Public Health Intelligence Analyst

As a Public Health Intelligence Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing, evaluating, and interpreting data from a range of sources, to inform the development of public health programmes, statutory reports and publications. You will have a key role in developing the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), the Director of Public Health Annual Report and other health needs assessments for London Borough of Haringey and London Borough of Islington. You will develop data reports on communities in Islington and Haringey and support the implementation of interactive Islington Insights and Intelligence dashboard.

Working with your team, you will compile indicator data packs to inform partnership programmes of work, for example for Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. You will also provide oversight of surveillance and data analyses produced by assistant Public Health Intelligence Analyst. You will normally split your working days between Islington and Haringey. The role will require a comprehensive understanding of health data, social economic determinants of health and data sources to be able to provide health intelligence advice to other members of the Public Health team, wider colleagues within the Council, and partner agencies (Northern Central London Integrated Care Board, NHS, London borough councils, voluntary section organisations). The role will also require you to lead on in-depth analytical projects to support others within the Public Health team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be able to apply a range of statistical techniques for the analysis of data, using MS Office and other software packages required for data analysis and presentation. You will also be able to compile statistical reports and communicate findings to a range of audiences.

The post holder will work strategically with health system partners to ensure the populations health needs are identified and met. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to work with professionals from a variety of directorates and organisations. Using your knowledge of public health datasets, you will be able to provide balanced advice and guidance to senior decision makers in a political setting.

You will be responsible for line managing one assistant Health Intelligence Analyst, overseeing their work and guiding their personal development.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual with excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to work under pressure. Experience of working with NHS organisations, GPs and the voluntary sector would be an advantage.

About us

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn't be clearer: we serve. It's in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people.Together we can change the future.

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out CARE, which is what we think public service is all about.

Job responsibilities

Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Service area: Public Health

Grade: PO1-3

Reports to: Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Your team: Knowledge and Information

Number of supervisees: One

Key responsibilities

The post holder will join Islington's Public Health Knowledge, Intelligence and Performance team (KIP) consisting of Public Health Analysts, Public Health Information Officers, and Assistant Officers. The Public Health KIP team delivers public health intelligence for Islington and Haringey, and an intelligence and performance function for the Islington Housing and Adult Social Care teams. The remit of the team is to collect and synthesise health and social economic determinants of health into insights that underpins policy decisions to improve population health and reduce inequalities.

The post holder will research, analyse, review and publish health related information, contributing to a wide spectrum of public health work such as needs assessments, health equity audits, health impact assessments and analysis of health service utilization.

The post holder will work closely with the wider Islington & Haringey Public Health Department, other stakeholders in the Local Authorities and the North Central London Commissioning Group, and other partner organisations within the local health economy.

The post holder will support the knowledge, intelligence and performance team in providing an efficient, effective and timely data analysis function for key stakeholders.

Key tasks include:

1. Managing analytical projects to provide a comprehensive analytical service.
2. Routinely monitoring and describing the health status of the local population using a variety of different information sources and analytical methods to support service evaluations.
3. Compiling and collating data from routine and ad-hoc sources, which describe the health and wellbeing of Islington and Haringey's population, for example UKHSA, NHS England, Sport England, hospital episode statistics, public health outcomes framework, adult social care framework.
4. Producing analytical inputs for statutory or ad-hoc reports including the Annual Public Health Report, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, and health needs assessment.
5. Carrying out desktop study to assess the risks to individual health, organisation operation and public health through a range of evaluation methods and statistical tools.
6. Drafting reports on health relevant matters and presenting to the councils committees as required.
7. Supporting the development and deployment of the councils business intelligence tool.
8. Assisting in the general upkeep and development of information systems and exploring new sources of information and efficient ways of developing routine reports.
9. Providing a pro-active and responsive information service that includes responding to ad-hoc requests for public health and social determinants of health such as housing, or adult social care information as well as inputs to longer-term projects and service development.
10. Any other tasks required by the department commensurate with the post holder's grade.

Progression to scale PO2

Demonstration of good project management skills including staff supervisory skills.

Leading on development of processes and tools to increase team efficiency.

Progression to scale PO3

Disseminating and communicating learning experience and good practice from projects to members of the team.

Demonstration of ability to present complex statistical outputs to non-specialist audiences and individuals.

Demonstration of ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of partners to manage and take forward project development.

Managing multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring the project deadline is met.

Ability to use own initiatives and working independently.

Achieving agreed outcomes and outputs, and personal appraisal targets, as agreed with the line manager.

Undertaking training and constructively taking part in meetings, supervision, seminars and other events designed to improve communication and assisting with the effective development of the post and the postholder.

Keep abreast of relevant national, regional and local public health development as part of continuous professional development.

To network with colleagues in the department to share intelligence and promote effective collaboration.

Person Specification

Special Requirements for this post

• This role will require you to obtain a basic satisfactory clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
• This post is subject to the councils policy on pecuniary and personal interest.
• This post is designated as politically neutral.

Skills

• E5. Knowledge of key health data sets/sources of information (e.g. Hospital Episode Statistics, birth and death registration data), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, housing needs data, data on determinants of health.
• E6. Substantially numerate with good understanding of quantitative statistical techniques.
• E7. Understanding of NHS, Local government and UK health policy and structure.
• E8. Sound knowledge of public health, epidemiology and health economics.
• E9. Sound computing skills including word-processing, spread sheets, and presentational packages; statistical packages and data management tools such as Stata, R, SQL or Power BI.
• E10. Ability to analyse, synthesise and interpret information from a wide range of sources.
• E11. Sensitivity to the needs of others and a willingness to ask questions.
• E12. Ability to work flexibly and in a changing environment.
• E13. Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• E14. Keen to learn and extend knowledge and skills.
• E15. Accuracy, attention to detail and methodical approach where appropriate.
• E16. Ability to adhere to the Councils Dignity for All policy.

Experience

• E3. Significant experience of analytical work in public health, health service, local authority, academic, or related fields.
• E4. Proficient in conducting statistical methods to identify trends and patterns of the population and presenting complex data in an effective and understandable formats.

Qualifications

• E1. First degree in public health, health economics, psychology, biomedical science or numerate subject such as statistics, science or health-related field or equivalent experience.
• E2. Postgraduate degree in a numerate subject or equivalent experience 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.