Job summary
This role is fixed term for a period of three years. The role will be offered to NHS applicants on a secondment basis only. Agreement should be obtained from their line manager prior to them submitting an application.
The role is full time over 5 days (including 20% protected time for apprenticeship for 2 years)
This is an exciting
opportunity for an early career analyst to join the Population Health
Intelligence team in a post with a level 7 apprenticeship attached. You will use
complex information systems and data sets, processing data to improve health, with
a focus on population health intelligence, strategic planning and performance
improvement for the ICB and system partners, particularly local authority
public health teams. The role involves understanding, defining and delivering
analysis for many subject areas; helping organisations to understand their data;
and collaborating with teams from across Humber & North Yorkshire to improve
health delivery and citizen outcomes.
You will be part of a national
cohort of 20 apprentices. Learning is delivered remotely and you will bring
that learning into the workplace, providing innovative solutions for analytical
tasks. You will be supported with
work-based tasks to help you achieve the knowledge, skills and behaviours being
assessed.
Main duties of the job
This role provides on-the-job training
for junior analysts who would like to progress their career into more senior
posts. You will have a desire to learn
new skills through the level 7 apprenticeship, have the ability to complete
intensive, modular learning and be practically minded, translating that learning
to opportunities in the workplace.
You will have excellent
numerical and analytical skills, with attention to detail so you can work with
partners to understand problems which data is needed to solve and provide insight
through written reports and presentations.
You will have opportunity to
develop leadership skills and begin to lead projects, allocating tasks to team
members.
This post requires a
good understanding of information governance and maintaining confidentiality in
an analytical service.
About us
NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of a population of 1.7 million people. Our area reaches over 1,500 square miles and includes the cities of Hull and York and the large rural areas across East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
The ICB is part of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, one of 42 Integrated Care Systems (ICS) across England to meet health and care needs, coordinate services and plan in a way that improves population health and reduces inequality between groups. The Health and Care Partnership comprises of NHS organisations, local councils, health and care providers and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations.
The Population Health
Intelligence team works with closely with data and business intelligence
colleagues, the Population Health and Prevention team and colleagues within the
wider partnership arrangements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be part of the Data,
Business Intelligence and Population Health Intelligence team within the Humber
and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), which is responsible for the
provision of a comprehensive data, business intelligence, population health intelligence
and analytical service, supporting the ICB to understand itself, health
services delivered within the wider system, and population health needs.
The role involves the use of complex
information systems and associated datasets, capable of processing large
volumes of patient-based and summary health data to improve health, with a
focus on supporting population health intelligence, strategic planning and performance
improvement for the ICB and key system partners,
particularly local authority public health teams.
The post holder will undertake a level 7 Health
and Care Intelligence Specialist apprenticeship (masters degree level) and
20% of work time is available to complete the apprenticeship. This is being delivered by JGA and you will
be part of a national cohort of between 20 and 30 apprentices on this course. The apprenticeship is designed for junior
professionals who study the health of populations, plan, commission, manage,
deliver, monitor and evaluate health and social care policies and services.
The Apprentice Health and Care Intelligence
Specialist will be responsible for delivering insight into services run within the
Integrated Care System (ICS), allowing for a greater level of intelligence-led
decision-making. The role involves
understanding and delivering analysis for relevant subject areas, supporting the
Associate Director for Population Health Intelligence and other team members to
work with organisations, helping them to understand their data better, collaborating
with analytical and operational teams from across the system for the purpose of
improving health delivery and outcomes.
Please see attached job description for further details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will be part of the Data,
Business Intelligence and Population Health Intelligence team within the Humber
and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), which is responsible for the
provision of a comprehensive data, business intelligence, population health intelligence
and analytical service, supporting the ICB to understand itself, health
services delivered within the wider system, and population health needs.
The role involves the use of complex
information systems and associated datasets, capable of processing large
volumes of patient-based and summary health data to improve health, with a
focus on supporting population health intelligence, strategic planning and performance
improvement for the ICB and key system partners,
particularly local authority public health teams.
The post holder will undertake a level 7 Health
and Care Intelligence Specialist apprenticeship (masters degree level) and
20% of work time is available to complete the apprenticeship. This is being delivered by JGA and you will
be part of a national cohort of between 20 and 30 apprentices on this course. The apprenticeship is designed for junior
professionals who study the health of populations, plan, commission, manage,
deliver, monitor and evaluate health and social care policies and services.
The Apprentice Health and Care Intelligence
Specialist will be responsible for delivering insight into services run within the
Integrated Care System (ICS), allowing for a greater level of intelligence-led
decision-making. The role involves
understanding and delivering analysis for relevant subject areas, supporting the
Associate Director for Population Health Intelligence and other team members to
work with organisations, helping them to understand their data better, collaborating
with analytical and operational teams from across the system for the purpose of
improving health delivery and outcomes.
Please see attached job description for further details
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of information handling and integration of data from disparate sources.
- Detailed practical technical knowledge and experience of databases, including data import and processing.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Significant experience of manipulating health data flows.
Desirable
- Experience of leading negotiations dealing with highly complex, highly sensitive or contentious information.
- Experience in creating, maintaining and updating Power BI based reports.
- Experience of creating briefing papers and analytical reports and presenting to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders, including at SMT level.
- Experience in writing complex code, for example, SQL, Power BI DAX or R.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in subject with numerical component or equivalent level of experience and training from working within the NHS or public health in a similar role.
- In-depth knowledge of analysis and the use of information across the NHS and / or public health acquired through experience and training.
- Knowledge of population health intelligence dataflows.
- Advanced working knowledge of analytical packages such as R, Power BI or SSMS.
- Strong statistical knowledge.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
- Level 2 qualifications (GCSE or equivalent) in maths and English
Desirable
- Degree in a statistics or informatics field.
- Detailed knowledge of Population Health Intelligence approaches.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to competently present information for a variety of audiences, including senior leaders.
- Extremely strong numeracy, data manipulation, statistical, interpretative and analytical skills with the ability to provide actionable insights from complex datasets.
- Awareness of Information Governance related especially to Personal Identifiable Data (PID). Ability to complete intensive, modular learning sessions at level 7 (masters degree level).
- Analytical approach demonstrating attention to detail.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise that of others.
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Professional, calm and efficient
- Positive and flexible approach to work.
Desirable
- Awareness of health information issues/national informatics initiatives/NHS and GP information requirements to support commissioning.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of information handling and integration of data from disparate sources.
- Detailed practical technical knowledge and experience of databases, including data import and processing.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Significant experience of manipulating health data flows.
Desirable
- Experience of leading negotiations dealing with highly complex, highly sensitive or contentious information.
- Experience in creating, maintaining and updating Power BI based reports.
- Experience of creating briefing papers and analytical reports and presenting to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders, including at SMT level.
- Experience in writing complex code, for example, SQL, Power BI DAX or R.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in subject with numerical component or equivalent level of experience and training from working within the NHS or public health in a similar role.
- In-depth knowledge of analysis and the use of information across the NHS and / or public health acquired through experience and training.
- Knowledge of population health intelligence dataflows.
- Advanced working knowledge of analytical packages such as R, Power BI or SSMS.
- Strong statistical knowledge.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
- Level 2 qualifications (GCSE or equivalent) in maths and English
Desirable
- Degree in a statistics or informatics field.
- Detailed knowledge of Population Health Intelligence approaches.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to competently present information for a variety of audiences, including senior leaders.
- Extremely strong numeracy, data manipulation, statistical, interpretative and analytical skills with the ability to provide actionable insights from complex datasets.
- Awareness of Information Governance related especially to Personal Identifiable Data (PID). Ability to complete intensive, modular learning sessions at level 7 (masters degree level).
- Analytical approach demonstrating attention to detail.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise that of others.
- The promotion of equality of opportunity and good working relations
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Professional, calm and efficient
- Positive and flexible approach to work.
Desirable
- Awareness of health information issues/national informatics initiatives/NHS and GP information requirements to support commissioning.
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.
