Senior Surveillance Scientist

About this role

Details

per annum, pro rata

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Type of role

Science

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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Job summary

This post in the Immunisations Vaccine Preventable Disease Division will contribute to enhanced surveillance systems, programme monitoring and evaluation, epidemiological assessment, and research studies of viral respiratory diseases, leading and supporting on data collection and validation, and production of routine surveillance intelligence.

The successful candidate will

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Analyse and interpret surveillance data, develop automated routines and solutions, and oversee and respond to more complex or sensitive data requests.

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Apply their expertise in epidemiology, data(base) management, analysis and statistics, using relevant tools, including web tools, and information/data science approaches.

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Contribute to public health scientific analyses and writing reports on specific projects, regular and ad hoc publications and peer reviewed publications.

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Contribute to response to incidents including outbreaks of infectious diseases, supporting others across the directorate, local Health Protection Teams and in collaboration with other partners. This may include the design, implementation, analysis and interpretation of analytical studies, including case contact studies in a variety of settings, and supporting and managing team members carrying out these tasks.

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Contribute to the professional development of other staff as well as liaising with colleagues across the Chief Medical Advisor Group, wider UKHSA and NHS colleagues at regional/local level.

Working for your organisation

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

Job description

Surveillance, analysis & research

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Develop, manage, and enhance infectious disease surveillance systems and databases including data management/quality processes.

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Contribute to the development of protocols and research/surveillance proposals.

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Coordinate data collection and management with partners.

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Analyse and interpret complex statistical data from surveillance/research datasets to deliver routine and ad hoc outputs.

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Provide expert advice on data interpretation and analytical approaches.

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Produce scientific reports and peer reviewed publications.

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Supervise junior scientific/administrative staff in the production of surveillance reports and publications.

Supporting immunisation programmes

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Lead epidemiological investigations of vaccine impact and effectiveness, adverse events and vaccine-related research relevant to the division.

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Lead evidence generation in support of introduction of new immunisation programmes or changes to existing programmes.

These activities will inform Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) deliberations and decision-making on programmes.

Surveillance and Data Analysis

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Lead, develop, manage and maintain existing national surveillance systems and contribute to the development of new surveillance systems for acute

respiratory viral infections including testing, implementation, and contributing to the drafting of SOPs

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Conduct complex statistical analyses of data on respiratory viruses drawn from a variety of surveillance sources in response to ad hoc enquiries from

Government agencies, international agencies, public health practitioners, academics and members of the public.

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Present complex epidemiological data and findings to a range of audiences internally and externally, including at scientific conferences.

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Write scientific papers for publication in peer reviewed journals and detailed reports and briefings for UKHSA or Government departments to a high standard.

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Supervise and advise junior scientific colleagues and the administrative team in the production of analytical outputs and surveillance reports.

Vaccine Programme Support

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Develop and lead on data collection and analyses to support vaccine programme introduction, monitoring and evaluation, and decision making. Analyses may include assessment of disease burden, severity, vaccine effectiveness, impact, and safety.

Incident Response

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Support the technical, operational and analytical aspects of outbreak investigations, under the supervision of Senior Scientists and Consultant/G6 leads

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Support drafting of internal and external briefing notes and reports

Research and Data Governance

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Contribute to or lead the development, implementation, analysis and communication of research studies.

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Ensure compliance with research ethics, information governance, data protection, and security standards.

Teaching and Training

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Contribute to the training for new members of staff on the epidemiology and surveillance of respiratory viruses.

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Contribute to teaching and training activities both internally and externally.

Professional Development

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Maintain up-to-date knowledge of epidemiology, surveillance methods and scientific developments.

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Identify and address personal training and development needs.

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Participate in mandatory and relevant internal/external training.

Strategic Working and Partnerships

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Contribute to the design, development, and improvement of analytical tools, scripts, documentation, and processes to enhance efficiency, reproducibility,

and quality assurance.

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Build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders across UKHSA, government, academia and partner organisations to support delivery of

surveillance and research objectives.

Time Management and Leadership Responsibilities

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Manage own workload effectively, prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.

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Provide support, guidance or informal supervision to colleagues as appropriate, including line management responsibilities.

Key Working Relationships

The post holder will develop working relationships with a wide range of internal and external individuals to UKHSA including:

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Medical, scientific, technical, and administrative colleagues within UKHSA such as laboratory staff, data scientists, Health Protection Teams, and

communication specialists.

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External partners from DHSC, local government, devolved administrations, NHS Trusts, national, regional, and local institutions within and outside the UK.

Other duties

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Present findings to a range of audiences including national and international conferences.

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Contribute to divisional teaching activities.

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Contribute to the training of new staff members.

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Support analytical and operational aspects of incident and outbreak response.

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Build effective relationships across UKHSA, NHS and partners.

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Undertake additional duties aligned with organisational priorities.

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