Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst

Job description

Job responsibilities

Data Analysis and Interpretation

• Independently interpret and analyse complex, multi-source datasets, identifying trends, anomalies, and implications for public health policy and service delivery.
• Exercise professional judgement to select and apply appropriate analytical methods, balancing statistical rigour with practical constraints and stakeholder needs.
• Adapt national or standardised models to local datasets and service contexts, enhancing analytical relevance and impact.
• Understand and manage missing or incomplete data, applying appropriate techniques to ensure analytical integrity.
• Plan for iterative analysis, incorporating feedback and emerging priorities to refine outputs and maximise value.
• Apply the six dimensions of data quality to assess and communicate limitations in interpretation, ensuring transparency and trustworthiness.

Technical Tools and software

• Use advanced analytical tools such as R, Python, SQL, and Google Cloud Platform to develop efficient, reproducible workflows.
• Lead the development of analytical pipelines, applying good practice in software development, testing, version control, and documentation.
• Select the most appropriate tools for each task, demonstrating flexibility and technical leadership across projects.
• Ensure compliance with platform-specific security protocols and contribute to the development of secure, scalable analytical environments.
• Engage with the wider analytical community to stay current with emerging tools, techniques, and standards.

Data Quality and Governance

• Oversee data governance processes, ensuring datasets used in public health analysis are secure, accessible, and fit for purpose.
• Handle sensitive data in compliance with NHS information governance standards, using secure platforms for access and sharing.
• Maintain metadata and documentation to support reproducibility and auditability of analytical work.
• Identify and resolve data quality issues, including missing, inconsistent, or duplicated records, using systematic cleansing and validation techniques.
• Apply statistical disclosure control and de-identification methods to protect confidentiality in outputs.
• Raise data quality or governance concerns promptly and appropriately, contributing to continuous improvement in data management practices.

Operational and Organisation Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of analytical projects using Agile methodology, managing timelines, resources, and stakeholder inputs to ensure outputs meet strategic objectives.
• Align analytical work with organisational priorities, adapting plans in response to emerging public health issues and evolving stakeholder needs.
• Produce outputs that inform decision making in relation to policy, resource allocation and service delivery
• Provide analysis of registration data to understand patterns of disease and conditions in the population, and the effectiveness of interventions with public health interpretation
• Maintain and update datasets, metadata, and documentation in line with governance and audit standards.
• Ensure analytical outputs are stored and shared securely, respecting confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Take responsibility for the safe use and maintenance of IT equipment and analytical software tools.

Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Present complex public health intelligence to senior stakeholders, tailoring communication to technical and non-technical audiences for clarity and impact.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops to co-design analytical solutions, resolve conflicting priorities, and ensure outputs are user-centred.
• Communicate openly and honestly, including when delivering sensitive or challenging messages, demonstrating emotional resilience and professionalism.
• Translate technical concepts into accessible language, deliver formal presentations, and comply with accessibility standards for data visualisation and reporting.
• Use politically neutral language and adapt communication style to suit diverse audiences and contexts.
• Collaborate creatively and proactively with stakeholders to solve analytical challenges and deliver actionable insights.

Leadership, Mentoring and Professional Development

• Provide technical leadership across analytical projects, setting standards for reproducibility, quality assurance, and governance.
• Mentor and train junior analysts, supporting their development through coaching, onboarding, and skills transfer.
• Contribute to team planning, recruitment, and performance management activities, including appraisals and personal development plans.
• Promote professional values and demonstrate compassion and support for colleagues.
• Identify personal development needs and seek learning opportunities, sharing knowledge and best practice across the team and wider networks.
• Engage with organisational and professional communities of practice, contributing to the development of analytical standards and promoting ethical, high-quality analysis.

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Educated to degree level in a numerate subject OR equivalent qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skills
• Specialist knowledge and experience of statistical and analytical techniques

• Knowledge and interest in Data Science techniques
• Masters degree in a numerate subject OR equivalent qualification OR equivalent level of knowledge and skills

Experience

• Experience of performing complex analytical tasks and creating outputs for use by others
• Experience of communicating complex information to a non-technical audience

• Report writing and presentation skills
• Experience utilising complex datasets relating to population health
• Familiarity with medical terminology and coding systems e.g. ICD10, OPCS, Read codes, SNOMED CT

Skills and Attributes

• Advanced IT skills with experience of using Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge and experience of specialist computer software, such as SQL, R studio, Python or Google Cloud Platform for production of complex analyses of public health or related data
• Understanding of Public Health Wales policies and principles and the ability to work within these guidelines
• Clear understanding of current and ongoing issues affecting public health
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate understanding and application of our workplace values, together with the underpinning behaviours identified for success in this role

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to work under own initiative and collaboratively in a team environment
• Ability to work to deadlines and prioritise own workload
• Commitment to continuous professional development
• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner to meet the needs of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Public Health Wales

Address

TBC - Cardiff, Carmarthen or Mold

2 Capital Quarter Tyndall Street

Cardiff

CF10 4BZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://phw.nhs.wales/