Company: NHS Scotland
Location: Glasgow
Job Description:
Overview
As Public Health Intelligence Advisor, you use data to understand health and inequalities and support policy decisions. You will work within the Public Health Science Service, focusing on data and intelligence to monitor health in Scotland and evaluate actions. The immediate focus is on the health and wellbeing of children and young people, with scope to move between topic areas as public health needs change. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to turn complex data into actionable insights and influence practice and policy.
Pay / Benefits
- pension scheme
- work life balance policies
- occupational health services
- learning resource centres
- discounted leisure
- discounted shopping benefits
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve data and intelligence on the health and wellbeing of children and young people
- Analyze economic determinants of health and trends in health inequalities
- Evaluate actions on the commercial determinants of health
- Contribute to work within the Scottish Public Health Observatory
- Engage with stakeholders across organisations to influence policy and practice
- Present complex information to diverse audiences, including non-specialists
- Support cross-functional collaboration and partnership working
- Support delivery of a programme focused on early years and young people
Key requirements
- Strong technical public health intelligence skills
- Knowledge of social determinants of health
- Experience working with complex data and evidence
- Effective communication skills for varied audiences
- Interpersonal and partnership working abilities
- Collaborative and influential across organisations
- Stakeholder engagement
- Analytical thinking
- Collaborative mindset
- Public health data analysis
- Evidence synthesis or evaluation methods
- Data visualization and presentation of findings
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Posted: October 17th, 2026