Data Scientist Newbridge, Wales
Job description
The Public Health Team is building their intelligence function to improve population health and are seeking a talented individual with a drive to reduce inequalities. You will lead the public health and population health management analysis using relevant linked datasets to improve the health and well-being of the population of Gwent. Continuing our journey to be a population health organisation, the public health agenda is central to our strategy for improving the health and well-being outcomes for our local population via best use of NHS resources. It will be essential to have experience using such things as, excel, R, python, SQL Queries, Power BI and other reporting tools. As a Marmot region, reducing health inequalities and tackling wider determinants of health is at the core of what we do. We need someone that is passionate and can drive our insights into the social, economic and environmental determinants of health to inform our approach to tackling inequalities in health and create a stronger, fairer, safer Gwent.
You will help us achieve this through delivery of an online strategic needs assessment, by providing a social narrative, based on informative data, that tells the story of Gwent, ensuring health equality and equity through the development of the Health Board 10-year Long Term Strategy. Supporting the public health approach to inform how we achieve equality and equity.
Supporting the development of population health indicators that will reduce inequalities using the linked data sets and providing statistical insight about health, care and well-being across Gwent, including robust analytics surrounding primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. You’ll be supporting the development of the cloud-based warehouse for Health Board linked data, including the data standards, security and quality and taking a key role in supporting the development of a population health management platform to deliver better outcomes to the residents of Gwent.
Using your technical skills to identify, extract and make sense of data to provide actionable intelligence using appropriate software. You’ll develop prediction modelling and need to work in both a Patient Identifiable and anonymised world, building the bridge between the two using appropriate secure algorithms.
The post holder should demonstrate commitment to equality, diversity, equity, health and well-being.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
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