Location: Council House Hours: 37 hours per week Closing Date: 20/05/2026 Contract Type: Permanent Derby Public Health Department is a forward-looking team with ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of our city's population and reduce health inequalities through working collaboratively with local people, communities and partners. The post of Senior Public Health Information Analyst will be central to the delivery of these ambitions by turning complex health, care and wider determinants data and insight into clear, actionable intelligence that informs strategies, policies, commissioning and service improvement. Working closely with colleagues across the Council, the NHS, UKHSA and other partners the Senior Public Health Information Analyst will help us understand population needs, monitor inequalities, support health protection, and provide insight that drives real change. Leading our public health intelligence function with skill and motivation, the Senior Public Health Information Analyst will help us to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Derby. Who We Are Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us. What We Offer You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive: • Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role) • Hybrid working (depending on your role) • Modern office environment (depending on your job location) • Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations • 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract) • Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract) • Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts • Tusker Car Benefit Scheme • Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training • Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support • Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network • Support for colleagues who are carers The Opportunity In the role of Senior Public Health Information Analyst, here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact: You will be supporting the Public Health Department and wider Council to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the population of Derby and reduce health inequalities by leading our public health intelligence function to: • Lead the analysis and interpretation of complex health, care and wellbeing data using appropriate statistical and epidemiological methods. • Design, develop and manage public health intelligence systems and datasets, ensuring data is accurate, secure and ready for analysis. • Produce high quality reports, dashboards, briefings and presentations for a wide range of audiences, including senior managers and Boards. • Provide expert intelligence and advice to support strategies, policies, commissioning and service redesign, including health protection and emergency planning. • Design and undertake surveys, audits and local research projects to support service development and evaluation. • Line manage and develop health intelligence staff (where required) and provide training and support to build analytical capacity across the organisation. - You will be a key member of the Public Health team, working alongside Consultants, Public Health Managers and partners across the local system About You To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have • Highly specialist knowledge and experience of statistical and epidemiological techniques, gained through a relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience. • Significant experience of working with large and complex datasets and information systems, ideally including health and care data (for example, primary care, secondary care, public health surveillance, health protection or social care). • The ability to translate complex analyses into clear, meaningful messages for technical and non technical audiences. • The confidence to work with partners across the Council, NHS and other organisations, and can advise on the appropriate use and interpretation of data. • Experience of designing and delivering surveys, audits or research, and of contributing to evaluation and service improvement. • Understanding of data protection, confidentiality and information governance requirements, and applies them consistently in their work. • Is highly organised, able to manage multiple projects and priorities, and committed to continuous professional development. Next Steps If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website. The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Wednesday 20th May 2026. Should a high volume of applications be received, the vacancy maybe closed in advance of the advertised closing date. If you would like to discuss the post, please contact alison.wynn@derby.gov.uk Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted. Interviews will be held: on Monday 22nd June 2026 (please note that this date is provisional). Interviews are planned to be held in-person at the Council House, Corporation Street, Derby. If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to alison.wynn@derby.gov.uk Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk however this is optional and will not affect your application. Important Information Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below. As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form. Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification. Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job. We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for. Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/ Please see here for Job Description Please see here for Person Specification Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here Please see here for DBS Code of Conduct