Job summary
This post
is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing public health analytics
team within Camdens Health & Wellbeing Department. You will play a leading
role in driving forward analytical projects in partnership with policy,
strategy, and commissioning specialists to deliver better services for our
residents. This post fits into a Camden-wide analytical community of practice
to promote an analytics-led approach within the Council.
Working
with the Head of Health Intelligence, the Lead Public Health Analyst, and the
rest of the team, you will lead on the delivery of analytical projects on
topics across the health and wellbeing space as well as tacking an active role
in helping shape the tools, methods, and practices used to undertake analysis.
You will
also have the opportunity to foster and grow our NHS, industry, and academic
partnerships, working on innovative and ambitious programs to tackle key issues
such as child health equity and poverty in the heart of London.
This post
is aligned to the Digital and Data Profession
Capability Framework and will be part of Camdens Analytical Community of
Practice, including a dotted line into the Lead Data Analyst for the Supporting
People Directorate.
Main duties of the job
You will be a qualified professional with a
postgraduate degree in public health, epidemiology, or a similar numerate
discipline. You will come to us with extensive experience in public health
analysis, data synthesis, and evidence-based decision making, with strong
skills in quantitative and qualitative methods. Proficiency
in R or Python for data analysis and visualisation is highly desirable, but not
essential as training in these can be provided.
The role requires a deep understanding of public
health issues, stakeholder management, and the UK health research landscape.
Excellent communication, project management, and team leadership skills are
essential.
You'll lead innovative data analysis projects and
synthesis techniques, ensuring high-quality outputs and continuous improvement.
You'll work closely with stakeholders to translate business needs into
actionable insights and represent Camden in professional forums. Key
responsibilities include overseeing data management, ensuring compliance with
governance policies, and advancing data modelling and visualisation standards.
Expertise in statistical methods, IT, and mathematical skills is essential.
Strong project management skills are required to oversee multiple projects and manage
and mentor team members.
About us
Camden is changing on the inside to make life
better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of
everything we do. Were home to the most important conversations happening
today and were making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets
left behind.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join Camdens growing
Public Health Intelligence team who specialise in knowledge management and
epidemiology/statistics. The remit of the team is to turn health data and
information into intelligence that underpins policy decisions to improve
population health and reduce inequalities. The Senior Public Health
Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for drawing together information from
NHS and non-NHS sources in traditional and innovative ways to explore patterns
and determinants of health, including health inequalities, and communicating
findings to influence decision making. Work will cover an array of topics
including health improvement, health protection, population health management,
modelling, opportunity analysis, and health care analysis and will be a mixture
of ad hoc and long- and short-term projects.
The post-holder will report to the Lead Public
Health Intelligence Analyst and line manage Public Health Intelligence Analysts
within the team. This post is aligned to Camdens DDaT-based Professional
Framework for Data Analysts, it forms part of Camdens wider community of
practice for Data Analysts and maintains a dotted line into the Lead Data
Analyst for Supporting People.
Things you will achieve:
Providing expert advice to senior staff
to enable evidence-based decision making, strategy development, service
planning, and the delivery of services.
Engaging with senior stakeholders to
progress Public Health priorities.
Planning, managing, and delivering on a
range of projects requiring potentially complex analytic input, including
negotiating and agreeing the appropriate data output, initiating and planning
workloads, setting timescales, and managing workloads across the team.
Supporting the development of robust,
scalable analytical products within the team and partner organisations,
including providing advice and assistance to
analysts on statistical, technical, and communication methods.
Using analytical software such as R, SQL,
and mapping packages in combination with software such as the Microsoft Office
suite and Git to undertake reproducible data manipulation and analysis as well
dissemination of data and intelligence, working individually and as part of a
team of analysts.
Contributing to the development of
innovative methods of analysis and working to increase the quality of
intelligence produced, including the use of reproducible analytical pipelines.
Supporting the work of the broader team,
including with quantitative and qualitative evaluation, needs assessments, and
the management of work.
Communicating with stakeholders,
including senior and specialist and non-technical staff, using verbal, written
and graphical communications to translate complex evidence and statistical
concepts confidently and robustly as well as developing and maintaining these
relationships.
Carry out quality assurance of data and
analysis.
Design and deliver training and
workshops internally and externally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will join Camdens growing
Public Health Intelligence team who specialise in knowledge management and
epidemiology/statistics. The remit of the team is to turn health data and
information into intelligence that underpins policy decisions to improve
population health and reduce inequalities. The Senior Public Health
Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for drawing together information from
NHS and non-NHS sources in traditional and innovative ways to explore patterns
and determinants of health, including health inequalities, and communicating
findings to influence decision making. Work will cover an array of topics
including health improvement, health protection, population health management,
modelling, opportunity analysis, and health care analysis and will be a mixture
of ad hoc and long- and short-term projects.
The post-holder will report to the Lead Public
Health Intelligence Analyst and line manage Public Health Intelligence Analysts
within the team. This post is aligned to Camdens DDaT-based Professional
Framework for Data Analysts, it forms part of Camdens wider community of
practice for Data Analysts and maintains a dotted line into the Lead Data
Analyst for Supporting People.
Things you will achieve:
Providing expert advice to senior staff
to enable evidence-based decision making, strategy development, service
planning, and the delivery of services.
Engaging with senior stakeholders to
progress Public Health priorities.
Planning, managing, and delivering on a
range of projects requiring potentially complex analytic input, including
negotiating and agreeing the appropriate data output, initiating and planning
workloads, setting timescales, and managing workloads across the team.
Supporting the development of robust,
scalable analytical products within the team and partner organisations,
including providing advice and assistance to
analysts on statistical, technical, and communication methods.
Using analytical software such as R, SQL,
and mapping packages in combination with software such as the Microsoft Office
suite and Git to undertake reproducible data manipulation and analysis as well
dissemination of data and intelligence, working individually and as part of a
team of analysts.
Contributing to the development of
innovative methods of analysis and working to increase the quality of
intelligence produced, including the use of reproducible analytical pipelines.
Supporting the work of the broader team,
including with quantitative and qualitative evaluation, needs assessments, and
the management of work.
Communicating with stakeholders,
including senior and specialist and non-technical staff, using verbal, written
and graphical communications to translate complex evidence and statistical
concepts confidently and robustly as well as developing and maintaining these
relationships.
Carry out quality assurance of data and
analysis.
Design and deliver training and
workshops internally and externally.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Analytical experience
- Extensive experience of robust public health analysis, synthesising data and research, forming well founded results and recommendations to support evidence-based decision making. Strong understanding of quantitative epidemiological methods (e.g., standardisation, significance testing, and regression) and ability to extract, validate, analyse, interpret, and present quantitative data. Working knowledge of qualitative research methods, and their strengths and limitations. Good understanding of information governance and data management. Ability to develop and deliver training and education on quantitative analytical methods and data visualisation. Experienced in developing reproducable analytical pipelines, ideally using R or Python.
- Public Health
- A strong understanding of public health, inequalities, and wider determinants of health. Knowledge and experience of the development, use, and interpretation of relevant datasets, their strengths and weaknesses, and appropriate methods for answering public health questions.
- Stakeholder management
- Experience of working collaboratively across organisations and partners, including higher educational institutions, health services, the voluntary sector and patients and the public. Experience of influencing and negotiating with senior stakeholders.
- Strategic context
- A good understanding of local government, the health system environment, and the UK health research landscape. Enthusiasm and experience of collaborating across organisations and partnerships, including with the voluntary sector and patients and the public. Skilled in navigating different organisational settings, conditions, and audience needs.
- Project management and adaptability
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, able to work simultaneously on a number of complex and challenging projects. Planning, organising, and prioritising the workload of oneself and others to deliver high quality outputs to deadline.
- Communication:
- High standard of oral and written communication skills, demonstrated by the ability to synthesise and present complex information, in a variety of formats to a variety of audiences. Ability to produce high quality research outputs which are accurate and accessible to all stakeholders, including non-experts.
- People Management
- Ability to manage staff in accordance with corporate policies, demonstrated by an understanding of human resources policies and management strategies. Adept at training and developing team members and wider stakeholders.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated in a suitable postgraduate qualification in public health, epidemiology, statistics, social and behavioural sciences, health sciences or similar numerate discipline.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Analytical experience
- Extensive experience of robust public health analysis, synthesising data and research, forming well founded results and recommendations to support evidence-based decision making. Strong understanding of quantitative epidemiological methods (e.g., standardisation, significance testing, and regression) and ability to extract, validate, analyse, interpret, and present quantitative data. Working knowledge of qualitative research methods, and their strengths and limitations. Good understanding of information governance and data management. Ability to develop and deliver training and education on quantitative analytical methods and data visualisation. Experienced in developing reproducable analytical pipelines, ideally using R or Python.
- Public Health
- A strong understanding of public health, inequalities, and wider determinants of health. Knowledge and experience of the development, use, and interpretation of relevant datasets, their strengths and weaknesses, and appropriate methods for answering public health questions.
- Stakeholder management
- Experience of working collaboratively across organisations and partners, including higher educational institutions, health services, the voluntary sector and patients and the public. Experience of influencing and negotiating with senior stakeholders.
- Strategic context
- A good understanding of local government, the health system environment, and the UK health research landscape. Enthusiasm and experience of collaborating across organisations and partnerships, including with the voluntary sector and patients and the public. Skilled in navigating different organisational settings, conditions, and audience needs.
- Project management and adaptability
- Excellent time management and prioritisation skills, able to work simultaneously on a number of complex and challenging projects. Planning, organising, and prioritising the workload of oneself and others to deliver high quality outputs to deadline.
- Communication:
- High standard of oral and written communication skills, demonstrated by the ability to synthesise and present complex information, in a variety of formats to a variety of audiences. Ability to produce high quality research outputs which are accurate and accessible to all stakeholders, including non-experts.
- People Management
- Ability to manage staff in accordance with corporate policies, demonstrated by an understanding of human resources policies and management strategies. Adept at training and developing team members and wider stakeholders.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated in a suitable postgraduate qualification in public health, epidemiology, statistics, social and behavioural sciences, health sciences or similar numerate discipline.
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.
