Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Population Health & Care Analyst to join the Population Health and Care team at Lewisham and Greenwich ICS places, where they will play an integral role as part of the Analytics workstream. Lewisham and Greenwich are the only boroughs in South East London to have a population health management information system (Oracle Health Data, formerly HealtheIntent) that is capable of driving change, innovation and clinical effectiveness across the patch. As a programme, we have been able to support and collaborate on incredibly exciting and rewarding projects, some of which include: o Chronic disease management, particularly hypertension (including risk modelling), diabetes (undiagnosed diabetics, non-diabetic hyperglycaemia, and gestational diabetes), CKD, Atrial Fibrillation and COPD o Population Profiles in Lewisham and Greenwich o Projects aimed at tackling health disparities, including establishing the Core20PLUS5, prioritising health checks for vulnerable patients and a new weight management service tailored for our Black African and Caribbean communities o COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery Group, in partnership with the London Borough of Lewisham o Prevalence of the Vital 5 in Lewisham and Greenwich, in collaboration with King's Health Partners (KHP)o Quality improvement projects, including the use of disease registers to identify those at risk or those living with a health condition.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to join the program as we continue to grow and expand into new fields such as data science and predictive modelling to identify those most at risk of needing care in the future.
The successful candidate will support clinicians and commissioners as they develop their areas for investigation, work with them to define their key questions, translate these into data queries, and produce intelligent analytics to help inform key decision-making and improve health outcomes for the population. We are looking for an experienced data analyst to join and support the team, working across Lewisham and Greenwich Health and Care Partnerships. The person we are looking for will need to have a wide range of knowledge and skills including: o Strong experience of working within health or social care data across organisations, synthesising information from a range of sourceso Experience of working with data in acute, primary care, community, public health data, mental health and social care data settingso Excellent programming and analytical skills using industry standard applications (MS SQL, Tableau, Business Objects) o Excellent communication skills with experience of communicating complex information to a lay audience o Understanding of information governance legislation and data ethics o Ability to work autonomously, prioritising your workloads
o Experience working in a primary care setting in EMIS will be an advantage
About us
Lewisham Health and Care Partners (LHCP) work across partner organisations as the main health and care commissioners and providers in Lewisham. Healthier Greenwich Partnership (HGP) work across partners to bring together health and care providers in Greenwich. LHCP and HGP are supporting delivery of a population health analytics solution, using South East London ICB as their anchor institution. This post will support both Lewisham and Greenwich analytics.LHCP and HGP will provide a system-wide leadership and strategic direction for the transformation of health and care across Lewisham and Greenwich. A core element of this work is the development of the Oracle Health Data platform, which has been pivotal in driving change, innovation, and clinical effectiveness across the Lewisham borough. The Oracle Health Data platform draws together a range of local health data into a single information management system, enabling health and care professionals to better understand the health and care needs of the population and develop new integrated ways of working to support those needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will support clinicians and commissioners as they develop their areas for investigation, work with them to define their key questions, translate these into data queries, and produce intelligent analytics to help inform key decision-making and improve health outcomes for the population. We are looking for an experienced data analyst to join and support the team, working across Lewisham and Greenwich Health and Care Partnerships. Key Result Areas & Performance: 1. Working with the Principal Population Health and Care Analyst and Programme Manager to develop and implement the Population Health Analytics plan that will support clinical and commissioning workstreams 2. Liaise with analytical teams in partner organisations to ensure local analytics staff are supported in their use of the PHM tools 3. Ensure that local and national policies and procedures relating to data security, data sharing, analysis, and modelling, are implemented and maintained in line with national doctrine 4. Become a Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) in Population Health Analytics in Lewisham and Greenwich and support the rollout of analytical functionality across all partner organisations 5. Working with the members of the Population Health Analytics Steering Group, develop and implement standards around data visualisation and data delivery 6. Working with our third-party partners and the Analytics Steering Group to agree and deliver analytical tools that are efficient to create and effective in supporting end users Population Health goals 7. To perform any other duties deemed appropriate by the Analytics Workstream or Strategic Lead for Population Health Analytics Workforce: Work closely with, and provide peer-guidance to, analysts employed by partner organisations to ensure that workloads are manageable, deadlines are achieved to an appropriate quality standard, and that training plans are agreed where appropriate etc Communications and Relationships: 1. Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments 2. Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
We are keen to encourage applications from the widest variety of people. We want all suitable candidates to apply and we want to ensure that we do hear from you if you can bring insights to the work of the Trust, if you are from a Black, Asian or other ethnic minority background, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBTQ+. We also want to hear how you can help us to turn ideas into actions by understanding the Trust and how to make change happen
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will support clinicians and commissioners as they develop their areas for investigation, work with them to define their key questions, translate these into data queries, and produce intelligent analytics to help inform key decision-making and improve health outcomes for the population. We are looking for an experienced data analyst to join and support the team, working across Lewisham and Greenwich Health and Care Partnerships. Key Result Areas & Performance: 1. Working with the Principal Population Health and Care Analyst and Programme Manager to develop and implement the Population Health Analytics plan that will support clinical and commissioning workstreams 2. Liaise with analytical teams in partner organisations to ensure local analytics staff are supported in their use of the PHM tools 3. Ensure that local and national policies and procedures relating to data security, data sharing, analysis, and modelling, are implemented and maintained in line with national doctrine 4. Become a Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) in Population Health Analytics in Lewisham and Greenwich and support the rollout of analytical functionality across all partner organisations 5. Working with the members of the Population Health Analytics Steering Group, develop and implement standards around data visualisation and data delivery 6. Working with our third-party partners and the Analytics Steering Group to agree and deliver analytical tools that are efficient to create and effective in supporting end users Population Health goals 7. To perform any other duties deemed appropriate by the Analytics Workstream or Strategic Lead for Population Health Analytics Workforce: Work closely with, and provide peer-guidance to, analysts employed by partner organisations to ensure that workloads are manageable, deadlines are achieved to an appropriate quality standard, and that training plans are agreed where appropriate etc Communications and Relationships: 1. Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments 2. Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
We are keen to encourage applications from the widest variety of people. We want all suitable candidates to apply and we want to ensure that we do hear from you if you can bring insights to the work of the Trust, if you are from a Black, Asian or other ethnic minority background, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBTQ+. We also want to hear how you can help us to turn ideas into actions by understanding the Trust and how to make change happen
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
- Qualification in a numerate discipline
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
- Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
- Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools eg Excel, SQL server / Vertica
- Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time / person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
Desirable
- Experience of working with: Using Data Visualisation tools (eg Tableau, QlikView, Power BI, Business Objects) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
- EMIS
- Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA), Predictive Modelling Python / R programming skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability of delivering projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Ability to work with complex data sources, and manage challenges around data quality.
- Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design.
Desirable
- A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or Prince 2.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
- Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers
- Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences.
- Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
- Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g., new, urgent, priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
- Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities are required to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
- Qualification in a numerate discipline
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
- Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
- Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools eg Excel, SQL server / Vertica
- Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time / person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
Desirable
- Experience of working with: Using Data Visualisation tools (eg Tableau, QlikView, Power BI, Business Objects) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
- EMIS
- Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA), Predictive Modelling Python / R programming skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrated ability of delivering projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Ability to work with complex data sources, and manage challenges around data quality.
- Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design.
Desirable
- A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or Prince 2.
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
- Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers
- Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences.
- Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
- Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g., new, urgent, priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
- Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities are required to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
