Analyst
- NHS
- Full Time
- Birmingham
- 36966.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
As a Public Health Information Analyst you will focus on analysing health and care data to improve public health outcomes in line with the Midlands strategy, support decision-making, and enhance the efficiency of healthcare services. The role involves working with diverse data sources, collaborating with partners, and developing a data driven approach to population health improvement.
This role will be based within the Midlands Regional Analytical Team but will work, as needed, on cross organisational project work with Integrated Care Boards, local authorities and other statutory and voluntary organisations.
This Master's degree level apprenticeship is for early career professionals who study the health of populations, plan, commission, manage, deliver, monitor and evaluate health andsocial care policies and services. It provides a route to complete a Master's degree level HCIS apprenticeship to study the health of populations, plan, commission, manage, deliver, monitor and evaluate health and social care policies and services. Public Health training will be delivered by JGA Health & Care Intelligence Specialist Apprenticeship Level 7 - JGA - Developing Futures with final accreditation from NHS National School of Healthcare Science National School of Healthcare Science | Health Education England | NHS
Main duties of the job
The person is expected to complete a Master's degree level HCIS apprenticeship (Health & Care Intelligence Specialist) as accelerated training over a 22 month period.
The successful candidate will spend around 20% of their time studying and willbe in a cohort class of other apprentices for peer support.
Apprentices will learn how to design studies in population health, public health and epidemiology and lead on analytical projects that will improve implementation of services and inform evidence-based decision making and policy across health and social care.
They will obtain and work with existing health and care data, and also have responsibility for designing or carrying out bespoke data collections when required.
Modules cover:
- The Health and Social Care System
- Personality, Stakeholders and Working Relationships
- Leadership and Management
- Project Management and Leadership
- Information, Evidence and Recommendations
- Study Design and Methodologies
- Data analysis and Evidence Informing Decision Making
- Interpretation, transfer and dissemination of information
- Finance, Economics and Planning
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job responsibilities
As an Analyst specialising in Public Health, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary community supporting managers and staff across the Midlands. The post holder will use their Public Health focus to support the Midlands region to access the right intelligence to underpin the work that they do and the decisions that they make. Additionally, it is expected that the successful candidate will support the adoption of a public health ethos into healthcare analysis: both within and across health and care organisations.
The post holder will support a team of senior analytical managers within the Midlands Regional Analytical Team which will provide strategic analysis for insight into Public Health across the region.
In particular the post holder will:
- Demonstrate knowledge and established practice of a variety and depth of analytical techniques (including advanced Excel skills) to provide quality, timely analysis and intelligence.
- Conduct comprehensive data analysis to support/ evaluate public health initiatives.
- Be adaptable when finding analytical solutions to problems, to analyse and triangulate data in innovative ways and present findings clearly to a range of audiences. Understand the importance of maintaining quality within analysis.
- Be able to largely drive their own work programme. Use initiative to identify Public Health data sources and determine appropriate analysis techniques.
- Provide guidance to the team and support the use of best practice to ensure data analysis aligns with public health polices and regulations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject (such as Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Operational Research, or a related quantitative or analytical discipline) or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience in specialist area.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of datasets and data sources including the quality and reliability of the data.
- Experience of triangulating data from different sources and demonstrate an appreciation of the differences that might occur in large datasets
- Demonstrable specialist knowledge in a relevant discipline.
- Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment.
Skills Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Evidence of familiarity with and application of statistical techniques beyond those of descriptive statistics. For example, standardisation and confidence intervals.
- Actively researches work area before starting a new project and regularly updates research to inform direction and technical aspects
- Able to build and document complicated and varied types of models including forecasting performance
- Experience in using a range of statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, R, and SQL
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness
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).
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Birmingham (Midlands - Flexible)
Fifth Floor, 23 Stephenson Street
Birmingham
B2 4BJ
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
