Epidemiology and Information Systems Specialist - London, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £32,978 - £39,691
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Number of jobs available:
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Location

LondonAbout the job

Job summary:

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders.

To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities.

We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Field Service (FS) South East and London is part of Health Protection Operations in UKHSA.

The Field Service is a national service comprising geographically dispersed multi-disciplinary teams integrating expertise in Field Epidemiology, Real-time Syndromic Surveillance, Public Health Microbiology and Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology to strengthen the surveillance, intelligence and response functions of UKHSA.

The Field Service, Epidemiology and Information Systems Specialist works closely with UKHSA and NHS colleagues to support data capture and data management across a number of topic areas.

The central facet of this post is to support the London & South EAST of England's hospital laboratories in the secure reporting of infectious disease test data to UKHSA's Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS).

The post also supports response to incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases and works on the analysis, visualisation, and communication of data to Health Protection Teams and other partners.

Liaison with hospital laboratories, as well as with other internal and external stakeholders, is an important feature of this role.

Job description:

Surveillance and Data Analysis

Maintain the flow of good quality surveillance data from hospital laboratories, acting as the team's primary liaison with laboratories around the region
Respond to complex or sensitive data requests as well as routine analyses of data with an eye to both disease surveillance and overall data quality. Display good skill in presenting accurate, easily interpreted analyses and visualisations
Be proficient in the use of software such as SQL Server, MS Office & Power BI, R Coding

Outbreak Support and Epidemiological Investigations

Work collaboratively with the team during incident and outbreak investigations, supporting data management aspects such as employing SQL Server databases, visualisation tools and associated ETL

Audit, Quality and Governance

Advise on quality and information governance issues associated with laboratory surveillance data, evaluating existing systems to ensure compliance and consistency

Research and development

Opportunities to contribute to research and development projects will be available and participation encouraged.
Present at scientific conferences, lab surveillance and topicspecific meetings in collaboration with health, public health, academic and other partners.

Please see the accompanying job description for full details of the post.

Person specification:

The post holder will be responsible for delivering tasks in the following key workstream areas:

Outbreak support and epidemiological investigation
Surveillance
Research
Software skills
Communication
Teaching
Quality and Governance
Workforce/HR
Project management

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

Application Process Details

Stage - Application & sift:
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Stage - Interview
This vacancy is using Success Profiles.

All applicants that progress to interview will be assessed on a blended interview against a mixture of behaviours and experience elements of Success Profiles.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Changing and Improving
Leadership
Working Together
Delivering at Pace

The Strengths tested during the interview stage will be:

Problem Solver
Motivator
Networker
Team Player
Disciplined
Focussed

UKHSA offers hybrid working for its employees

Whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home.

The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with departmental policy.

Some business travel may be required to other UKHSA offi