Job summary
Are you passionate about
improving peoples health and making a difference? Would you like to work in a
small, multidisciplinary team? We have an exciting opportunity for a highly
numerate and meticulous analyst to join the Population Health Hub in North
Yorkshire, delivering analysis and insights using a range of health data. This
enables better understanding of our data and supports decision-making that contributes
to improved service delivery and better health outcomes. There is some
opportunity to work on population health analysis across Humber & North
Yorkshire, with a focus on our priorities to improve healthy life expectancy.
You will be self-motivated, have attention to detail and excellent analytical
skills. You will develop bespoke outputs in a range of formats (dashboards,
slide decks and written reports), providing accessible interpretation of data
to health professionals. Previous knowledge of healthcare or public health is
essential. Interviews on 17/04/25 in Northallerton.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
apply analytical
techniques, transforming data into valid and purposeful information.
generate
and communicate intelligence insights verbally, visually and in writing to a
variety of information consumers.
use complex
information systems and associated datasets, processing large volumes of
patient-based and summary health data, with a focus on supporting population
health intelligence, strategic planning and performance improvement.
deliver
insight for services run within the Integrated Care System (ICS), allowing for
a greater level of intelligence-led decision-making for the North Yorkshire
Population Health Hub.
participate
in discussions determining which measures are appropriate and can turn business
needs and goals into measures.
ensure
a high level of information governance and confidentiality is always in mind in
the creation of reporting.
engage in continuous
skills development, seek out and share emerging best practice.
About us
NHS Humber & North
Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and arranging
the provision of NHS services to meet the diverse health needs of 1.7 million
people.
The Population Health
Intelligence team works with closely with business intelligence colleagues and
the ICBs Population Health and Prevention team. This vacancy would suit an
early career analyst seeking to develop their career in population/public
health intelligence within a supportive team.
The North Yorkshire Population
Health Hub is a multi-organisation group which will see colleagues come
together from the local authority, NHS and VCSE; that will aim to support the
systems developing infrastructure, gathering of timely intelligence and
implementation of effective interventions that will improve population health and
reduce health inequalities.
The Northallerton office is 2
minutes walk from the station, hybrid working is available, with one day
minimum per week in Northallerton plus occasional requirements at other sites
(often York).
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 ICB and is to cover the North Yorkshire footprint. The
intelligence team is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Data,
Business Intelligence and Population Health Intelligence and analytical service
to support the organisation to understand itself, health services delivered
within the wider system, and the needs of the population.
The role involves the use of complex
information systems and associated datasets, being 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 Integrated Care Board and key system partners.
The Population Health Analyst 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
for the North Yorkshire Population Health Hub.
The role involves understanding and delivering analysis for Population
Health Management, supporting the Associate Director for Population Health
Intelligence Specialist and the Strategic Lead, Population Health and
Inequalities to work with organisations to help them to understand their data, collaborating
with analytical and operational teams within North Yorkshire place for the
purpose of improving health outcomes and service delivery.
Core Responsibilities Include:
Working collaboratively with the AD for Population
Health Intelligence, Strategic Lead, Population Health and Inequalities and key
business partners to understand the problems which data is needed to solve, and
to support effective use of analytical outputs and intelligence to help inform
decision making for the North Yorkshire Population Health Hub.
Coordination and delivery of analytical solutions,
from self-serve reporting to in-depth analysis allowing for a greater
understanding of services.
Ensuring a high level of information governance
and confidentiality is always in mind in the creation of reporting.
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 ICB and is to cover the North Yorkshire footprint. The
intelligence team is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Data,
Business Intelligence and Population Health Intelligence and analytical service
to support the organisation to understand itself, health services delivered
within the wider system, and the needs of the population.
The role involves the use of complex
information systems and associated datasets, being 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 Integrated Care Board and key system partners.
The Population Health Analyst 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
for the North Yorkshire Population Health Hub.
The role involves understanding and delivering analysis for Population
Health Management, supporting the Associate Director for Population Health
Intelligence Specialist and the Strategic Lead, Population Health and
Inequalities to work with organisations to help them to understand their data, collaborating
with analytical and operational teams within North Yorkshire place for the
purpose of improving health outcomes and service delivery.
Core Responsibilities Include:
Working collaboratively with the AD for Population
Health Intelligence, Strategic Lead, Population Health and Inequalities and key
business partners to understand the problems which data is needed to solve, and
to support effective use of analytical outputs and intelligence to help inform
decision making for the North Yorkshire Population Health Hub.
Coordination and delivery of analytical solutions,
from self-serve reporting to in-depth analysis allowing for a greater
understanding of services.
Ensuring a high level of information governance
and confidentiality is always in mind in the creation of reporting.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Detailed practical technical knowledge and experience of databases, including data processing.
- Experience in writing complex code, for example, SQL, Power BI DAX or R.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Experience of manipulating health data flows.
- Experience of information handling and integration of data from disparate sources.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS or local authority analytical role.
- 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.
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 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).
- Analytical approach demonstrating attention to detail.
- Ability to manage own workload
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in subject with significant numerical content or equivalent level of experience and training from working within the NHS or public health in a similar role.
- In-depth specialist 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
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Population Health Intelligence approaches.
- Knowledge of NHS data flows.
- Detailed knowledge of an area of health care delivery (e.g. Primary Care or Public Health).
- Knowledge of NHS Primary Care clinical systems
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Detailed practical technical knowledge and experience of databases, including data processing.
- Experience in writing complex code, for example, SQL, Power BI DAX or R.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Experience of manipulating health data flows.
- Experience of information handling and integration of data from disparate sources.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an NHS or local authority analytical role.
- 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.
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 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).
- Analytical approach demonstrating attention to detail.
- Ability to manage own workload
- 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in subject with significant numerical content or equivalent level of experience and training from working within the NHS or public health in a similar role.
- In-depth specialist 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
Desirable
- Detailed knowledge of Population Health Intelligence approaches.
- Knowledge of NHS data flows.
- Detailed knowledge of an area of health care delivery (e.g. Primary Care or Public Health).
- Knowledge of NHS Primary Care clinical systems
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.
