Senior HIV/STI Surveillance Scientist and Senior Prevention Scientist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholders will undertake tasks in the following areas:Surveillance and Prevention Monitoring:

1. Develop and utilise information and intelligence systems to underpin public health action across disciplines and organisations, and lead collation and interpretation of relevant data to develop the most appropriate analyses from a range of sources;2. Have responsibility for the development and productivity of one or more information systems in the HIV/STI Department, and spanning departments and organisations when necessary, relating to work-areas;3. Undertake specialist and complex analyses of quantitative and/or qualitative datasets which will require selection of the best option from a range of possible solutions;4. Analyse and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data and research evidence from a range of sources to make recommendations and inform decision making which may have long-term impacts;5. Receive, interpret, provide and advise on highly complex epidemiological and statistical information about the health of populations to the NHS, Department of Health and Social Care and others, and challenge or respond to differing opinions;Specialist Advice and Evaluation6. Influence external agencies in their public health policy decisions by working with complex professional, managerial and population groups and other organisations in the statutory, non-statutory and private sectors

Please find a full list of main responsibilities in the job description document attached to this advert.

For a full list of Essential & Desirable criteria, please refer to role requirments and the attached Job Description.

Stage 1: Application& Sift

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience, skills and capabilities outlined in the essential criteria.

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the below listedessentialcriteria,and this will be in the form of

• a CV/ Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)

• a 1500wordStatement of Suitability.

This should outline howyou consideryour skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

TheCV/ Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked separately.

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

Please do not exceed 1500 words.We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2:Interview

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

There will be a technical test at interview as part of the assessment.

Interviews to be scheduled for approximately the week commencing 30th September 2024, though this is subject to change.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location information

UKHSA operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month)based at the UKHSA Colindalesite.

Eligibility CriteriaOpen to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants).

Security Clearance Level RequirementSuccessful 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification e.g. Data Analysis, Epidemiology, Population Health, Public Health OR significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
• MSc or equivalent experience in public health, epidemiology, health promotion, healthcare research or similar
• Training in research methods, infectious disease epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and/or public health

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Relevant work experience in public health including time spent undertaking surveillance, behavioural research or health promotion
• Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of communicable disease epidemiology, surveillance and/ or prevention, e.g. HIV or STI
• Demonstrated experience of developing and managing projects in complex and challenging environments, including budgets
• Experience of managing risks and reporting

Skills/capabilities/behaviours

Essential

• Experience of using computers and database software packages (such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI)
• Experience of using statistical packages, such as STATA or R
• Experience of interpreting and evaluating epidemiological data
• Experience of data management, analysis and reporting
• Experience of preparing scientific reports and presentations
• Ability to maintain required levels of confidentiality

Equality and diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Colindale

London

NW9 5EQ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)