Public Health Analyst

West Sussex County Council

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Job summary

he Public Health and Social Research Unit (PHSRU) is a multi-disciplinary team of analysts and researchers. This is an exciting time for the team as they have two new opportunities, currently seeking Public Health Analysts to join them on their journey. Research, evaluation, consultation, and information play an important part in the development and continuous improvement of policy, service planning and delivery in WSCC and partner organisations.

As a Public Health Analyst, you will support the Principal Public Health Analysts who work across areas including, but not limited to, health protection (screening, immunisation, and sexual health), health improvement (healthy lifestyles services such as Smoking Cessation and NHS Health Checks), children and young people, older adults (including frailty and multimorbidity), and healthcare public health (including NHS hospital discharge and disease prevalence).

The role will work in partnership with a range of services, partners and experts within WSCC and other organisations (including NHS organisations) to understand data and information to help decision making.

You will support across the varied portfolios of the public health consultants, adapting to national and local priorities. As a team we are keen to facilitate sharing knowledge, and to support learning through formal and informal continuous professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be flexible, adaptable and comfortable working in partnership with a range of services, partners and experts by experience, and will need good communication skills to develop good relationships with staff in organisations across the health and social care system.

Some knowledge of data available in the public domain and experience of working with record level datasets (such as NHS Englands Hospital Episode Statistics) would be desirable.

In addition, you will need:

Excellent analytical and research skills, and the ability to draft reports and briefings.
To be highly organised and able to work to deadlines.
The ability to co-ordinate and analyse data from a variety of sources.
The ability to develop good working relationships with a range of partners, both within the council and externally, such as the District and Borough councils, the police, and treatment providers.
The ability to work well under pressure.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to present data and findings to a range of audiences.
To be able to work with sensitive and confidential data and promote and maintain high standards of data governance.

About us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

an excellentlocal government pension scheme
generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
arange of flexible working options, depending on your job role

Date posted

09 February 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£37,336 to £40,221 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0052-24-0000

Job locations

West Sussex County Council

County Hall

West Street

Chichester

West Sussex

PO19 1RG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant advanced theoretical or organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies, relating to research and data management techniques.
Demonstrable practical experience in undertaking high level research which contributes to the development of strategic plans and policies.
Experience of providing professional and accurate advice to a range of senior staff and partner organisations which impacts on the business.
Experience of persuading others to implement research conclusions and proposals.
Experience and confidence in dealing with people and the ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organisation.

Desirable

A working knowledge of public health science and population health outcomes

Qualifications

Essential

Degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and information.

Desirable

Relevant postgraduate qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Relevant advanced theoretical or organisational knowledge of systems, procedures and policies, relating to research and data management techniques.
Demonstrable practical experience in undertaking high level research which contributes to the development of strategic plans and policies.
Experience of providing professional and accurate advice to a range of senior staff and partner organisations which impacts on the business.
Experience of persuading others to implement research conclusions and proposals.
Experience and confidence in dealing with people and the ability to establish credibility at all levels of the organisation.

Desirable

A working knowledge of public health science and population health outcomes

Qualifications

Essential

Degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and information.

Desirable

Relevant postgraduate qualification

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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