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Public Health Analyst

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PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ON THIS WEBSITE - USE THE LINK TO APPLYhttps://jobs.peterborough.gov.uk/job/Public_Health_Analyst/105523

THIS ROLE IS FIXED TERM UNTIL MARCH 2024Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are wonderful places to live and work. We need a new short-term analyst (until end March 2024) to join our intelligence team within the public health directorate which covers both local authorities. The intelligence work is vital for improving the health and wellbeing of our residents, and tackling the inequalities in health that persist in our area.This is a perfect earlier role for someone with analytical skills and aptitudes who wants to develop a career in the fascinating field of public health or the wider public sector. We are looking for a new colleague with some existing data and analytic skills, and who has a talent (and ideally experience) for working with data and presenting it to different audiences. We need someone who is fast to learn new skills and pick up the context of our work quickly, and who can work from home as well as in our offices when required. You do not need to have worked in public health before.

THIS ROLE IS FIXED TERM UNTIL MARCH 2024

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ON THIS WEBSITE - USE THE LINK TO APPLYhttps://jobs.peterborough.gov.uk/job/Public_Health_Analyst/105523

Main duties of the job

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY ON THIS WEBSITE - USE THE LINK TO APPLYhttps://jobs.peterborough.gov.uk/job/Public_Health_Analyst/105523

To assist in the delivery of a comprehensive public health information analysis service to Peterborough City Council (PCC), Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and the local NHS system (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Commissioning System ICS) and wider partners. To support the Public Health Intelligence Team in identifying and delivering public health information needs, working in conjunction with colleagues on major Public Health projects such as Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and independently to produce reports to answer ad hoc queries from stakeholders throughout the councils and the local healthcare economy.

About us

We offer flexible working, a good salary and a commitment to training and development.

THIS ROLE IS FIXED TERM UNTIL MARCH 2024

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Details

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,852 to £31,099 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0010-23-0009

Job locations

Sand Martin House

Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in the delivery of a proactive and responsive quality-assured health information and intelligence service to support colleagues and Councillors/Members in PCC, CCC, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS and wider partners. This includes responding to ad hoc requests for public health intelligence as well as providing public health information to longer term projects.

Work autonomously and independently to obtain data and produce reports (or material for reports) on public health issues relating to PCC, CCC and C&P ICS, using routine and ad-hoc data. Reports will be for audiences of varying levels of technical understanding, include identifying trends and relationships accurately from various data sets, and often with a focus on health inequalities.

Support the development and production of CCC & PCCs Director of Public Health Annual Reports and Joint Strategic Needs Assessments.

Demonstrate objectivity and transparency in analysis, and exercise judgement and know when to seek advice when presenting potentially contentious/sensitive data.

Recognise the importance of data protection and information governance and conduct all work in accordance with law and guidance, with an awareness of when to ask for advice from colleagues or managers.

Be responsible for proactively updating key public health data sources from a wide range of sources; and support the Advanced Public Health Analysts in monitoring and describing the health status of the local population, through the analysis and interpretation of population information drawn from a wide range of data and information sources.

Coordinate own workload to ensure own reports and analysis are completed to deadlines whilst working as part of a team to meet deadlines for tasks that contribute to wider Public Health projects such as Joint Strategic Needs Assessments or supporting strategic work.

Maintain records of work commissioned and the timeliness of its delivery.

Develop and improve systems for the storage and delivery of health information, including the identification and establishment of new data flows.

Participate in appropriate Public Health related education, training and professional development activities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Participate in the delivery of a proactive and responsive quality-assured health information and intelligence service to support colleagues and Councillors/Members in PCC, CCC, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICS and wider partners. This includes responding to ad hoc requests for public health intelligence as well as providing public health information to longer term projects.

Work autonomously and independently to obtain data and produce reports (or material for reports) on public health issues relating to PCC, CCC and C&P ICS, using routine and ad-hoc data. Reports will be for audiences of varying levels of technical understanding, include identifying trends and relationships accurately from various data sets, and often with a focus on health inequalities.

Support the development and production of CCC & PCCs Director of Public Health Annual Reports and Joint Strategic Needs Assessments.

Demonstrate objectivity and transparency in analysis, and exercise judgement and know when to seek advice when presenting potentially contentious/sensitive data.

Recognise the importance of data protection and information governance and conduct all work in accordance with law and guidance, with an awareness of when to ask for advice from colleagues or managers.

Be responsible for proactively updating key public health data sources from a wide range of sources; and support the Advanced Public Health Analysts in monitoring and describing the health status of the local population, through the analysis and interpretation of population information drawn from a wide range of data and information sources.

Coordinate own workload to ensure own reports and analysis are completed to deadlines whilst working as part of a team to meet deadlines for tasks that contribute to wider Public Health projects such as Joint Strategic Needs Assessments or supporting strategic work.

Maintain records of work commissioned and the timeliness of its delivery.

Develop and improve systems for the storage and delivery of health information, including the identification and establishment of new data flows.

Participate in appropriate Public Health related education, training and professional development activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge and experience of statistical
  • techniques and data analysis, acquired through academic
  • qualification to degree standard or higher (or equivalent
  • professional experience).

Experience

Essential

  • Practical experience of accessing and critically appraising
  • complex data sets.
  • Significant experience of working with multiple sets of
  • data and information systems.
  • Experience in the development and use of systems for
  • inputting, storing and dissemination of information.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in
  • healthcare informatics or public
  • health
  • Experience working in a local
  • government environment
  • Awareness of common data
  • sources used in public health
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge and experience of statistical
  • techniques and data analysis, acquired through academic
  • qualification to degree standard or higher (or equivalent
  • professional experience).

Experience

Essential

  • Practical experience of accessing and critically appraising
  • complex data sets.
  • Significant experience of working with multiple sets of
  • data and information systems.
  • Experience in the development and use of systems for
  • inputting, storing and dissemination of information.

Desirable

  • Experience of working in
  • healthcare informatics or public
  • health
  • Experience working in a local
  • government environment
  • Awareness of common data
  • sources used in public health

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Peterborough City Council

Address

Sand Martin House

Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY


Employer's website

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Peterborough City Council

Address

Sand Martin House

Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY


Employer's website

https://www.peterborough.gov.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Vicki Peacey

07753613691

Details

Date posted

05 September 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£27,852 to £31,099 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0010-23-0009

Job locations

Sand Martin House

Bittern Way

Fletton Quays

Peterborough

PE2 8TY


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