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Site: Birmingham (Midlands - Flexible)
Salary: £36,966 70% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate; per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/01/2025 23:59
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Job overview
As a Public Health Information Analyst, you will focus on analysing health and care data to improve public health outcomes in line with the Midlands strategy, support decision-making, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare services. The role involves working with diverse data sources, collaborating with partners, and developing a data-driven approach to population health improvement.
This role will be based within the Midlands Regional Analytical Team but will work, as needed, on cross-organisational project work with Integrated Care Boards, local authorities, and other statutory and voluntary organisations.
The person is expected to complete a Master’s degree level HCIS apprenticeship (Health & Care Intelligence Specialist) as accelerated training over a 22-month period.
The successful candidate will spend around 20% of their time studying and will be in a cohort class of other apprentices for peer support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As an Analyst specialising in Public Health, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary community supporting managers and staff across the Midlands. The post holder will use their Public Health focus to support the Midlands region to access the right intelligence to underpin the work that they do and the decisions that they make. Additionally, it is expected that the successful candidate will support the adoption of a public health ethos into healthcare analysis: both within and across health and care organisations.
The post holder will support a team of senior analytical managers within the Midlands Regional Analytical Team which will provide strategic analysis for insight into Public Health across the region.
In particular the post holder will:
* Demonstrate knowledge and established practice of a variety and depth of analytical techniques (including advanced Excel skills) to provide quality, timely analysis and intelligence.
* Conduct comprehensive data analysis to support/evaluate public health initiatives.
* Be adaptable when finding analytical solutions to problems, to analyse and triangulate data in innovative ways and present findings clearly to a range of audiences.
* Be able to largely drive their own work programme. Use initiative to identify Public Health data sources and determine appropriate analysis techniques.
* Provide guidance to the team and support the use of best practice to ensure data analysis aligns with public health policies and regulations.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (such as Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Operational Research, or a related quantitative or analytical discipline) or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience in a specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
* Demonstrate an understanding of datasets and data sources including the quality and reliability of the data.
* Experience of triangulating data from different sources and demonstrate an appreciation of the differences that might occur in large datasets.
* Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline.
* Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills Capabilities and Aptitudes
* Evidence of familiarity with and application of statistical techniques beyond those of descriptive statistics. For example, standardisation and confidence intervals.
* Actively researches work area before starting a new project and regularly updates research to inform direction and technical aspects.
* Able to build and document complicated and varied types of models including forecasting performance.
* Experience in using a range of statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, R, and SQL.
Values and Behaviours
* Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
* Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued, and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.
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Name: Dr. Nicola Farthing
Job title: Senior Public Health Intelligence Manager
Email address: Nicola.Farthing2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07456536222
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