Environmental Public Health Scientist

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description with full details of the position and main responsibilities.

Post Location

Your contractual will be one of the three North West sites. The role will includehybrid working which allows for staff who can operate remotely at home and in the office, to fulfil their role and responsibilitiesin line with the team and UKHSAs policies and guidance. You will be expected to travel across the region as meets the needs of the service.

Application Process Details

To apply for the role you are required to complete an online application form. Unfortunately,late applications will not be considered.

Stage 1 - 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.

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a detailed Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability of up to 1500 words which will be assessed in line with the criteria listed in the person specification.

Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the job description/person specification (available online) as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.

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.

Stage 2 Interview

All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will progress to a single in-person interview and/or assessment and will be assessed on the essential criteria as advertised.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role isBPSS

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 18th September. Please note, these dates are subject to change.

Qualifications

Essential

• Master's in public health or related field, or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate qualification in public health, statistics or related discipline or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Extensive system knowledge with specialist knowledge of SQL and R or a similar language.
• Knowledge of the application of statistical and algorithmic techniques.
• Proven project management skills and the ability to take a lead role in project management and development.
• Understanding of local and national health policy dynamics.
• Working knowledge of key issues and developments in health intelligence
• Knowledge of statutory information governance and data protection confidentiality requirements and others relevant to public health data
• Knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and/or Microsoft Project

Desirable

• Experience of working on local, regional or national environmental public health or EPRR issues
• Evidence of leading on a challenging portfolio containing a mix of policy, strategy and performance priorities, spanning across organisational boundaries
• In depth understanding and knowledge of the national policy content for underpinning developments in public health information and intelligence.
• Understanding of techniques and applications of public health and environmental public health intelligence including surveillance, needs assessment, audit and information support to commissioning.

Skills and capabilities

Essential

• Comprehensive skills in the use of several of the following: spreadsheets, databases, GIS, statistical software (e.g. R, Stata, SAS, SPSS), Power BI
• Skilled to a high level in using software packages, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and the internet.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to negotiate, facilitate, assimilate and disseminate knowledge and explain complex statistical information clearly to other specialists and non-specialists.
• Proficient to a high level in organisational skills with evidence of scheduling to meet tight and challenging deadlines, managing complex and multiple pieces of work
• Ability to facilitate groups of people to reach a consensus and agree clear actions
• Ability to collate, analyse, interpret and present statistical and textual information
• Understanding of statistical techniques and application of public health and healthcare intelligence including surveillance, needs assessment, audit and information support to commissioning
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail, accuracy and methodological rigour as appropriate
• Knowledge of routine sources of health data (e.g. hospital episode statistics, birth and death registrations) and data on determinants of health
• Understanding of data validity, reliability and confidentiality issues and of disclosure control methods.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options
• Takes decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action.
• Strategic thinking - ability to anticipate and resolve problems before they arise

Desirable

• High-level critical thinking skills, ability to problem solve and respond to sudden and unexpected demands
• Political astuteness - evidence of commitment and ability to understand diverse interest groups and power bases within organisations and how these inter-relate to affect the network as a whole
• Previous experience of training others
• Knowledge of epidemiological measures and analysis

Equality and diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).