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This post is within the Healthcare Associated Infection, Fungal, Antimicrobial Resistance, Antimicrobial Utilisation & Sepsis Division (Clinical & Public Health group) of UKHSA. The mission of the division is to protect people from healthcare-associated and antimicrobial resistant infections, through world-leading public health microbiology, outbreak response, surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, modelling, research and interventions.
The post is within the surveillance section of the HCAI & AMR Division. The primary function of this post is to coordinate and develop the collation of HCAI & AMR surveillance data sets. Under the supervision of senior scientific staff, the post holder will regularly extract, collate and validate surveillance data-sets and undertake analyses to determine data quality and ways in which data quality could be improved. They will contribute to the delivery of surveillance and policy reports and to peer-reviewed publications.
The post-holder will adopt a variety of public health and surveillance portfolios, develop and implement standardised data collection and analysis protocols, will identify data quality issues and will facilitate their resolution. They will ensure that data are collected and processed in accordance with relevant policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) and will undertake regular assessments of data quality and completeness.
Essential Criteria:
It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 750 words (max 1,000) that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description, you must review this to produce your statement of suitability):
Essential
- Primary Degree in a suitable science subject
- Scientific research work experience, particularly in public health
- Data management, analysis and reporting
- Interpreting and evaluating epidemiological data
- Preparing scientific reports and presentations
- Of using computers and database software packages (Microsoft ACCESS and Excel). Including software packages for statistical analysis of data, specifically STATA and/or R
- Able to work as a team member, as well as able to work independently and to deadlines
- Maintain required levels of confidentiality
- An understandingof and commitmenttoequalityofopportunityandgood workingrelationships
Desirable
- MSc in Epidemiology or allied discipline or equivalent work experience
- Experience of communicable disease epidemiology, surveillance and prevention
- Experience of working in the NHS or UKHSA
