Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Some key information This role is hybrid comprising frequent office working with some home-based work. The post will be based at County Hall, Taunton. This is a full time and permanent post with a salary of £32,597 to £36,363 per annum and an annual leave entitlement of 30 days. What will I be doing? We’re committed to improving the lives of people in Somerset and you’ll be a key part in this. We are a supportive, collaborative team that values curiosity, innovation, and self-led learning. We tackle complex public health challenges by sharing knowledge and encouraging growth. You will use Power BI and Microsoft Fabric to build insightful data and intelligence tools so that public health providers can prioritise caseloads, improve data quality and drive continuous improvement in service quality. Commissioners will rely on your insights to evaluate performance, understand population need and address health inequalities. It is essential that you have knowledge of demographic and health data. You will access a range of service datasets, project, mortality and hospital activity data, always upholding data protection, privacy, and ethical standards. Leading on mortality surveillance and analysis, you’ll establish data collection, data transformations, datasets, and interactive reports. This work is vital to improving outcomes and preventing harm, requiring you to handle sensitive information with professionalism and objectivity. You will take on regular ad-hoc requests and contribute to team projects for a diverse range of customers, providing expert advice and setting clear expectations around data use. This will involve working with service data (such as Public Health Nursing, Drug and Alcohol, NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation) and health improvement work (covering things like physical activity, healthy eating, wellbeing and more). You’ll engage thoughtfully with customers and stakeholders to identify needs and propose effective solutions, working independently but with support from your line manager and the wider team. As a key contact for the public health team, you’ll help colleagues understand and use available data tools. In this role you will be designing and refining data collection systems, including surveys, to ensure robust performance reporting and needs analysis. You’ll work closely with frontline staff, providing training and collaborating to enhance data recording processes, always seeking more effective solutions through engagement with the service. What kind of experience or qualifications do I need? We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you: Are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of others and addressing health inequalities. Can evidence driving your own personal development and self-directed learning and problem solving. Educated to degree level in statistics or another subject relevant to public health with high statistical content. Have experience using Microsoft Excel, Power Queries and Power BI for analytical purposes, preparation and presentation of data and to have an understanding of relational databases. We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply. What's in it for me? We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available: We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home. Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave Staff discounts in gyms. Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services. Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme. A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings. My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more Anything else I should know? For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Jack Layton at jack.layton@somerset.gov.uk or on 01823 35 5084. Interviews are due to take place on Friday 30th January 2025 and will be conducted remotely using Microsoft Teams. If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you. DBS information This role requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.