Public Health Intelligence Specialist

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Public Health Intelligence Specialist on a fixed term/secondment basis. The role focuses on analysing health data to understand the Trust’s population and inform policy and strategy in collaboration with the Public Health Team.

The post requires leadership of the public health analytical team, strong communication skills, and the ability to work across Trust and external partners to improve data quality and usage.

Qualifications

• First degree in epidemiology, medical statistics, GIS or equivalent.
• Master's in Public Health or equivalent qualification.
• Experience with direct line management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and present varied public health intelligence to diverse audiences.
• Lead development and maintenance of information/monitoring systems.
• Provide specialist support to consultants and health managers.

Skills

Line management experience

Public health data analysis

Epidemiology knowledge

Education

First degree in a relevant topic

Master's in Public Health

Epidemiology/related field qualification

Job description

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Public Health Intelligence Specialist

The closing date is 25 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic Public Health Intelligence Specialist to join the Northumbria Public Health Team on a fixed term / secondment contract.

The Public Health Team in Northumbria work closely with senior leaders across the Trust and across the public health wider system to tackle health inequalities for our Trust population. The post holder will have the analytical skills and knowledge to make effective use of available health and care data and provide data analysis and interpretation which improves our understanding of the needs of the population within the Trusts catchment area; and work in partnership internally and with other organisations to ensure we influence the way data and information is used in policy and strategy development.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as an expert resource to the Trusts Public Health team working collaboratively across the Trust and specifically with the Trust's Information Services Team.

They will be required to collect, analyse, interpret and present varied and complex public health related intelligence / data to a wide range of audiences. Alongside this they will manage, maintain and develop information and performance monitoring systems and take a key role in improving public health data quality and data integrity; providing specialist support to Consultant(s) in Public Health, public health managers across the Trust, and the Health Inequalities Programme Board (HIPB).

The post holder will be required to undertake direct line management for the Trusts public health analytical team, including allocation of work priorities and their professional development. The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the project leads to develop the project service and linking in all key interdependent Trust and external services.

The ability to be flexible & organised in the workplace with a passion for delivering a quality and successful service is essential. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individual with the ability to work in a potentially demanding and diverse workflow and to work on his/her own initiative.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!

Job responsibilities

To make effective use of available health and care data and provide data analysis and interpretation which improves our understanding of the needs of the population within the Trusts catchment area; and work in partnership internally and with other organisations to ensure we influence the way data and information is used in policy and strategy development.

To collect, analyse, interpret and present varied and complex public health related intelligence / data to a wide range of audiences, in ways that are accessible, meaningful and appropriate for use and which take account of confidentiality requirements and statistical robustness.

To manage, maintain and develop information and performance monitoring systems.

To take a key role in improving public health data quality and data integrity; providing specialist support to Consultant(s) in Public Health, public health managers and the Health Inequalities Programme Board (HIPB).

To analyse complex data employing statistical tests, methods and techniques in the production of information and to develop information reporting solutions

Post holder will be required to undertake direct line management for the Trusts public health analytical team, including allocation of work priorities and their professional development.

To undertake and respond to ad-hoc enquiries and requests for information including assistance and advice to colleagues/partners on data sources and data collection.

To contribute to the development of Public Health policy/strategy.

To undertake research, investigations, assignments and assessments as required and in accordance with service standards.

To advise colleagues on the undertaking of surveys, research and best practice.

Work with multi-agency decision-making groups, within the NHS, local government and the other sectors to ensure that health intelligence needs are understood and that health intelligence is available and interpreted appropriately, and is used to underpin the decision-making process.

Leading and managing the ad hoc health intelligence requests from internal and external service for users of the Health Intelligence Team services (this may include service providers, commissioners, researchers and the public) and provide specialist advice on appropriate use of this information.

Ability to communicate highly complex or sensitive information to managers and clinicians (including presenting and explaining complex reports at Business Unit Board meetings and other meetings).

The post holder will work in collaboration with the Trusts Information Services Team and the wider public health system to build public health data capacity and embed health intelligence metrics across the Trust

The post holder will be required to work Trust wide but will be based at Cobalt business park. The Public Health Team has blended working arrangements with some home working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First degree in relevant topic, e.g. epidemiology, medical statistics, statistics, GIS or equivalent related experience or evidence of equivalent experience plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience to Master's level or equivalent
• Master's in Public Health
• A qualification in epidemiology or a related field
• Experience of direct line management responsibility

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.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria House

Unit 7–8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearpro rata per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time,Job share,Flexible working,Compressed hours

Reference number

319-8417049IO

Job locations

Northumbria House

Unit 7–8 Silver Fox Way, Cobalt Business Park