Public Health Data Analyst – Inequalities Focus

Milton-Keynes-Council; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great holiday benefits

Excellent pension

Family friendly policies

Health benefits programme

Bike purchase scheme

Blue Light Card

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Milton Keynes City Council is recruiting a Public Health Practitioner to join our Public Health team and help make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of local people across Milton Keynes and the wider shared public health service. This is a Public Health Practitioner post working across the shared public health service.

The post holder supports and reports into a Public Health Principal based in MKCC.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in public health or related field.
• Ability to understand public mental health and suicide prevention priorities.
• Experience using data and evaluation to understand needs and reduce inequalities.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly to different audiences.
• Confidence when managing competing priorities and delivering projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality analysis, interpretation and presentation of population health data, needs assessments and health inequalities evidence to support decision-making.
• Support the development of local action plans and strategies by providing clear evidence and insight on public health priorities.
• Lead on the co-ordination of public mental health and suicide prevention programmes, ensuring agreed actions are delivered effectively.
• Work collaboratively to build productive relationships with health partners, local authorities, voluntary organisations, residents and other stakeholders.
• Ensure effective management and co-ordination of data submitted to the real-time suicide surveillance system, maintaining accuracy and consistency.
• Take responsibility for monitoring projects and budgets, evaluating outcomes and identifying opportunities to improve population health and reduce inequalities

Education

Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience in public health or related field

Job description

Milton Keynes City Council is recruiting a Public Health Practitioner to join our Public Health team and help make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of local people across Milton Keynes and the wider shared public health service. This is a Public Health Practitioner post working across the shared public health service.

The post holder supports and reports into a Public Health Principal based in MKCC.