Job summary
Please note this vacancy is capped at 50 applicants after which it will automatically be closed.
It is likely this post will be extended beyond a 12m secondment.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Principal Population Health Analysttojoin the Population Health and Care team at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust(LGT)where the post holder will be instrumental in leading theanalyticsfunction and team forLewisham's Population Health and Care system.
Lewisham is the only borough inSouth EastLondon to have a population health managementintegrated multiple data sourceinformation system (OracleHealtheIntent) thatcan drivechange,innovationand clinical effectiveness across the borough.This has enabled us to be at the forefront of population health management delivering proactive case finding lists to front line services changing the way we deliver care inLewisham.As anexampleour team has been providingthecasefindinglists for the newly formed IntegratedNeighbourhoodTeams (INTs) since November 2025.
We areabout to enter a new phase of work, migrating off the Oracle platform at the end of March andcommencingthreeworkstreams:
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Enabling ourfront lineservices to continuewith interimcasefindingsolutions
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Inparallelstarting to migrate our community and acute data to a new secure data environment in Snowflake
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AgreeinganewPHM strategyfor INTsfor when weare ready and able tocommencework again in Snowflake
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will typicallywork closely withthe Associate Director for Population Health to support services in setting their strategies andusing the data available toagreethe most important cohorts we want tofocus on in Lewisham.
We are seeking an experiencedPrincipal Population Health Analystwho isequally aspassionate about transformingand improving thelives and careof patients through data analyticsandcandraw key and actionableinsightsfrom our data.
We are ideally looking for somebody who has:
- Solid experience in data analysis, reporting and deriving insights,including statistical methods
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas &Performance
Strategic Direction
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Todevelop a strategy for health and social careunderstandingwhereSnowflakedata canidentifyproactive case management, reduce health inequalities andthetargetingofpatientswherewe can have the greatest impactfor example:
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Tosupportthe programme manager byusing deep knowledge of analytics and reporting to drive the strategic direction of the programme, e.g.:
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To promote and support the development of the Trusts mission, values,aimsandobjectives
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To playa major rolein modernising therole and deliveryof data analytics within the programme in line with the strategic direction of thePHM
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To work with and support theICB BI team and the AI centre, service leads and PHMteamto implement change management
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Ability to think strategically whilst leading a team to deliver results acrossa number ofcomplex projects withnumerousinterdependencies
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Develop a data strategy to improve the information and outputs ofSnowflakeby:
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Service Deliveryand Performance Management
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Be the key point of contact for,thoughnot exhaustive, test issues, change requests,service requests, data validation
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To leadand managethe workload of the analytics team andmaintainlinks to allpartner analysts trained on the systemto provide support and training when needed
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Create standards for design, documentation, development, and deployment of analytics content,e.g. ensure consistency of coding, developing style guides and agreeing consistency of ethnicity coding across all dashboards
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Work with theSystemArchitecttomonitorand make recommendations to improve analytical performance; and understand and document both existing and new data models and analytics
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Strengthenvalidation processese.g.peer reviewing to ensure thorough validation, as well as ensure analysts have alibrary of ways tovalidatedata against other trusted sources, e.g. Fingertips
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Manage andmaintainhousekeepingand consistency ofdashboardsand versions(demo, PID, non-PID)
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Maintainallprojectmanagementtools and techniques, including risk and issue log, lessons learnt, Asanaand agilemethodology
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To ensure the establishment and maintenance of good relationships and communicationacross the LHCP partnership,and with the wider Trust, promoting a culture where clinical and other staff are actively involved in decisions on how services areprovidedand targets delivered
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Propose changes to own project/service and make recommendations for other projects/service delivery
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Maintain and share detailed knowledge of relevant NHS guidance, information strategy, complianceframeworkand policies
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Toassistwith or lead on the investigation and response to formal complaints asrequired, taking steps to ensure that lessons are learnt from issues which give rise to complaints and that these issues are not repeated
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Establishand embedstrategiestoproactively manage andimprove thequality of source data,e.gpoor coding,data quality issues, data entry gaps, tocorrect and enhancethe overall data quality ofSnowflake
-
Foster links and encourage sharing of resources across other BI teams in Lewisham and across SE London
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas &Performance
Strategic Direction
-
Todevelop a strategy for health and social careunderstandingwhereSnowflakedata canidentifyproactive case management, reduce health inequalities andthetargetingofpatientswherewe can have the greatest impactfor example:
-
Tosupportthe programme manager byusing deep knowledge of analytics and reporting to drive the strategic direction of the programme, e.g.:
-
To promote and support the development of the Trusts mission, values,aimsandobjectives
-
To playa major rolein modernising therole and deliveryof data analytics within the programme in line with the strategic direction of thePHM
-
To work with and support theICB BI team and the AI centre, service leads and PHMteamto implement change management
-
Ability to think strategically whilst leading a team to deliver results acrossa number ofcomplex projects withnumerousinterdependencies
-
Develop a data strategy to improve the information and outputs ofSnowflakeby:
-
Service Deliveryand Performance Management
-
Be the key point of contact for,thoughnot exhaustive, test issues, change requests,service requests, data validation
-
To leadand managethe workload of the analytics team andmaintainlinks to allpartner analysts trained on the systemto provide support and training when needed
-
Create standards for design, documentation, development, and deployment of analytics content,e.g. ensure consistency of coding, developing style guides and agreeing consistency of ethnicity coding across all dashboards
-
Work with theSystemArchitecttomonitorand make recommendations to improve analytical performance; and understand and document both existing and new data models and analytics
-
Strengthenvalidation processese.g.peer reviewing to ensure thorough validation, as well as ensure analysts have alibrary of ways tovalidatedata against other trusted sources, e.g. Fingertips
-
Manage andmaintainhousekeepingand consistency ofdashboardsand versions(demo, PID, non-PID)
-
Maintainallprojectmanagementtools and techniques, including risk and issue log, lessons learnt, Asanaand agilemethodology
-
To ensure the establishment and maintenance of good relationships and communicationacross the LHCP partnership,and with the wider Trust, promoting a culture where clinical and other staff are actively involved in decisions on how services areprovidedand targets delivered
-
Propose changes to own project/service and make recommendations for other projects/service delivery
-
Maintain and share detailed knowledge of relevant NHS guidance, information strategy, complianceframeworkand policies
-
Toassistwith or lead on the investigation and response to formal complaints asrequired, taking steps to ensure that lessons are learnt from issues which give rise to complaints and that these issues are not repeated
-
Establishand embedstrategiestoproactively manage andimprove thequality of source data,e.gpoor coding,data quality issues, data entry gaps, tocorrect and enhancethe overall data quality ofSnowflake
-
Foster links and encourage sharing of resources across other BI teams in Lewisham and across SE London
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to master level within a mathematical, statistical, economical or similar analytical discipline, or significant equivalent proven experience in specialist area (A/I)
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development in specialist area (A/I)
- Data management, data-oriented programming and development work experience of at least 4 years
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years of operational, clinical, financial or health care analysis work experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent data analysis skills, including advanced Power BI/Tableau and Microsoft SQL Server skills (A)
- Excellent data analysis skills, including advanced Power BI/Tableau and Microsoft SQL Server skills (A)
- Experience of delivering data visualisation programmes (A)
Desirable
- Knowledge of Python and/ or R
- Knowledge of data science approaches for analysing big data
Skills
Essential
- Able to use techniques like segmentation and/ or clustering to better understand population being modelled/ identified
Desirable
- Knowledge of statistical techniques
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate and present complex quantitative and qualitative analysis in a clear and precise manner to non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders, and making decisions where opinions differ/ no obvious solution
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Influences development of data in programme area
Desirable
- Experience of managing outputs and doing Quality Assurance when working with external teams and vendors
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Educated to master level within a mathematical, statistical, economical or similar analytical discipline, or significant equivalent proven experience in specialist area (A/I)
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development in specialist area (A/I)
- Data management, data-oriented programming and development work experience of at least 4 years
Experience
Essential
- At least 5 years of operational, clinical, financial or health care analysis work experience
Skills
Essential
- Excellent data analysis skills, including advanced Power BI/Tableau and Microsoft SQL Server skills (A)
- Excellent data analysis skills, including advanced Power BI/Tableau and Microsoft SQL Server skills (A)
- Experience of delivering data visualisation programmes (A)
Desirable
- Knowledge of Python and/ or R
- Knowledge of data science approaches for analysing big data
Skills
Essential
- Able to use techniques like segmentation and/ or clustering to better understand population being modelled/ identified
Desirable
- Knowledge of statistical techniques
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate and present complex quantitative and qualitative analysis in a clear and precise manner to non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders, and making decisions where opinions differ/ no obvious solution
- Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
- Influences development of data in programme area
Desirable
- Experience of managing outputs and doing Quality Assurance when working with external teams and vendors
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
