Health Protection Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

We are seeking to recruit a Health Protection Practitioner to work as part of the Yorkshire & Humber Region health protection team.

We are looking for, Environmental Health Practitioners, Registered General Nurses or Allied Health Care Professionals who are seeking to develop their role within the field of health protection. You will be a good communicator, able to work in a team and be prepared to take on responsibility, as appropriate

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

The post holder will be responsible under the direction of the Senior Health Protection Practitioner for responding to a range of day-to-day health protection issues as part of our acute response service in the investigation and control of infectious disease and other threats to health.

The Health Protection Practitioner will be required to interpret protocol and guidance, communicating advice to a range of stakeholders’, while sometimes needing to negotiate and influence sensitive decision making on an individual and organisational level.

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.

Please note there are two job descriptions attached, one clinical and one non-clinical. Refer to the job description and person specification for competencies.

The Yorkshire & Humber health protection team operates Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and provides an out-of-hours on-call duty service at all other times. The post holder will participate, following appropriate training, in the on-call rota, for which financial remuneration is provided as per terms and conditions of contract. The frequency of on call the post holder will undertake is based on service needs, expected to be >1:6 and < 1:3.

UKHSA is dedicated to supporting the Continuous Professional Development of its staff. This is an opportunity to join an experienced and vibrant team of nurses, doctors and other health protection professionals. This vacancy falls within the clinical ring fence pool of posts within UKHSA. Therefore, suitably qualified clinical applicants will be employed on NHS terms and conditions and will be able to join the NHS Pension Scheme; other applicants who do not meet the clinical criteria will be employed on Civil Service terms and conditions.

Post Location

Your contractual and operational base will be Blenheim House Leeds. The role will include hybrid working which allows for staff who can operate remotely at home and in the office, to fulfil their role and responsibilities in line with the team and UKHSA’s policies and guidance.

Application Process Details

**Stage 1 - Application & Sift**:
This vacancy will use competency based questions to assess the behaviours, experience, ability, technical skills/qualifications, strengths and commitment to equality and diversity detailed in the essential person specification.

Stage 2 - Interview

Other Information

(Option 3 - External
- Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

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