Health Protection Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £29,160 - £40,588- pro rata plus on-call; AfC T&Cs £33,706 - £40,588 CS T&Cs £29,160 - £35,612
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Agenda for Change band 6
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Health Professionals
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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LiverpoolAbout the job

Job summary:

We are seeking to recruit a Health Protection Practitioner to work as part of the North West Region health protection team in our Cheshire and Merseyside team.

We are looking for Environmental Health Practitioners, Registered General Nurses or Allied Health Care Professionals who are seeking to develop their role within the field of health protection.

You will be a good communicator, able to work in a team and be prepared to take on responsibility, as appropriate

The post holder will undergo a programme of on-going professional development and education to build on existing knowledge and develop skills to provide specialist health protection advice and meet competencies required to undertake the role.

Job description:

The post holder will be responsible under the direction of the Senior Health Protection Practitioner for responding to a range of day-to-day health protection issues as part of our acute response service in the investigation and control of infectious disease and other threats to health.

The Health Protection Practitioner will be required to interpret protocol and guidance, communicating advice to a range of stakeholders', while sometimes needing to negotiate and influence sensitive decision making on an individual and organisational level.

Person specification:

Please note there are two job descriptions attached, one clinical and one non-clinical. Refer to the Job description and person specification for competencies.

The North West health protection team operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and provides an out-of-hours on-call duty service at all other times.

The post holder will participate, following appropriate training, in the on-call rota, for which financial remuneration is provided as per terms and conditions of contract.

The frequency of on call the post holder will undertake is based on service needs, expected to be >1:6 and <13.

UKHSA is dedicated to supporting the Continuous Professional Development of its staff. This is an opportunity to join an experienced and vibrant team of nurses, doctors and other health protection professionals. This vacancy falls within the clinical ring fence pool of posts within UKHSA.

Therefore, suitably qualified clinical applicants will be employed on NHS terms and conditions and will be able to join the NHS Pension Scheme; other applicants who do not meet the clinical criteria will be employed on Civil Service terms and conditions.

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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:

Stage - Application & Sift:

This vacancy will use competency based questions to assess the behaviours, experience, ability, technical skills/qualifications, strengths and commitment to equality and diversity detailed in the essential person specification.

Stage - Interview

Other Information
(Option - External - Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals

- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service:

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
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