Job summary
Job title - Information Officer
Profession- Clinical and Public Health
Directorate - IPC, Outbreaks and AMR Stewardship Team, HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division, Clinical and Emerging Infections Directorate
Full Time equivalent - 37.5 hours
No of Roles - 1
Contract Type - Permanent
Location - 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ
UKHSA offers hybrid working or home working for its employees - this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with departmental policy. Some business travel will be required to other UKHSA offices.Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available
Working Pattern - Full Time
Grade & Salary - Grade EO. Inner London - £27,690 - £32,203 per annum.
The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C's are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/.
Closing Date - 07/08/2023. 23:55pm. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of the HCAI & AMR Service based in UKHSA Colindale, NW London. They will carry out data collation and validation and also database management duties associated with the HCAI & AMR Service. The post-holder will be required to ensure the timely collection of data from external data providers; be involved in data cleaning and manipulation; support the timely production of reports and internal and external requests for information; and carry out general information and data analysis tasks within the HCAI & AMR Service.
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.
HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU & Sepsis Division
This post is a support role 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1.Data collection and management
- Maintenance and development of databases
- Monitor data submissions to ensure data archive is complete.
- Process data submissions and ensure all data errors are processed in a timely manner.
- Maintain and improve data quality through validation and reconciliation.
- Collation and summary of data using standard software packages
- Data Analysis and report production
- Assist with the analysis of scientific data using standard information, statistical software packages and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist with the production of regular epidemiological outputs for UKHSA.
- Create, follow and regularly review Standard Operating Procedures
- Respond to information requests and provide ad hoc data reports as and when required.
- Data Governance & Quality
- Be aware of, and put into practice, all policies and procedures to maintain confidentiality of patient information. To ensure data confidentiality and security in compliance with UKHSA policies, the Data Protection Act, and other statutory requirements and principles in the handling, secure storage and dissemination of data
- Collaborate with other parts of UKHSA to support system wide audits across a range of public health programmes through data extraction and basic analysis
Other
The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the directorate.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events
- To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include;
Internal to the HCAI & AMR Service
- Deputy Director for HCAI & AMR Service
- Senior Epidemiologists, Scientists, Database Managers and Information staff within the Service
- Operations, programme and project managers within the service
Internal
- Analysts and information staff in the Knowledge and intelligence directorate
- Epidemiological Scientists, Analysts and information staff in the Field Service
- Health Protection Teams
- Parliamentary and enquiries teams
External (this is NOT an exhaustive list)
- NHS Trusts microbiology departments
- Infection Prevention & Control teams
- Hospital staff including clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection control and data managers
- Local Authorities education, social services, environmental health
- Environment Agency
- Animal Health Veterinary Laboratory Services
- Care Homes
- Universities/Colleges/Schools
- General Practitioners and staff
- Health & Wellbeing Boards
- Clinical Commissioning Groups
Essential skills:
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Experience in data management, handling, analysis and reporting
- Using computers and good working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Understand information governance issues including an awareness of data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Skills / capabilities/ behaviours
- Communicate proactively, accurately and succinctly with the ability to negotiate in a friendly and tactful manner with a wide range of health, IT and academic professionals
- Able to prioritise and co-ordinate workload
- Work well on own initiative as well as in teams
- Deal with problems in a calm, efficient and timely manner
- Show sound numeracy skills and a good understanding of data presentation
- Produce accurate and consistent work, showing sound numeracy skills
- Demonstrate understanding of basic epidemiological terms and methods
- Willingness to occasionally travel to meetings and training across UKHSA sites
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Desirable Skills:
Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:
- Working in public health with the NHS, UKHSA or in a Local Authority
- Working in communicable disease surveillance
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality 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.
Selection Process
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed and sifted in line with the essential criteria.
This part of the selection process should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in sifting process and will be scored.
Stage 1: Application & SiftAs part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 1500 words providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview over teams. You may be required to complete a presentation or test which will be given to you prior the interview
Your performance will be assessed against the civil service core competencies detailed below:
- Changing and improving
- Making effective decisions
- Collaborating and partnering
- Managing a quality service
- Delivering at pace
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis 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
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- 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
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Government baseline personnel security standard
Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Contact Details Sophie.Rigney@reed.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
1.Data collection and management
- Maintenance and development of databases
- Monitor data submissions to ensure data archive is complete.
- Process data submissions and ensure all data errors are processed in a timely manner.
- Maintain and improve data quality through validation and reconciliation.
- Collation and summary of data using standard software packages
- Data Analysis and report production
- Assist with the analysis of scientific data using standard information, statistical software packages and Standard Operating Procedures.
- Assist with the production of regular epidemiological outputs for UKHSA.
- Create, follow and regularly review Standard Operating Procedures
- Respond to information requests and provide ad hoc data reports as and when required.
- Data Governance & Quality
- Be aware of, and put into practice, all policies and procedures to maintain confidentiality of patient information. To ensure data confidentiality and security in compliance with UKHSA policies, the Data Protection Act, and other statutory requirements and principles in the handling, secure storage and dissemination of data
- Collaborate with other parts of UKHSA to support system wide audits across a range of public health programmes through data extraction and basic analysis
Other
The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by the directorate.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events
- To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include;
Internal to the HCAI & AMR Service
- Deputy Director for HCAI & AMR Service
- Senior Epidemiologists, Scientists, Database Managers and Information staff within the Service
- Operations, programme and project managers within the service
Internal
- Analysts and information staff in the Knowledge and intelligence directorate
- Epidemiological Scientists, Analysts and information staff in the Field Service
- Health Protection Teams
- Parliamentary and enquiries teams
External (this is NOT an exhaustive list)
- NHS Trusts microbiology departments
- Infection Prevention & Control teams
- Hospital staff including clinicians, pharmacists, microbiologists, infection control and data managers
- Local Authorities education, social services, environmental health
- Environment Agency
- Animal Health Veterinary Laboratory Services
- Care Homes
- Universities/Colleges/Schools
- General Practitioners and staff
- Health & Wellbeing Boards
- Clinical Commissioning Groups
Essential skills:
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Experience in data management, handling, analysis and reporting
- Using computers and good working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Understand information governance issues including an awareness of data protection and confidentiality requirements
- Skills / capabilities/ behaviours
- Communicate proactively, accurately and succinctly with the ability to negotiate in a friendly and tactful manner with a wide range of health, IT and academic professionals
- Able to prioritise and co-ordinate workload
- Work well on own initiative as well as in teams
- Deal with problems in a calm, efficient and timely manner
- Show sound numeracy skills and a good understanding of data presentation
- Produce accurate and consistent work, showing sound numeracy skills
- Demonstrate understanding of basic epidemiological terms and methods
- Willingness to occasionally travel to meetings and training across UKHSA sites
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
Desirable Skills:
Ideally you will also have the following skills or some experience in:
- Working in public health with the NHS, UKHSA or in a Local Authority
- Working in communicable disease surveillance
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality 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.
Selection Process
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed and sifted in line with the essential criteria.
This part of the selection process should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, and provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.
You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. This will be used in sifting process and will be scored.
Stage 1: Application & SiftAs part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 1500 words providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview over teams. You may be required to complete a presentation or test which will be given to you prior the interview
Your performance will be assessed against the civil service core competencies detailed below:
- Changing and improving
- Making effective decisions
- Collaborating and partnering
- Managing a quality service
- Delivering at pace
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis 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
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- 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
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Government baseline personnel security standard
Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Contact Details Sophie.Rigney@reed.com
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- oEducated to degree level or equivalent experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
