Job overview
North Central London Cancer Alliance (NCLCA) is looking for a Cancer Data Analyst to join our growing team in improving cancer outcomes for the population of North Central London.
NCLCA is a collaboration of NHS and other bodies, hosted by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We work to promote early diagnosis, optimise pathways, reduce variation, provide personalised support for patients, and build service resilience. Patients and carers are at the heart of what we do.
This is an exciting time to join the Alliance, as we seek to drive forward an ambitious strategy, in collaboration with the NCL Integrated Care System. We work in partnership with multiple NHS providers across primary and secondary care and with local authorities in North Central London (the Boroughs of Camden, Islington, Haringey, Barnet and Enfield).
The role focuses on delivering data products and analyses to support NCLCA, leveraging modern business intelligence, automating data pipelines, and creating high-quality visualizations. Key non-technical responsibilities include simplifying data access, translating complex information for diverse stakeholders, building relationships, representing NCLCA in national networks, and strengthening partnerships with NCL ICB.
Main duties of the job
• Utilise SQL and Python to extract and manipulate cancer-related data from various databases.
• Develop and maintain interactive and visually compelling reports using Power BI.
• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy and reliability of cancer data.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide data-driven insights.
• Take a lead on BAU reporting.
• Work with stakeholders to interpret and apply regular reporting and ad-hoc analysis correctly.
• Develop knowledge of and work flexibly across the full NCLCA portfolio of programmes.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
