Fellow in Population Health
UK Health Security Agency
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PLEASE FORWARD A COPY OF YOUR CV ALONG WITH A STATEMENT OF SUITABILITY TO Tamara.Djuretic@ukhsa.gov.uk
ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
Are you interested in learning more about population health?
This is a great opportunity for those in early to mid-career professionals providing NHS or public services relevant to population health (AfC band 6 and above, or equivalent; dentists-in-training; doctors-in-training post-FY2 and their SAS equivalent). Your current Terms and Conditions will remain the same. The aim is to support early to mid-career health and care professionals from diverse career paths. The fellowship is open to fully registered clinicians providing NHS services and individuals from the wider workforce who are providing NHS or public sector services which are relevant to population health.
It is a one-year part-time programme at two days a week alongside your substantive post, which can start anytime between 1st December 2024 and 31st January 2026. Fellow of the Population Health would be placed at the Blood Safety, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV (BSHSH) Division. This is the national centre for surveillance of hepatitis, HIV and other STIs in England. The Division consists of around 100 permanent and project-funded medical, scientific, technical and administrative staff including epidemiologists, public health specialists, microbiologists, virologists, data managers and statisticians. We believe that this Division and UKHSA would be an excellent placement for the Fellow as we foster learning environment and provide a comprehensive population health experience including learning about surveillance systems for BBV, data analyses and statistics, understanding various infectious disease control programmes and use of evidence to inform and support development of national policy.
Job description
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We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Please visit this Population Health Fellowship , NHS England , Workforce, training and education (hee.nhs.uk) for details on the established eligibility criteria and important documents such as the Rough Guide and FAQ Guide.
We encourage applicants from all sections of the community, including those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBT+ community. We believe that diversity of background and experience contributes to a broader collective perspective in the population health workforce.
Please ensure
1. You have permission form your line manager/programme director before you apply
2. You meet the Person Specification listed below
We are looking for someone who is passionate about improving the health of the population, reducing health inequalities, and interested in working at the national centre of excellence for prevention and surveillance of infectious diseases.
Work that Fellow is expected to undertake:
- Recruit few pilot study sites in primary care (with a support from UKHSA and using established networks)
- Identify research question (depending on Fellow’s interest), develop topic guide to conduct interviews and focus groups
- Conduct some qualitative interviews and focus groups with primary care staff on the importance of health protection prevention in primary care with a specific focus on BBV (Hep B, Hep C and HIV) to understand barriers to vaccination, contact tracing, testing etc.
- Potentially also interview/survey patients, this would be dependent on how quickly we can obtain ethical approvals, and if it is needed
- Analyze qualitative findings, supported by behavioural scientists team at UKHSA
- If there is capacity, either analyse or support some analyses of the routine data sources. If no capacity for analyses, interpret some analyses to understand BBV epidemiology, identify inequalities and inform guidelines/recommendations development
- Write a short paper on findings and recommendations on improving BBV prevention and management in general practice
- Develop a communication plan on how to disseminate findings
- Fellow will also be expected to take up various learning opportunities at UKHSA such as lunch and learn sessions, training on behavioural research, data analyses etc.
- Depending on Fellow’s interest, they would be encouraged to join staff equality and diversity networks and workplace wellbeing networks
- Shadowing at national meetings such as HIV Action Plan Implementation Group etc. Recruit few pilot study sites in primary care (with a support from UKHSA and using established networks)
- Identify research question (depending on Fellow’s interest), develop topic guide to conduct interviews and focus groups
Person specification
Academic
Essential criteria
- Registered healthcare professional providing NHS services (AfC band 6 and above, or equivalent; dentists-in-training, doctors-in-training ST1 and above, SAS equivalent).
Desirable criteria
- Additional degree or postgraduate qualification (e.g. membership by examination, diploma, etc.)
- National or international award/prize in relevant area
- Publication in peer reviewed journal
- Presentations (poster/oral) at an external conference or author in a non-peer reviewed publication
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates strong oral and documented communication skills
- Effective team player
- Basic numeracy: able to understand and manipulate data
- Able to search and critically review literature
- Organisational Skills including time management and project completion
Desirable criteria
- Relevant leadership achievement
Understanding
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of the English healthcare system (i.e. service provision, research, education, primary and secondary care, etc.), its current challenges and future national policy direction
- Familiarity with the population health approaches in England
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in driving service change in your current or a previous workplace
Interest
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable interest in health or other relevant research
- Has been involved with clinical audit or other quality improvement project
Desirable criteria
- Has contributed to health or other relevant research
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
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Selection process details
- Option 1 - External - open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)
This role is based at Colindale
As it is based at one of our scientific locations you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Successful candidates must also pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 – Application & Sift:
Please forward a copy of your CV along with a statement of suitability to Tamara.Djuretic@ukhsa.gov.uk
At sift stage you will be assessed on the essential criteria listed in the person specification and statement of suitability.
Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1250 words.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Interview stage
This vacancy is being assessed using Success Profiles. During the interview we will assess your Behaviours/Strengths/Ability/ Experience/Technical skills in line with the person specifications.
Interviews will be held over Teams week commencing 11th November 2024
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Tamara Djuretic
- Email : Tamara.Djuretic@ukhsa.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : scs.mdrecruitment@phe.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/
