised IT qualification e.g. ECDL.
- Training or qualification in project or quality improvement methodologies (e.g., PRINCE2, ILM, ILS, QI methodology).
- Relevant experience in a data collection/ analysis environment.
- Experience working in a data management, health informatics or analytical role within a healthcare setting.
- Experience producing high quality dashboards, reports and visualisations for clinical and managerial audiences.
- Experience working with Power BI, SQL, advanced Excel, or automation tools.
- Knowledge of principles of general management.
- Knowledge of national paediatric datasets, audits or service standards.
- Experience supporting MDTs, clinical teams or service managers with timely and accurate data.
- Experience within paediatric or acute hospital services.
- Experience coordinating or supporting digital improvement projects.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,557 – £39,631 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Data Manager - [contact details removed] Wales
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Applications are for the Data Manager Role within the Acute Child Health Directorate, based at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales, UHW.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience within the Children's Hospital for Wales and would be particularly suited to individuals with strong analytical skills and an interest in data reporting.
The post provides a platform for professional development, including the enhancement of management and leadership capabilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for the direct line management of staff, contributing to both service delivery and team development within the Directorate.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Data Manager to join the Acute Child Health Directorate and play a key role in supporting high-quality clinical services through accurate, reliable and meaningful information. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with clinicians, managers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that data supports service delivery, improvement and decision-making across the Directorate. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all clinical data sources, data collection, data entry and
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