Public Health Intelligence Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic Public Health Intelligence Analyst to join the Northumbria Public Health Team.

The Public Health Team in Northumbria work closely with the Trusts Information Services and system wide partners to tackle health inequalities for our Trust patient population. The post holder will have the analytical skills and knowledge to make effective use of available health and care data and provide data analysis and interpretation which improves our understanding of the needs of the population within the Trusts catchment area. The post holder will be required to produce and communicate public health information to a range of audiences.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Public Health team working collaboratively with the Information Services Team, clinical and non-clinical services and wider system partners.

The successful candidate will make effective use of available health and care data to support the Trust to ensure we influence the way data information is used in policy and strategy development.

They will be required to collect, analyse, interpret and present varied and complex public health related intelligence / data to a wide range of audiences.

The post holder will have the ability to work with competing demands and appropriately manage their work priorities and actively undertake professional development. The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the teams to develop capability and understanding of public health and health inequalities data.

Candidate will possess a first degree in relevant topic or equivalent related experience or evidence of equivalent experience plus additional specialist knowledge acquired through training and relevant experience to degree level or equivalent. Knowledge of NHS and / or healthcare systems is desirable.

We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, and flexible individual with the ability to work on his/her own initiative. The post holder will be required to work Trust wide and is based at Cobalt, with blended working arrangements.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way.