Public Health Practitioner (Analyst)
WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, Wokingham
Public Health Practitioner (Analyst)
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WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL, Wokingham
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 10 Jun | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: dc05777c6cc141cf9555433f8858f22d
Location ref: Wokingham
Full Job Description
- Supporting the data led approach to understanding public health programmes to improve the health outcomes for the local community
- Identifying population health needs, using appropriate analytical techniques and working with multiple qualitative and quantitative date sources, including intelligence from local communities
- Supporting colleagues to ensure that projects are driven by evidence-based intelligence
- Developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards, We recognise that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the preparation of their job applications. When used appropriately, AI can be a helpful aid in structuring responses, checking clarity, and improving presentation. However, applications must reflect your own skills, experience and understanding. If an application appears to rely excessively on AI-generated content, it may not meet the required standard and could be rejected. We encourage all applicants to ensure their submissions are authentic, tailored to the role, and clearly demonstrate their own knowledge, experience and suitability. If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer. Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Experience of analysing data and handling datasets and using specialist software tools such as Power BI and SQL
- Excellent team working skills and evidence of delivering successful outcomes
Wokingham Borough Council has recently been ranked 2nd most productive council in England by the Impower Productivity Index, recognising our strong performance and efficient use of public money. Wokingham Borough sits in the heart of Berkshire and has excellent transport links to Reading and London. It includes a historic market town, welcoming villages and miles of beautiful countryside. We have high-performing schools, thriving businesses and a strong sense of community. With good public facilities, a growing local economy and low crime rates, it's a great place to live and work. We're also committed to becoming a Marmot Borough, focusing on prevention, early intervention, and reducing inequalities across our diverse community., Our Children's services When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child, our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time, and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive. We're committed to social workers having case loads that give them time to focus on relationship-based practice and we're growing our workforce to reflect this. We want to maintain an environment where practice can flourish and we offer: - Good quality supervision
- A wide range of training and development opportunities
- A visible and responsive leadership team We've adopted Signs of Safety as our practice framework. This is a strength based and safety-focused approach which prioritises direct work and relationships with the child and their network. Our commitment to this includes training staff at all levels in Children's Services. We also use this strengths based approach in the support and line management of our staff. https://wokinghamjobs.jgp.co.uk/ Careers in adult social care Adult Social Care makes a positive impact on so many lives. Working in social care is a fulfilling job that transforms lives for the better. With your help, people will have the ongoing support they need to live their lives to the full and help continue to deliver our outstanding services Roles are varied and every day is different. Working in adult social care will give you a huge sense of pride and satisfaction at the end of every working day. You won't find a more rewarding job.
- Excellent pension benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Annual leave - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays dependent on grade and working hours)
- Training and support
- Free eye tests
- Free gym access
- Free advice and counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Relocation package worth up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility
- Employment referral scheme of £1000 for successful candidates (subject to eligibility)
- We pay professional registration fees for Social Workers and Occupational Therapists Apprenticeships Sign up for an apprenticeship, where we will support you, to launch your career in Adult Social Care.
We have an excellent opportunity available for a Public Health Practitioner (Analyst), to join our proactive Public Health Team at Wokingham Borough Council, on a full-time, permanent basis. As Public Health Practitioner (Analyst), you will be involved in a varied and exciting programme of work aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of residents. The key purpose of the role is to contribute to the development and improvement of public health intelligence work. You will be involved in complex programmes of work that generate insight and knowledge to inform evidence-based decision making across health and care systems; this will underpin our work to improve public health outcomes and reduce inequalities in accordance with the council's ambition of becoming a 'Marmot Borough'. This pivotal role will give you the opportunity to work within an innovative Public Health team, whilst collaborating with colleagues across the council and external partners. Staff Benefits Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it's a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including: Generous Annual Leave - 28 days annual leave (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays Local Government Pension Scheme GP Helpline - Available 7 days a week Employee Assistance Programme - Including a 24/7 Your Care Helpline Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines Free Onsite Gym - Located at Shute End Offices, Wokingham Salary Sacrifice Schemes - Including Car and Cycle to Work schemes Local & Lifestyle Discounts - Save on shopping, entertainment, dining out & more Move through Menopause Course Sports & Social Group Activities - Including running, football, cricket & more Learning & Development Opportunities Employee Networks And more!,
Direct job link
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