Epidemiology and Information Systems Specialist

2 months ago

Canary Wharf, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

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

- 346152**Salary**:

- £34,463 - £41,478**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4PUAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Field Service (FS) South East and London is part of Health Protection Operations in UKHSA. The Field Service is a national service comprising geographically dispersed multi-disciplinary teams integrating expertise in Field Epidemiology, Real-time Syndromic Surveillance, Public Health Microbiology and Food, Water and Environmental Microbiology to strengthen the surveillance, intelligence and response functions of UKHSA.

The Field Service, Epidemiology and Information Systems Specialist works closely with UKHSA and NHS colleagues to support data capture and data management across a number of topic areas. The central facet of this post is to support the London & South EAST of England’s hospital laboratories in the secure reporting of infectious disease test data to UKHSA’s Second Generation Surveillance System (SGSS).

The post also supports response to incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases and works on the analysis, visualisation, and communication of data to Health Protection Teams and other partners.

Liaison with hospital laboratories, as well as with other internal and external stakeholders, is an important feature of this role.

**Location**

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 Canary Wharf, London. 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**:
The role will involve supporting outbreaks and epidemiological investigations through the creation and administration of outbreak databases and through providing advice and expertise on data sources and capture.

The post holder will contribute to UKHSA’s surveillance work by supporting the implementation of new, and the improvement of existing, surveillance systems.

The post holder will support users through providing ongoing support and training and will also be required to contribute to a robust quality assurance programme.

The interface with local, regional, and national colleagues, as well as with external stakeholders, will be an important feature of this role.

**Your main responsibilities will include**:
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
**Outbreak support and epidemiological investigation**
- Advise on data availability and capture during outbreaks and create and administer outbreak databases

**Surveillance**
- Support the development and operational testing of, and implement, new surveillance systems and provide ongoing support and training as required
- Maintain and improve existing surveillance databases, validating the quality of surveillance data including the development and use of automated routines and through audit
- Produce and update Standard Operating Procedures

**Research**
- Develop and maintain study databases including advising on data linkage, storage, and design

**Software skills**
- Undertake more complex analytical tasks using common software packages to support data extractions, analysis, and validation, including programming and using web-based technologies

**Communication**
- Present internally or to local partners on lead area / specialty

**Teaching**
- Teach colleagues on surveillance systems and database management

**Quality and Governance**
- Ensure that data transfer, extraction and storage of data are appropriate and secure
- Identify data quality issues and implement data validation and correction solutions based on guidance from senior staff and policy
- Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery procedures are in place for databases and systems

**Workforce/HR**
- Be responsible for managing own workload, including developing objectives and reviewing progress against these, leading and motivating team members and effectively appraising and managing performance for staff line managed

**Project management**
- Contribute to and ensure the delivery of project outcomes such as the implementation of new systems and processes

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as i

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