Public Health Intelligence and Insight Team Lead

This role has a starting salary of £61,784 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.

At Surrey County Council, we are committed to empowering our communities, supporting our residents to lead healthy and fulfilling lives and ensuring no one is left behind. As such, we are delighted to be hiring a new Public Health Intelligence and Insight Team Lead to join our fantastic Public Health Team. The team is based in Woodhatch, Reigate but we promote a hybrid approach to working meeting collaboratively when required.

Rewards and Benefits

26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service.

Buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave

Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year

An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) supporting health and wellbeing

A generous local government salary related pension

Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more

2 paid volunteering days per year

Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

Paternity, adoption and dependents leave

About the Role

As the team lead for the Public Health Intelligence and Insights Team (PHIIT), you will be providing leadership, mentorship and technical support to a team of public health analysts in the delivery of robust, automated and replicable intelligence and insight products. You will provide expert advice and guidance on epidemiological, statistical and technical matters, supporting public health and system partners to make intelligence-driven decisions to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

A key part of your role will be to oversee the development, management and querying of public health statutory datasets and support the delivery of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA). Your role will also be to ensure that intelligence products are produced in compliance with appropriate legal and ethical frameworks.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following :

How you match the role profile (attached), particularly the sections around role purpose and line management.

Holds master's degree in a discipline relevant to Public Health, Health Information, Statistics, Data Science or Epidemiology

Significant experience in the use of statistical software (such as R), programming (SQL, Python), and data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI

Experience of leading a team, including experience of motivating, coaching and mentoring and developing staff.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to communicate with people of all levels

Application Questions

To apply, alongside your CV, you will be asked to answer the following questions :

Please describe your experience to date of leading an analytical team. Please provide examples of supervising and developing a team.

Please describe your experience, to-date, in the use of statistical software (such as R or Stata), programming languages (SQL, Python), and data visualisation tools (such as Tableau or Power BI).

Please provide an example of an occasion where you co-ordinated or were involved in the organisation of a complex project. Describe your specific role in this and what you did well and what you could change if you did it again.

Please describe your experience of coping with adversity / working under pressure?

The job advert closes at 23 : 59 on 5th October 2025 with interviews planned for week commencing 20th October 2025.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where :

The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application

The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and / or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups