Phe People Charter

Job description

Job title: / Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst
Division/directorate: / Health Improvement
Pay grade/band: / SEO
Location: / London, York, Cambridge or Durham
Hours per week: / 37.5
Job type:
(i.e. fixed term/permanent) / Fixed Term

INTRODUCTION

Public Health England provides strategic leadership and vision for protecting and improving the nation’s health. Its ambition is to lead nationally and enable locally a transformation in the health expectations of all people in England regardless of where they live and the circumstance of their birth. It will achieve this through the application of research, knowledge and skills. It is a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy to advise and support Government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.

PHE PEOPLE CHARTER

The way we behave as PHE members of staff will have the greatest impact in achieving our ambitions as an organisation. What we say matters but what we do matters more.

Our effectiveness depends on how we behave so we have developed the PHE People Charter which outlines the values and behaviours expected.

Our behaviours that underpin our values are to COMMUNICATE openly, honestly and clearly, ACHIEVE TOGETHER, working towards PHE’s objectives, RESPECT each other and treat colleagues and customers how we would wish to be treated and EXCEL by providing an excellent service, leading by example and driving personal development.

Please refer to full PHE People Charter attached to the accompanying advert.

THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DIRECTORATE

The Health Improvement Directorate aims to deliver an internationally recognised knowledge and intelligence service encompassing research and statistics. This knowledge informs and supports the practice of public health and drive improvements in the public’s health.

The Directorate brings together organisations with specialist expertise and many years’ experience in the collection and analysis of public health data and management of public health knowledge.

Our main aim is to ensure that decisions we make about our health, and the health of the population, are based on the best information available and will deliver the best outcomes.

KNOWLEDGE AND INTELLIGENCE DIVISION

This role is based in the Knowledge and Intelligence (K&I) Division of the Health Improvement Directorate. The division leads on sharing high quality intelligence, knowledge, evidence and expertise to support the needs of stakeholders.

The role of the knowledge and intelligence service as a whole includes:

·  Enabling other users in different agencies, both statutory and voluntary to access and use appropriate public health related datasets and analyses to support and empower their own functions.

·  Providing analyses which improve our understanding of health and the factors which influence health.

·  Working in partnership with other organisations to ensure we influence the way information is used in policy and strategy development.

If PHE and Knowledge and Intelligence priorities change, the post holder will be expected to adapt to work on other work streams as required.

JOB SUMMARY

As a Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst you will undertake analyses, interpretation and presentation of public health data to provide health intelligence to meet the needs of local and national stakeholders. You will lead the delivery of analytical work on a wide range of public health priority topics driven by the needs of internal PHE colleagues and external stakeholders and you will support health intelligence work programmes.

Your role will include data analysis, production of health indicators, quality assurance of health intelligence products, as well as the supporting the provision of training and translational support so that stakeholders can understand and act on health intelligence. You will work matrix style with colleagues across the country to develop and deliver national health intelligence outputs on a range of public health priority topics. You may also be required to manage staff at an EO or HEO level.

The role of the knowledge and intelligence service as a whole is to enable other users in different agencies, both statutory and voluntary, to access and use appropriate public health related datasets and analyses to support and empower their own functions; provide analyses which improve our understanding of health and the factors which influence health within the local area; and work in partnership with other organisations to ensure we influence the way information is used in policy and strategy development.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This role involves the collation, analysis, interpretation and presentation of public health information. You will be required to have good working knowledge of the practical application of public health analytical methods, be highly numerate and have good communication skills.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

·  Provide expert advice and support across a range of public health data.

·  Planning, managing and delivering on a range of projects requiring potentially complex analytic input, including negotiating and agreeing the most appropriate data output, initiating and planning workloads and setting delivery timescales.

·  Analyse and interpret complex data and undertake statistical analyses such as age standardisation and significance testing.

·  Supporting the analytical work of other members of the analytical team.

·  Use and develop database queries and spreadsheets to undertake complex analysis.

·  Check for data anomalies prior to and during analyses, considering corrective action or bringing to the attention of principal analysts as required.

·  Carry out quality assurance of others data. Take a lead in developing and promoting quality assurance procedures.

·  Liaising where necessary with colleagues concerning issues of data quality and effect on analysis.

·  Exercise judgement in interpreting statistics appropriately, especially where the data indicates a negative or contentious situation.

·  Communicate analytical/statistical matters to non-analytical/statistical professionals.

·  Have expertise in presenting findings of your own analyses to internal and external colleagues.

·  Attending local and national meetings with key stakeholders including health intelligence analysts, health improvement and protection colleagues, and partner organisations for Public Health England.

·  Actively supporting and participating in networks for public health intelligence specialists.

·  Ensuring personal and promoting team, compliance with corporate policies in relation to security, confidentiality and release of information.

·  Line management of relevant staff within your team as directed.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

·  The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Directorate.

·  The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

·  You should pursue a programme of continuous professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration or statutory requirements, while maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements.

·  Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events.

·  To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to PHE. This will include:

Internal

As a member of PHE K&I Service, you will be expected to work with and support colleagues across the Division. In particular, you will work with and support:

·  Other members of your function, especially other public health intelligence analysts and principal intelligence analysts.

·  Members of other K&I functions with whom you may collaborate on local and national work programmes.

·  Colleagues working in the local Public Health England Centres.

·  Colleagues in other PHE directorates such as Health and Wellbeing, Strategy and the National Infections Service, especially health intelligence colleagues working in specialist functions.

External

The K&I role is to support the knowledge and intelligence needs of the local and national public health system. Close working with external stakeholders is important to ensure that the K&I meet their health intelligence needs. Key external partners include:

·  Public health colleagues working in local authorities, particularly those working in knowledge and intelligence roles.

·  Colleagues working in NHS England and local Clinical Commissioning Groups

·  Colleagues in the NHS Digital, Department of Health and other Government Departments.

·  Members of the Government Statistical Service

·  Other external partners relevant to the work of your K&I function.

Person specification

(Please ensure the total number of rows below the knowledge and experience and skills and capabilities headings does not exceed 15)

Description / Essential / Desirable / Assessment*
Qualifications
Educated to first degree level or equivalent relevant experience, preferably in a numerate discipline such as statistics, mathematics, sciences, social sciences, economics, geography or similar. / ü / A
Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in public health or related field including public health, statistics, knowledge transfer, health economics or data science. / ü / A
Knowledge and experience
Experience in the use of statistical and epidemiological methods for analysing data sets / ü / A/I
Experience of working with multiple sets of health related data and information systems in health related organisations / ü / A/I
Ability to analyse and respond to highly complex enquiries for health information from those at senior level e.g. for Parliamentary Questions, NHS national or regional level government / ü / A/I
Experience of writing reports / ü / A/I
Experience of presenting and interpreting complex public health analysis and findings / ü / A/I/T
Knowledge of data security and confidentiality issues / ü / A/I
Skills and capabilities
High degree of literacy and numeracy / ü / I/T
Good oral and written communication and presentation skills / ü / A/I
Ability to create and deliver oral presentations, drawing on complex health intelligence, to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders / ü / A/I
Comprehensive skills in the use of at least some of the following: spreadsheets, databases, GIS, statistical software (e.g. R, Stata, SAS, SPSS) / ü / A/I
Ability to analyse, interpret and present quantitative data / ü / A/I/T
Ability to work effectively as part of a team / ü / A/I
Accuracy and attention to detail in own work / ü / A/I
Ability to work to instruction and independently and to use initiative / ü / A/I
An interest and enthusiasm for public health issues and information / ü / I
Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales / ü / A/I
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines / ü / A/I
Willingness to travel to other PHE offices as required / ü / A/I
Ability to manage a project team without direct line management responsibility of project team members (matrix working) / ü / A/I
Evidence of continued professional development / ü / A/I
Desirable criteria
Experience in knowledge translation
Experience of gathering and listening to stakeholder needs and feedback for use in steering the development of health intelligence products / ü / A/I
Experience of preparing and producing concise yet insightful communications, drawing on complex health intelligence, for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required / ü / A/I
Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment / ü / A/I
Experience in the training and development of others in information skills / ü / A/I
Facilitation and networking skills to allow continuing and developing relationships with PHE partners / ü / A/I
Data science skills
Skills in DBA (including ability to advise on database structures, administering access, incident management etc.) / ü / A/I
Skills in programming for example – data extraction, manipulation, analysis and presentation using functional or procedural approaches in a language such as C#, F#, Python or Java. / ü / A/I
Knowledge of big data technologies such as NoSQL systems, Hadoop or equivalent / ü / A/I
Ability to program in SQL server / ü / A/I
Health intelligence skills
Expertise in the use and application of complex statistical and epidemiological methods / ü / A/I
Understanding of the development, use and interpretation of health indicators in public health and the NHS / ü / A/I
Knowledge of surveillance systems and experience of the surveillance of disease / ü / A/I
Health economics skills
Understanding of the principles of what makes up robust return on investment analysis and evidence-based decision-making / ü / A/I
Grounding in health economics theory / ü / A/I
Equality and diversity
An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems. / ü / I
* Assessment will take place with reference based on information from the following source:
A = Application form / I = Interview / C = Certificate / T = Test
Civil Service Competency Framework 2010-2017
Core Competencies
As a civil servant your performance and appraisal will be assessed against the Civil Service core competencies below:
Strategic cluster – setting direction:
Strategic cluster – setting direction:
1.  Changing and improving
o  find ways to improve systems and structures to deliver with more streamlined resources
o  regularly review procedures or systems with teams to identify improvements and simplify processes and decision making
o  be prepared to take managed risks, ensuring these are planned and their impact assessed
o  actively encourage ideas from a wide range of sources and stakeholders and use these to inform own thinking
o  be willing to meet the challenges of difficult or complex changes, encouraging and supporting others to do the same
o  prepared for and respond appropriately to the range of possible effects that change may have on own role/team
2. Making effective decisions
o  make decisions when they are needed, even if they prove difficult or unpopular
o  identify a range of relevant and credible information sources and recognise the need to
collect new data when necessary from internal and external sources
o  recognise patterns and trends in a wide range of evidence/data and draw key conclusions
o  explore different options outlining costs, benefits, risks and potential responses to each
o  recognise scope of own authority for decision making and empower team members to make decisions
o  invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making to help build engagement and present robust recommendations
People cluster – engaging people:
3.  Leading and communicating
a.  take opportunities to regularly communicate and interact with staff, helping to clarify goals
and activities and the links between these and departmental strategy
b.  recognise, respect and reward the contribution and achievements of others
c.  communicate in a succinct, engaging manner and stand ground when needed
d.  communicate using appropriate styles, methods and timing, including digital channels, to maximise understanding and impact
e.  promote the work of the department and play an active part in supporting the Civil Service values and culture
Performance cluster – delivering results:
4.  Managing a quality service
o  make effective use of project management skills and techniques to deliver outcomes, including identifying risks and mitigating actions
o  develop, implement, maintain and review systems and service standards to provide quality, efficiency and value for money
o  work with team to set priorities, goals, objectives and timescales
o  establish mechanisms to seek out and respond to feedback from customers about service provided
o  promote a culture that tackles fraud and deception, keeping others informed of outcomes
o  develop proposals to improve the quality of service with involvement from a diverse range
of staff, stakeholders or delivery partners
5.  Delivering at pace
o  successfully manage, support and stretch self and team to deliver agreed goals and objectives
o  show a positive approach in keeping their own and the team’s efforts focused on the goals that really matter
o  take responsibility for delivering expected outcomes on time and to standard, giving credit
to teams and individuals as appropriate
o  plan ahead but reassess workloads and priorities if situations change or people are facing conflicting demands
o  regularly monitor own and team’s work against milestones or targets and act promptly to
keep work on track and maintain performance

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