Health Protection Practitioner Level 1

4 months ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 341366**Salary**:

- £30,473 - £37,350**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- AfC Band 6**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Health Professionals
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham B2 4BHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
AfC Band 6: £35,392 - £37,350

CS HEO: £30,473 - £37,215

**About Us**

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.

**Summary**

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team providing the day-to-day health protection function, including the management of infectious and environmental hazards and supporting response to major incidents.

The post is an entry level Health Protection development post and as such will develop specialist knowledge and skills to undertake case management, liaise with, and provide health protection advice and response across a range of partner organisations, professionals and the public.

The post holder will undergo a programme of on-going 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.

**Location**

This role will be based in 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham B2 4BH, with regular travel within the geographical area of responsibility and travel elsewhere/nationally as maybe required by the post.

The UK Health Security Agency (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) working at Birmingham office. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based on individual requirements and business needs.
- *Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*_

**Job description**:
**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:_See attached job description and person specification for full details._**
- Under supervision, contribute to the day to day running of the acute response function to ensure high quality, safe and effective delivery of the health protection service.
- Provide first point of contact for specialist knowledge, support and advice to health professionals on health protection matters.
- Undertake initial assessment and management of routine acute response work and non-complex incidents.
- Escalate and refer challenging or complex incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases and non-infectious environmental hazards to senior manager as appropriate.
- Manage and carry out continuing responsibility for a caseload ensuring accurate, up to date records of contacts/action by completion of relevant records and compliance with team handover procedures, in line with UKHSA’s standards for record keeping.
- To utilise an evidence based approach to manage clinical/professional advice and discussions within the team, seeking senior advice as/when appropriate.
- Support and participate in the team’s formal case review process.
- Contribute to and where required lead under supervision the ongoing longer term management of issues relevant to a defined geographical area.
- Contribute to the UKHSA response during incidents in line with UKHSAs Emergency Planning and Resilience Response (EPRR) arrangements as part of the region’s responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act.
- May be required to participate in a local on call rota at regional level as required.

**_ The above is extracted from the Job Description; please refer to the job description for full details of the role._**

**Person specification**:
**Essential criteria**
- Registered General Nurse or Allied Health Professional in relevant clinical discipline with current professional registration e.g. NMC
- Working towards registration with an appropriate health or science related professional body
- Post registration experience as a practitioner in a related field
- An understanding of and ability to work under the current Health and Social Care Act (e.g. safe guarding vulnerable adults; data protection, information governance)
- Proven experience in the establishment and maintenance of good relationships with managers, staff and external contracts
- Effective v



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