Job Advert
Public Health Scotland is a new organisation between the Scottish Government and Local Government, working in partnership, to provide leadership to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 with the formal status of a National Special Health Board employing around 1100 people, and with an annual budget of around £60 million, Public Health Scotland will provide authoritative information and services to support people and communities across Scotland. It will lead the national response to unforeseen health emergencies and will contribute to national and local government policy through its provision of robust data and intelligence.
In a data driven world, nothing is more critical than finding out exactly what is going on around you.
Help us tell that story through harnessing the power of data
Job Description
We have an amazing opportunity for you to join our growing team. As one of our Information Analysts, you will:
- Analyse and interpret complex data
- Use a wide range of data sources and powerful analytics tools to provide insight that supports better decision making
- Present complex data effectively through data visualisation techniques
- Communicate insights in a customer focussed environment
- Help core customers access and analyse our many data sets
- Support academia to deliver state of the art research projects
- Compile and present important statistics to a wide audience, including NHS Scotland, NHS Boards, Scottish Government, other partner organisations, and the general public
Advert: 7th March – 31st March 2022
Pre Assessment: 4th April 2022
Interviews: Week commencing 25th April 2022
Job Location: Various locations throughout Scotland, Head Offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, with current work from home arrangements
Contract Type: Full time and part time positions
For further information, please email phs.analystrecruitment@phs.scot
About Us
Public Health Scotland launched on 1st April 2020 and is Scotland’s lead national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people.
Our vision is for a Scotland where everybody thrives. Focusing on prevention and early intervention, we aim to increase healthy life expectancy and reduce premature mortality by responding to the wider determinants that impact on people’s health and wellbeing. To do this, we use data, intelligence and a place-based approach to lead and deliver Scotland’s public health priorities.
Scotland faces significant health and wellbeing challenges:
- Covid -19
- Health inequalities
- Stall in life expectancy
- Environmental sustainability and climate change
We are jointly sponsored by COSLA and the Scottish Government and collaborate across the public and third sectors. We provide advice and support to local government and authorities in a professionally independent manner.
Our values of respect, collaboration, innovation, excellence and integrity is at the heart of our work.
More information on our services visit: Public Health Scotland
Our Teams
Within PHS we will bring together specialists to translate information into evidence for action to protect and improve the health of the people of Scotland.
One of our roles is to develop patient level activity data into information and intelligence to support the delivery and planning of health and social care services.
Intelligence is gathered from a broad range of sources to provide national level advice and leadership to protect the people of Scotland from infectious disease and environmental threats.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service
Due to our national response to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic there will be an expectation for weekend and/or out of hours working
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact phs.analystrecruitment@phs.scot
Further information on PHS is available from: https://publichealthscotland.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 31st March 2022.
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Heath Scotland is an equal opportunities employer who guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.