Health Protection Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

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

- 344776**Salary**:

- £38,724 - £45,996**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer- AfC Band 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Other**Working pattern**:

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

- 3Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Totnes TQ9 5NE or Bristol BS1 6EHAbout the job

**Job summary**:
AfC Band 7 £43,742 - £45,996

CS SEO: £38,724 - £44,393

There are 3 vacancies available: 2 - Full Time, 1 - 30 hrs per week.

**About Us**

At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.

Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight. We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work.

Creating our working culture is an ongoing process which we are developing by listening and learning together, hearing and acting upon diverse voices and opinions to develop a common sense of identity and effective ways of working.

**Summary**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Protection Practitioners (Level 2) to join the UKHSA South West.

At level 2 it is expected that the postholder will act more autonomously than a level 1 practitioner

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the provision of the health protection function, including the management of infectious and environmental hazards, and response to major incidents. They will use specialist knowledge and skills to undertake case management and provide health protection advice across a range of partner organisations, professionals, and the public. They will actively contribute to the wider provision and development of the health protection function, including the development, training and supervision of others within the team

The post holder will undergo a programme of on-going development and education. They will contribute to the out of hours on-call service

Regular on-site presence will be required at one of the SW offices

**Job description**:
**Location**

This role will be based in Totnes TQ9 5NE or Bristol BS1 6EH, 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 Totnes or Bristol 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.*_

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**:
**A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the job description**

The postholder will contribute to operational delivery to ensure high quality, safe delivery of the health protection service by providing first point of contact for specialist knowledge/ advice to health professionals Undertake management of routine acute response work & non-complex incidents escalating and referring complex incidents and outbreaks

Support to the development & maintenance of effective systems for the surveillance of communicable disease and environmental hazards. Support the development of effective relationships with a range of individuals and stakeholders, support to research & the development and delivery of teaching resources, role model team standards. Support the development of policies for health protection issues & audit as part of quality/service improvement Participate in organisational/professional appraisal, revalidation & CPD as appropriate. Participate in a local on call rota at regional level.

**Person specification**:
**Essential criteria**

**AfC Band 7**:

- Registered General Nurse or relevant Allied Health Professional with current professional registration e.g. NMC

**CS SEO**:

- Working towards registration with an appropriate health or science related professional body

**Applied or both**:

- Post registration experience as a practitioner in a related field
- An understanding of and ability to work under the current He



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