Senior Health Protection Practitioner - Manchester, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The UKHSA North West Region is a multi-disciplinary team of Consultants in Health Protection, Health Protection Practitioners, Surveillance Scientists, Emergency Preparedness and Business Operations.

The Senior Health Protection Practitioner is a key member of the health protection team and will contribute to and at times lead, the day to day running of the acute response of the health protection function, including the management of infectious and environmental hazards, and response to major incidents.

They will use specialist knowledge and skills to undertake case management and provide health protection advice across a range of partner organisations, professionals, and the public.

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

The post holder will contribute to the strategic work of the locality/patch-based health protection team and deputise where appropriate.