Consultant Epidemiologist

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

- 246843**Salary**:

- £79,592 - £119,133- pro-rata, per annum**Job grade**:

- Other- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant or AfC Band 8d**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Health Adviser
- Health Professionals
- Medical
- Senior leadership**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
- CambridgeAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This vacancy presents an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Epidemiologist to join the UKHSA Field Service East of England.

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.

The Field Services Directorate (FSD) was established to provide a national comprehensive service which is geographically dispersed and integrates epidemiological, microbiological, infectious diseases and data sciences capacity and skills delivering surveillance and outbreak investigations consistently of the highest quality.

As a member of the Field Service, the post-holder will contribute to the national UKHSA surveillance, epidemiology and outbreak control function, supported by information, administrative, and scientific staff within the local East of England team and the wider national Field Service

**Job description**:
In delivering these responsibilities, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate a high level of expertise in the Faculty competencies set out in appendix 1 and to meet the person specifications.
- the consultant will take a lead role in the daily reactive on-call service with Scientists, Information Officers, Epidemiology Fellows, Specialist Registrars in Public Health Medicine / Specialist Trainees and administration team.
- the consultant will be expected to lead and complete major incidents or outbreaks across the team locality and national incidents where required
- to provide epidemiological advice and support to regional deputy directors of health protection, consultants in health protection, directors of public health and others involved in the control of communicable disease and infection and the management of regional and national incidents/outbreaks
- to undertake the surveillance of communicable disease and infection, both in hospitals and the wider community, at local and national level where required, to ensure that timely and accurate information is available to those involved in the surveillance, prevention and control of communicable disease and infection at local, regional and national levels
- other duties as agreed by negotiation between the post holder and the deputy director of the field service.

**Person specification**:
To provide field services, as a member of the Field Service and supported by information, administrative, and scientific staff within the local team and throughout the national Field Service. The post-holder will also contribute to the national UKHSA surveillance, epidemiology and outbreak control function.

The key elements of the service are:

- surveillance of infectious disease and health effects from exposure to environmental hazards
- advice and support to the Directors of Public Health, Regional Deputy Directors of Health Protection and other public health & NHS staff on health protection issues
- advice and support to professionals on communicable disease control and outbreaks including provision of a field service
- promotion of professional standards including training, research and audit

**Benefits**:

- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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