Job summary
The
Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (SNEE ICB) are looking for a
senior analytical manager to lead a programme of work around population health
management (PHM). The post holder will lead the ICBs PHM analytics team,
working to the Head of Business Intelligence and wider Intelligence Function
leadership. They will play a leading role in developing the ICBs population
health infrastructure and insights, including a longitudinal linked healthcare
dataset, an advanced analytics environment, and a population health reporting
platform. They will lead the management and analysis of large datasets from
across primary, secondary and care sectors, as well as data on wider
determinants of health. They will work with stakeholders across health and
care, including in the VCFSE, to use linked data to tailor the provision of
care to identify people who would benefit most from proactive intervention and
to tailor services to best meet population need.
This is an
analytical leadership role in which the candidate will have a key role to play
in the developing field of population health analysis.
Please note, due to the ongoing cost reduction programme and restructure underway at SNEE ICB (due to end in Summer 2024), prior consideration for this role may be given to existing staff who are affected by this programme and this role may be removed from the recruitment process at any time.
Main duties of the job
Managing analytical
projects and infrastructure:
To scope and manage the delivery of PHM analytical
projects, focussing on priority projects that will drive the delivery of the
SNEE ICS PHM strategy, ensuring coverage of insights across the SNEE population
and three Alliances.
To manage the development of the SNEE PHM data and
analytics environment, to ensure it stores the right information, that the data
is managed safely, and is only accessible by those with a reason to view it.
Work with the Digital
PMO, data suppliers, and cross-system analysts to identify where new data flows
are needed to meet business analysis requirements, getting value from the ICBs
data and analytics environment and reporting tools.
Leadership and line
management
Be a member of the
Business Intelligence Senior Leadership Team, helping the Head of Business Intelligence
to set direction across the unit.
Develop and monitor objectives for both the team and
individuals across the year, ensuring all staff have an appraisal and provide
support and guidance in ensuring the appraisal is completed. Ensure all
mandatory training is undertaken by the team, and undertake effective
management of resources, such as through appropriate holiday planning and
management and recording of sickness and absence to ensure early intervention
and identification of emerging issues.
About us
The NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB plan and buy healthcare services for over one million people. Working within a total budget of £1.5bn per year, we serve some of the poorest and wealthiest communities in the UK.
In addition to consolidating our own resources and expertise, we are also building powerful alliances with our partners in the local government, healthcare, community and voluntary sectors. Because we know that together, we can achieve the best possible health outcomes.
We are committed to providing a supportive work environment where employees are able to work to the best their abilities. We value professional development and care about health and wellbeing of our staff with many initiatives in place to make us an employer of choice and an organisation that employees are proud to be part of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The outcomes the Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE) Integrated Care System (ICS) would like to achieve for the one million people living in Suffolk and North East Essex is for everyone to have as healthy a life as possible, and to enable Health Equality for Everyone. Our population is both growing in size and growing in age with more people living for longer in poorer health. We understand we face new challenges as society changes, and as new risks such emerge. These may require a different approach to that we have previously taken, to achieve the outcomes we want to see for the populations health and wellbeing.
Population Health Management (PHM) aims to use linked healthcare data and advanced analytics to improve physical and mental health outcomes, promote wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across an entire population.
The SNEE Integrated Care Board (ICB) has established significant capacity and expertise to enable PHM, including:
- A longitudinal linked healthcare dataset combining primary care, secondary care, social care and other datasets
- A secure data environment for hosting linked data, and for providing advanced analytics capabilities
- A reporting platform enabling users from across the ICS to access and self-serve PHM insights
- A dedicated PHM analytics team for managing our PHM infrastructure and generating insights from linked data
The post holder will lead the PHM analytics team, working to the Head of Business Intelligence and wider Intelligence Function leadership. The post holder will play a leading role in managing our PHM structure, and in developing PHM insights from data and analysis, from descriptive to predictive and prescriptive, and across the ICB and ICS. They will lead a team of analysts, including individuals for whom they have direct line management responsibility and, for cross-cutting, project based work, a virtual team of ICS analysts. Their analysis will include working with data from across primary, secondary and care sectors, as well as data on wider determinants of health, to undertake segmentation modelling, risk stratification, analysis of full patient pathways, and identification and monitoring of health inequalities. They will work with stakeholders across health and care, including in the VCSE, to use linked data to tailor the provision of care to identify people who would benefit most from proactive intervention and to tailor services to best meet population need.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Senior Data Professional knowledge plus additional specialist, management knowledge acquired through training and experience to Masters level equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management/leadership role related to the provision of analysis for health and care services or health and care policy
- Experience of delivering and managing competing demands in a time constrained environment, both personally and through a team
- Experience in managing analytical projects and delivering analytical products through teams
Desirable
- Experience of Healthcare / Public Health / Population Health Management and Analytics, including experience of working with multiple sets of health related data and information systems in health related organisations
- Working with NHS IT systems and datasets
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of population health and the determinants of health
- Advanced skills in at least one programming language commonly used for analysis e.g. SQL, Python, or R
- In depth knowledge of statistics and/or machine learning
- Experience of using databases including SQL and knowledge of data warehouse environments
- Knowledge of data security and confidentiality issues
Desirable
- Advanced user in R or Python
- Excellent understanding of Information Governance
- Understanding of NHS data flows and information issues, including commissioning datasets
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- High level of analytical and problem solving skills ability to analyse highly complex data/information/problems and make judgements/draw conclusions
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions, prioritising own workload and directing the work others, working to tight and changing timescales
- Able to build effective and sustainable relationships across teams and organisations and build consensus.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to lead and direct others to accomplish organisational goals and objectives, being an inspirational and motivational leader
- Evidence of holding strong public service values and being deeply motivated to improve services and make a real difference to the health status of patients, clients and the public
- Values integrity, fairness, passion, openness, honesty, mutual respect and challenge
Other
Essential
- Ability to occasionally travel within the East of England and to travel outside the region, as required, for the role
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
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB
Address
Endeavour House
8 Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX