6 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
• The Population Health Management Analyst will provide specialist analytical capacity to support the London Borough of Bexley and the Integrated Care System (ICS) at place level.
• The postholder will apply public health intelligence, clinical datasets, and PHM methodologies to identify inequalities, design targeted interventions, support service planning, and inform strategic decision-making.
• The role bridges local authority public health and NHS partners, ensuring intelligence is aligned, impactful, and used to improve outcomes for residents.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
• Deliver PHM analytical projects, including segmentation, risk stratification, forecasting, and equity audits.
• Translate JSNA, public health, and clinical insights into actionable intelligence for service redesign.
• Develop automated reporting tools and dashboards to support real-time monitoring and decision-making.
• Provide epidemiological and analytical advice to Public Health, ICB Place teams, and service leads.
• Contribute to existing workstreams such as frailty and long-term conditions, supplying PHM insight.
• Map and assess local data availability; support readiness for future data integration across health and care.
• Ensure high standards of data governance, confidentiality, and compliance with information governance frameworks.
• Promote collaborative working across council, NHS, and voluntary sector partners.
• Support training and upskilling of colleagues in PHM methods and analytical capability.
• Communicate complex findings in clear, accessible language to senior stakeholders, elected members, and non-technical audiences.
• Uphold council values including equity, public service, sustainability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Skills/Experience:
• Strong knowledge of public health intelligence, population health management, and epidemiological methods.
• Advanced applied data analysis skills (SQL, R and/or Python).
• Experience working with record-level clinical datasets, particularly primary care data.
• Ability to carry out segmentation, risk stratification, impactability modelling, and equity audits.
• Experience developing dashboards and reporting pipelines for operational and strategic use.
• Understanding of information governance, confidentiality, and secure handling of datasets.
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources (clinical, demographic, epidemiological, community insight) to inform service design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for a wide range of stakeholder groups.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and operate across organisational boundaries.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and adapting to evolving system needs.
Additional Information:
• The closing date: 03/12/2025.
• Employment Type: Temporary (26 weeks), full-time, 36 hours per week.
• Location: Civic Offices, Bexleyheath (hybrid/negotiable).