Population Health Data Analyst
Job Summary
The Population Health Management (PHM) unit is a system-supported initiative across Lewisham and Greenwich, working collaboratively with local partners. Lewisham Health and Care Partners (LHCP) serve as primary health and care commissioners and providers in Lewisham, while the Healthier Greenwich Partnership (HGP) unites health and care providers in Greenwich.
LHCP and HGP are jointly implementing a population health analytics solution, leveraging South East London ICB as their anchor institution. This role will support analytics for both Lewisham and Greenwich.
Providing system-wide leadership, LHCP and HGP drive health and care transformation across both boroughs. A key aspect of this is the Oracle Health Intelligence Data platform, which integrates local health data into a unified system, enabling professionals to better understand population health needs and develop integrated service solutions.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Population Health Data Analyst to join the Population Health and Care team within Lewisham and Greenwich ICS places. The analyst will play an integral role in the Analytics workstream, supporting innovative projects that drive change and enhance clinical effectiveness.
Lewisham And Greenwich Are The Only Boroughs In South East London With a Population Health Management Information System Capable Of Transforming Care. As a Programme, We Have Collaborated On Various Impactful Projects, Including:
Main duties of the job
Chronic disease management covering hypertension, diabetes (undiagnosed cases, non-diabetic hyperglycemia, gestational diabetes), CKD, atrial fibrillation, and COPD.
Population health profiling in Lewisham and Greenwich.Tackling health inequalities, including Core20PLUS5, prioritizing health checks for vulnerable patients, and a weight management service for Black African and Caribbean communities.
COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery Group with the London Borough of Lewisham.
Prevalence of the Vital 5 in collaboration with King's Health Partners (KHP).
Quality improvement projects using disease registers to identify at-risk and undiagnosed individuals.
This is an exciting time to join as we expand into data science and predictive modeling to identify those most at risk and drive impact.
The successful candidate will support clinicians and commissioners, translating key questions into data queries and producing analytics to inform decisions and improve health outcomes.
Key Skills & Experience:
Experience working with data in acute, primary care, community, public health, mental health, or social care.Strong programming/analytical skills (SQL, R/Python, Tableau).Excellent communication skills for conveying complex data insights.Knowledge of information governance and data ethics.Ability to work autonomously and manage workload.Experience with EMIS in primary care is an advantage.
About Us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
Date posted
17 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
197-RF6557
Job locations
Laurence House
Catford
Lewisham
SE6 9SE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas & Performance:
• Work with the Principal Population Health and Care Analyst and Programme Manager to develop and implement the Population Health Analytics plan that will support clinical and commissioning workstreams
• Liaise with analytical teams in partner organisations to ensure local analytics staff are supported in their use of the PHM tools.
• Ensure that local and national policies and procedures relating to data security, data sharing, analysis, and modelling are implemented and maintained in line with national doctrine.
• Become a Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) in Population Health Analytics in Lewisham and Greenwich and support the rollout of analytical functionality across all partner organisations.
• Working with the members of the Population Health Analytics Steering Group, develop and implement standards around data visualisation and data delivery.
• Work with our third-party partners and the Analytics Steering Group to agree and deliver analytical tools that are efficient to create and effective in supporting end users Population Health goals.
• To perform any other duties deemed appropriate by the Analytics Workstream or Strategic Lead for Population Health Analytics
Workforce:
• Work closely with, and provide peer-guidance to, analysts employed by partner organisations to ensure that workloads are manageable, deadlines are achieved to an appropriate quality standard, and that training plans are agreed where appropriate etc..
Communications And Relationships:
• Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments.
• Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
Job description Job responsibilities
Communications And Relationships:
• Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments.
• Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
Person Specification
Qualifications And Training Essential
• Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
• Qualification in a numerate discipline
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
• Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
• Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
• Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools e.g. Excel, SQL server / Vertica
• Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time/person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
• Experience with predictive modelling and/or inferential statistics (i.e. t-test, chi-squared, ANOVA)
Desirable
• Experience of working with: Data Visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, QlikView, Power BI) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
• Programming tools - Python / R / Visual Studio / Cursor
• Other tools, e.g. EMIS / Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA)
• Project management experience
Skills and abilities Essential
• Ability to work with complex data sources and manage challenges around data quality
Desirable
• A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or PRINCE2.
Knowledge Essential
• Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
• Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication Essential
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
• Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
Skills - Interview Only Essential
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design
Communication - Interview Only Essential
• Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences
• Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities with the ability to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g. new, urgent, priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential
• Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
• Qualification in a numerate discipline
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
• Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
• Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
• Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools e.g. Excel, SQL server / Vertica
• Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time/person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
• Experience with predictive modelling and/or inferential statistics (i.e. t-test, chi-squared, ANOVA)
Desirable
• Experience of working with: Data Visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, QlikView, Power BI) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
• Programming tools - Python / R / Visual Studio / Cursor
• Other tools, e.g. EMIS / Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA)
• Project management experience
Skills and abilities Essential
• Ability to work with complex data sources and manage challenges around data quality
Desirable
• A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or PRINCE2.
Knowledge Essential
• Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
• Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication Essential
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
• Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
Skills - Interview Only Essential
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design
Communication - Interview Only Essential
• Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences
• Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities with the ability to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g. new, urgent, priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Laurence House
Catford
Lewisham
SE6 9SE
Employer's website
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Job Summary
The Population Health Management (PHM) unit is a system-supported initiative across Lewisham and Greenwich, working collaboratively with local partners. Lewisham Health and Care Partners (LHCP) serve as primary health and care commissioners and providers in Lewisham, while the Healthier Greenwich Partnership (HGP) unites health and care providers in Greenwich.
LHCP and HGP are jointly implementing a population health analytics solution, leveraging South East London ICB as their anchor institution. This role will support analytics for both Lewisham and Greenwich.
Providing system-wide leadership, LHCP and HGP drive health and care transformation across both boroughs. A key aspect of this is the Oracle Health Intelligence Data platform, which integrates local health data into a unified system, enabling professionals to better understand population health needs and develop integrated service solutions.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Population Health Data Analyst to join the Population Health and Care team within Lewisham and Greenwich ICS places. The analyst will play an integral role in the Analytics workstream, supporting innovative projects that drive change and enhance clinical effectiveness.
Lewisham And Greenwich Are The Only Boroughs In South East London With a Population Health Management Information System Capable Of Transforming Care. As a Programme, We Have Collaborated On Various Impactful Projects, Including:
Main duties of the job
Chronic disease management covering hypertension, diabetes (undiagnosed cases, non-diabetic hyperglycemia, gestational diabetes), CKD, atrial fibrillation, and COPD.
Population health profiling in Lewisham and Greenwich.Tackling health inequalities, including Core20PLUS5, prioritizing health checks for vulnerable patients, and a weight management service for Black African and Caribbean communities.
COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery Group with the London Borough of Lewisham.
Prevalence of the Vital 5 in collaboration with King's Health Partners (KHP).
Quality improvement projects using disease registers to identify at-risk and undiagnosed individuals.
This is an exciting time to join as we expand into data science and predictive modeling to identify those most at risk and drive impact.
The successful candidate will support clinicians and commissioners, translating key questions into data queries and producing analytics to inform decisions and improve health outcomes.
Key Skills & Experience:
Experience working with data in acute, primary care, community, public health, mental health, or social care.Strong programming/analytical skills (SQL, R/Python, Tableau).Excellent communication skills for conveying complex data insights.Knowledge of information governance and data ethics.Ability to work autonomously and manage workload.Experience with EMIS in primary care is an advantage.
About Us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
Date posted
17 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
197-RF6557
Job locations
Laurence House
Catford
Lewisham
SE6 9SE
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Key Result Areas & Performance:
• Work with the Principal Population Health and Care Analyst and Programme Manager to develop and implement the Population Health Analytics plan that will support clinical and commissioning workstreams
• Liaise with analytical teams in partner organisations to ensure local analytics staff are supported in their use of the PHM tools.
• Ensure that local and national policies and procedures relating to data security, data sharing, analysis, and modelling are implemented and maintained in line with national doctrine.
• Become a Subject Matter Expert (SMEs) in Population Health Analytics in Lewisham and Greenwich and support the rollout of analytical functionality across all partner organisations.
• Working with the members of the Population Health Analytics Steering Group, develop and implement standards around data visualisation and data delivery.
• Work with our third-party partners and the Analytics Steering Group to agree and deliver analytical tools that are efficient to create and effective in supporting end users Population Health goals.
• To perform any other duties deemed appropriate by the Analytics Workstream or Strategic Lead for Population Health Analytics
Workforce:
• Work closely with, and provide peer-guidance to, analysts employed by partner organisations to ensure that workloads are manageable, deadlines are achieved to an appropriate quality standard, and that training plans are agreed where appropriate etc..
Communications And Relationships:
• Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments.
• Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
Job description Job responsibilities
Communications And Relationships:
• Engage with the analytics teams in other Population Health networks to share reporting tools and products and support national developments.
• Develop a communication plan to ensure that clinical and care teams across partner organisations can access population health analytical support and understand the products of that analysis
Person Specification
Qualifications And Training Essential
• Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
• Qualification in a numerate discipline
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
• Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
• Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
• Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools e.g. Excel, SQL server / Vertica
• Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time/person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
• Experience with predictive modelling and/or inferential statistics (i.e. t-test, chi-squared, ANOVA)
Desirable
• Experience of working with: Data Visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, QlikView, Power BI) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
• Programming tools - Python / R / Visual Studio / Cursor
• Other tools, e.g. EMIS / Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA)
• Project management experience
Skills and abilities Essential
• Ability to work with complex data sources and manage challenges around data quality
Desirable
• A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or PRINCE2.
Knowledge Essential
• Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
• Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication Essential
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
• Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
Skills - Interview Only Essential
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design
Communication - Interview Only Essential
• Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences
• Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities with the ability to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g. new, urgent, priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential
• Educated to master's level or equivalent relevant experience
• Qualification in a numerate discipline
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience Essential
• Experience working in an information setting in a health or social care organisation (Acute, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health, Mental Health)
• Experience in manipulating and analysing large data sets, and presenting results in a user-friendly manner
• Experience with a range of advanced data-manipulation, analysis and reporting tools e.g. Excel, SQL server / Vertica
• Experience of preparing descriptive statistics (time/person or place using measures of proportion, averages, variance and standard deviation)
• Experience with predictive modelling and/or inferential statistics (i.e. t-test, chi-squared, ANOVA)
Desirable
• Experience of working with: Data Visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, QlikView, Power BI) to develop standard and ad hoc reports and analysis
• Programming tools - Python / R / Visual Studio / Cursor
• Other tools, e.g. EMIS / Statistical Analysis packages (SPAA, STATA)
• Project management experience
Skills and abilities Essential
• Ability to work with complex data sources and manage challenges around data quality
Desirable
• A good knowledge of project management principles and techniques, such as Agile working or PRINCE2.
Knowledge Essential
• Good understanding of the aims of Population Health programmes across at least two areas: Acute Care, Social Care, Primary Care, Community Care, Public Health and Mental Health
• Knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches and application to complex questions
Communication Essential
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, with a proven ability to forge and maintain relationships
• Ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels in NHS organisations, Social Care, and suppliers.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, self-motivate and motivate others
• Able to prevent and overcome potential challenges proactively and creatively
Skills - Interview Only Essential
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in complex environments, with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Ability to communicate complex findings in a clear and insightful manner, to help inform policy decisions or service design
Communication - Interview Only Essential
• Ability to communicate information clearly, in writing, orally, and in visual presentations, to a range of audiences
• Able to work with people to understand their needs, and how we can best support them.
Personal Qualities Essential
• Good problem-solving and multi-tasking capabilities with the ability to react to customer requirements and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to focus and accurately complete tasks within given timeframes whilst dealing with unscheduled interruptions e.g. new, urgent, priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, plan and manage own workload and plan work in advance to meet deadlines
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Laurence House
Catford
Lewisham
SE6 9SE
Employer's website
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
