UK Health Security Agency

Head of Operations for Genomics

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Job summary

The post holder will have responsibility for the efficient national laboratory operation and delivery of the UKHSA Genomics services under the Direction of the Deputy Director for Genomics service delivery and quality. This comprises of a high throughput and regional sequencing capacity and capability in support of the COVID response and other pathogens. The work of the genomics sequencing services is to support UKHSA's genomics surveillance programmes, to aid detection of outbreaks and transmission of infections, to characterise and correlate genomics to virulence and antimicrobial resistance mechanisms efficiently and effectively, and generate evidence to support effective interventions, all within the wider UKHSA objective, to significantly reduce their overall public health burden.

Main duties of the job

The primary responsibility of the post holder will be to oversee the laboratory Operations of all UKHSA Genomics sites under the direction of the Deputy Director to deliver pathogen genomics sequencing and utilise the infrastructure and capabilities built to transform and deliver pathogen genomics.

About us

UK Health Security Agency provides strategic leadership and vision for protecting and improving the nation's health. Its ambition is to lead nationally, and enable locally, a transformation in the health expectations of all people in England, regardless of where they live and the circumstance of their birth. It will achieve this through the application of research, knowledge and skills. UKHSA is an executive agency of the Department of Health. It is a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy to advise and support government, local authorities and the NHS in a professionally independent manner.

Date posted

20 May 2022

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£61,565 to £75,411 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

4 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

919-MQ-39448654-EXT

Job locations

Flexible but on site at Colindale and regional laboratories as required

Colindale

NW9 5EQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Applicants should have evidence of a least 10 years postgraduate practical, technical and theoretical experience in Medical Microbiology and Medical Laboratory Sciences and extensive knowledge and expertise in various managerial fields, including finance, HR, business, project management, planning, leadership, procurement etc. gained both by qualifications and experience.

This vacancy is usingSuccess Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours , Experience and Strengths

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability in no more than 1250 words

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history (this will be used in sifting process and will be scored).

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview

STAGE 2 INTERVIEWAll candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview

All applicants that progress to a blended interview will be assessed against a mixture of Behaviours and Strengths and Technical Skills

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Seeing the Big Picture
Making Effective Decisions
Leadership
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

The Strengths tested during the interview stage will be:

Strategic
Decisive
Problem solver
Motivator
Visionary
emotionally intelligent
Focussed
Resilient

Technical skills will be assessed through a presentation, details will follow should you be invited to an interview.

Option 3 External

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

New entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band.

The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase.

Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.For further details please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment.

Security Clearance Level Requirement:

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.