Job summary
The Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Division is part of the UKHSA Clinical and Public Health Group and is located at Colindale. The remit of the team includes providing specialist epidemiology and surveillance including infectious disease surveillance.
The postholder will be a member of this team, working on the surveillance, epidemiology and investigation of respiratory viruses.
The post holder may also have the opportunity to participate in respiratory viruses related research projects. Work within the team is fast paced and the postholder will need to be able to respond to sudden unexpected demands, demonstrate good interpersonal skills and to work as a team member.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work as part of the Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Division within the Clinical and Public Health Group and based in Colindale, NW London. They will carry out data collation and validation and also database management duties associated with the Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Division. 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 division.
Location
61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce.As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month).Specialist or regional roles will be based at the appropriate UKHSA site. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based onindividual requirements and business needs.
*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, Part Time, Flexible Working
About us
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%
- Range of health and wellbeing support
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities section:
As a Surveillance Tracking Information Officer your main responsibilities will include:
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
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Please review the job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities section:
As a Surveillance Tracking Information Officer your main responsibilities will include:
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
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Please review the job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable criteria
Essential
- 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
- 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
- Working in public health with the NHS, UKHSA or in a Local Authority
- Working in communicable disease surveillance
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable criteria
Essential
- 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
- 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
- Working in public health with the NHS, UKHSA or in a Local Authority
- Working in communicable disease surveillance
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).
