Clinical Data Analyst

Role overview

This position is for a specialist Clinical Data Analyst supporting the Urology service at North Bristol NHS Trust. The role focuses on building, running, analysing, and interpreting complex clinical datasets that contribute to patient care, service improvement, audit activity, and research work.

What the role involves

You will work independently as well as alongside clinical, managerial, and research teams to develop and look after clinical databases. A major part of the job is maintaining strong data quality, applying validation checks, and ensuring proper governance across all datasets.

The post holder will turn raw information into clear insight, create timely reports, and provide analysis that is clinically relevant. This will support comparison with national standards and help meet both local and national audit and research needs.

Key impact of the role

The role is central to helping the multidisciplinary team understand data, spot patterns and risks, and identify opportunities to improve services. It supports informed decision-making across the Urology service by translating data into practical recommendations.

Detailed duties

As the specialist analyst for Urology, you will offer expert input on clinical data handling, assurance, governance, and interpretation. You will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and reviewing complex databases, and for making sure data remains accurate through validation, reconciliation, and governance processes.

You will produce reports, dashboards, and performance measures that feed into clinical governance, quality improvement work, audits, research studies, and national benchmarking exercises. A significant part of the post includes managing a tracking database for around 850 bladder cancer patients, including monitoring treatment pathways, surveillance timings, and follow-up adherence, while highlighting any patient safety concerns that need escalation.

The job also involves working with clinicians, researchers, and trial teams to support data capture, reporting, and delivery of research, including studies with national and international reach. In addition, you will help train and guide staff, combine information from multiple sources, and contribute specialist analytical support to service development, grant applications, publications, and improvement projects. All work must align with NHS data standards, information governance requirements, and research regulations.

About North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust has more than 12,000 employees and provides care for communities across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset from its award-winning Southmead hospital site. It is a regional Major Trauma Centre and an internationally recognised centre of excellence across a wide range of services and major specialties. The organisation’s vision is to help teams perform at their best so that it can deliver exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

Equality and inclusion

The trust treats every person as an individual, works as an anti-discriminatory organisation, and is committed to creating a workforce that reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Applications are encouraged from people in underrepresented groups.

Contact for informal enquiries

For further information or an informal discussion, contact John Kirby, General Manager - Urology, at John.Kirby@nbt.nhs.uk.