The Strategy Unit is an independent research and analysis consultancy, providing the NHS and its partners with high quality evidence – from within the NHS.
Our services are in high demand, as the NHS and its partners face significant challenges. We work with healthcare providers, commissioners, universities, charities, and government organisations. Supporting them to solve complex problems by providing evidence-informed analysis and advice.
We are recruiting to new roles to expand our amazing teams! |
Data Science Team |
Data Scientist - Band 7 (£46,148 - £52,809) |
Analytics Manager (Simulation) |
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Analytics and Modelling |
£58,972 to £68,525 |
As anAnalytics Manager (Simulation) you will work closely with those that commission or sponsor our work and will be responsible for developing detailed analytical proposals that respond to a clients' needs. You will primarily lead and deliver stand-alone simulation-based projects (e.g. Discrete event, system dynamics, agent based etc.). There will also be opportunities to lead and deliver other analytical projects including analytical components of complex mixed methods work programmes.
You will be responsible for identifying, and developing opportunities for new business to build the simulation function within the Strategy Unit and ensuring that you and your team have a sufficient pipeline of projects to keep you engaged throughout the year. You will support the development of the use of simulation methods within the wider NHS, through the leading and delivery of an established community of practice, conference presentations and training workshops.
We are committed to open-source reproducible analytical pipelines to ensure the methods are shared widely across the NHS, including sharing code and transferring skills to national and local teams.
For more information on the role, please contact Jake Parsons, Head of Analytics and Modelling (jake.parsons@nhs.net)
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Analytics Manager (Simulation)
Analytics and Modelling
£58,972 to £68,525
As anAnalytics Manager (Simulation) you will work closely with those that commission or sponsor our work and will be responsible for developing detailed analytical proposals that respond to a clients' needs. You will primarily lead and deliver stand-alone simulation-based projects (e.g. Discrete event, system dynamics, agent based etc.). There will also be opportunities to lead and deliver other analytical projects including analytical components of complex mixed methods work programmes.
You will be responsible for identifying, and developing opportunities for new business to build the simulation function within the Strategy Unit and ensuring that you and your team have a sufficient pipeline of projects to keep you engaged throughout the year. You will support the development of the use of simulation methods within the wider NHS, through the leading and delivery of an established community of practice, conference presentations and training workshops.
We are committed to open-source reproducible analytical pipelines to ensure the methods are shared widely across the NHS, including sharing code and transferring skills to national and local teams.
For more information on the role, please contact Jake Parsons, Head of Analytics and Modelling (jake.parsons@nhs.net)
Our values
We operate as an independent consultancy but are part of the NHS, hosted by Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (CSU), and driven by NHS values. Our desire is to:
We are committed to making a difference in health and social care. We only seek work that we believe can add value, either directly or indirectly, and improve care for the people we serve.
We use our skills to provide impartial and independent analysis, advice, and support.
We work in partnership with our clients, understanding the pressures they face, respecting their judgment, and working collaboratively with them to improve outcomes.
Our team are mostly based in the Midlands, although the majority are currently working from home. We currently have an office based in Central Birmingham which is only a 2-min walk from New Street train station. Where you need to travel for Strategy Unit and/or client events, travel which is excess of the home to agreed work base will be reimbursed.
We are committed to providing a work environment to suit you, this means we will provide all equipment necessary for your role. We understand that everyones circumstances are different and we aim to be as accommodating as possible. There will be no minimum requirement to come into the office, but we do expect to have regular team days where everyone will get together.
We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas, and culture to the team. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability, and age. Ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled people and religious and faith groups are currently under-represented across the organisation, we would encourage applications from members of these groups.
We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're open to discussing flexible working options, provided we can balance your needs with those of our clients.
Please submit your application through the NHS Jobs portal. We recognise that this is not a straightforward process but unfortunately, we can’t accept CV’s. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process to accommodate your needs, feel free to contact strategy.unit@nhs.net who will be happy to support you.
If you have any queries relating to specific areas of our work or what it’s like to work at the Strategy Unit, please get in touch: strategy.unit@nhs.net
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Our team are mostly based in the Midlands, although the majority are currently working from home. We currently have an office based in Central Birmingham which is only a 2-min walk from New Street train station. Where you need to travel for Strategy Unit and/or client events, travel which is excess of the home to agreed work base will be reimbursed.
We are committed to providing a work environment to suit you, this means we will provide all equipment necessary for your role. We understand that everyones circumstances are different and we aim to be as accommodating as possible. There will be no minimum requirement to come into the office, but we do expect to have regular team days where everyone will get together.
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We strongly value diversity within our workforce, and recognise that different people bring different perspectives, lived experience, ideas, and culture to the team. This difference brings with it great strengths, including diversity of thought and innovation.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability, and age. Ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled people and religious and faith groups are currently under-represented across the organisation, we would encourage applications from members of these groups.
We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're open to discussing flexible working options, provided we can balance your needs with those of our clients.
Please submit your application through the NHS Jobs portal. We recognise that this is not a straightforward process but unfortunately, we can’t accept CV’s. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process to accommodate your needs, feel free to contact strategy.unit@nhs.net who will be happy to support you.
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If you have any queries relating to specific areas of our work or what it’s like to work at the Strategy Unit, please get in touch: strategy.unit@nhs.net