Public Health Intelligence and Epidemiology Lead

Are you working in public health or population health intelligence using your knowledge and skills to improve health outcomes, or enabling others to do that? If you are, then you won't want to miss out on this excellent job opportunity.

We are looking for a Public Health Intelligence and Epidemiology Lead to help lead and shape the public health intelligence function at Staffordshire County Council.

If you are enthusiastic and motivated and want to make a difference to the people of Staffordshire, then this is an exciting opportunity for you to join our highly talented, experienced, dynamic and friendly team!

This is a permanent post and a hybrid role, requiring occasional time in the office base in Stafford attending meetings, but flexible working is available.

In this role you'll:

• Lead the production of robust, quality assured intelligence about health and wellbeing outcomes, including for statutory outputs such as the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and Director of Public Health Annual Report.
• Translate intelligence into recommendations for action, to inform policy decisions, service commissioning and priority setting.
• Communicate and present health intelligence with authority.
• Develop the public health intelligence function, working collaboratively to support the embedding of a Population Health Management approach.

You will:

• have strong analytical and statistical skills and experience of leading and managing a team of public health intelligence analysts.
• be able to use intelligence to address key public health questions, informing public health action and can communicate findings and key messages to decision makers with authority.
• be able to work proactively to help develop the public health intelligence function, and work collaboratively with colleagues within Staffordshire County Council and across the Integrated Care System.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 of July and Thursday 17 of July (TBC) at Staffordshire County Council, 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford, ST16 2DH.

If you're unsure whether your skills or experience are suitable or you would like an informal chat or you would like to discuss the flexible working options, please contact: Bethan Page or Bethan.Page@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.