Lead Data Analyst

Company: NHS
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Location: Middlewich
Job Description:

Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, 1 day per week. Working from home: 4 days per week. Reports to: Director of Operations, Screening. Working with: Analytics Team, Programme Managers, Data Quality Teams, Customer Service Administrators and the Testing & Development Teams.

At InHealth we deliver vital diagnostic and screening services on behalf of the NHS and the private sector. Every year we touch millions of patients, and data drives outcomes, efficiency and experience.

Main duties

Ensure existing services run smoothly, delivering statutory reporting, operational insight and meeting regulator and customer requirements. Support from experienced team.

From there, responsibilities include:

  • Define and execute the data and analytics roadmap for DESP and CHIS
  • Help transition InHealth towards data as a product, with scalable, trusted insights
  • Lead the design and rollout of new analytics tools, reports and dashboards
  • Champion data‑driven thinking across the organisation
  • Balance long‑term vision with practical, incremental delivery
  • Make a tangible difference to how decisions are made across healthcare services

Accountability

  • Strategy execution, shaping and delivering a modern analytics capability
  • Product development, identifying, building and launching data products
  • Operational management, ensuring timely, accurate management information and statutory reporting
  • Leadership and communication, advocating for the effective use of data across InHealth
  • People management, line managing and developing a team of three analysts
  • Senior leadership, contributing as a trusted member of the wider management team

About us

InHealth is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, working in partnership with the NHS for more than 30 years to make healthcare better for more than 5 million patients each year.

We offer opportunities across community, hospital and office‑based settings, supporting growth for career with a people‑focused organisation.

What we’re looking for

Someone who combines vision with credibility, inspiring trust while delivering results. Key attributes:

  • Passionate about improving patient outcomes through digital services
  • Sees the big picture without losing sight of detail
  • Strong knowledge of healthcare data and turning insight into action
  • Understand NHS and private sector constraints, willing to challenge when needed
  • Gets the job done and earns trust through delivery

Essential experience and skills

  • Extensive experience working in data, analytics or information services, with a strong track record of delivering insight in complex organisations
  • Advanced knowledge of SQL, Python and Power BI or equivalent tools
  • Strong experience with Microsoft Azure or similar cloud environments
  • Solid understanding of databases, data models, data structures and data quality metrics

Desirable experience

  • Leading data and analytics teams through periods of transformation
  • Working with data as a product approaches
  • Implementing data solutions across multiple organisations
  • Digital healthcare experience, ideally within or alongside the NHS

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Posted: July 19th, 2026