Advanced Health Protection Practitioner - Bristol, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Details:

Reference number:

Salary:

- £56,770 - £58,769

AFC 8b: £56,164 £65,262
Job grade:

Grade 7

AFC 8b
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Health Professionals
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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About the job

Benefits:

Things you need to know

Location

Totnes TQ9 5NE or Bristol BS1 6EHAbout the job

Job summary:

Location:

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) offers hybrid working - this means that whilst the role will be based in Totnes TQ9 5NE or Bristol BS1 6EH.

There will be opportunities for an element of working from home.

About us

At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards.

We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.

Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight.

We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work.

Creating our working culture is an ongoing process which we are developing by listening and learning together, hearing and acting upon diverse voices and opinions to develop a common sense of identity and effective ways of working.

Job Summary

The Advanced Health Protection Practitioner (AHPP) is a key member of a multi-disciplinary team providing the day to day acute service response.

They will share responsibility with other senior members of the health protection team to provide oversight and management of incidents and outbreaks of infectious and non-infectious environmental hazards.

The post holder will require excellent generic public health skills and have specific lead areas of work involving partnership working with external organisations.

They will actively assist in the development of joint plans and system wide priorities for public health action or improvement.

The post holder will contribute to the strategic work of the locality/patch-based health protection team deputising if appropriate and will lead and coordinate defined complex areas of work including regional and national work streams.

The post holder may be expected to work across regional sites, providing leadership and development to the service.

Job description:

RESPONSE
SURVEILLANCE
PARTNERSHIP WORKING
RESEARCH, TEACHING AND TRAINING
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

See more in the attached job description

Person specification:

See criteria in the job descriptions (2 versions available - CS version or AfC version, please choose the relevant one)

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%
Range of health and wellbeing support

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at Childcare Choices, 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More, Help with Costs, GOV.UK

Things you need to know

Selection process details:

Your Statement of Suitability
(no more than 500 words) should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

STAGE - APPLICATION & SIFT:
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE - INTERVIEW
This competition will involve an interview by Teams.

Strategic cluster - setting direction:

People cluster - engaging people:

Performance cluster - delivering results:

Seeing the big picture
Changing and improving
Making effective decisions
Leading and communicating
Collaborating and partnering
Building capability for all
Achieving commercial outcomes
Delivering value for money
Managing a quality service
Delivering at pace

Expected Timeline:

Interviews:
w/c 17/04/2023

Eligibility Criteria
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Nationality requirements

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

Security clearance level requirement
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