Public Health and Clinical Fellow

Job description

Job responsibilities

The StR is expected to:

• Take responsibility for arranging 1:1 sessions with their supervisor(s)
• Inform their educational supervisor of any special requirements, ideally at the pre-placement meeting;
• Inform their education supervisor promptly of any difficulties, including concerns about lack of opportunities to gain experience;
• Attend the workplace as required and on time;
• Share their diaries with UKHSA staff;
• Notify their educational supervisor (or unit/department administrator if unavailable) when unwell;
• To deliver the objectives set out in the plan the SpR will be expected to work closely with members of the individual teams
• Short induction including familiarisation with base, the team, and organisational arrangements.
• Dealing with enquiries from across UKHSA and government
• Issuing clinical and public health advice on individual incidents
• Participating in investigation of clusters/ outbreaks
• Attendance at (and presentation where appropriate) key meetings relevant to the division
• Attendance at cross UKHSA, meetings relevant to training, and /or projects
• Work on projects which contribute to the strategic work of the division and which are appropriate to the individual SpR
• To meet regularly with their project and educational supervisors.
• To complete an evaluation of the placement.
• The SpR should pursue a programme of continuing professional development in accordance with any relevant professional registration or statutory requirements, whilst maintaining appropriate awareness of service provider requirements.

The SpR is encouraged to attend:

• Unit/departmental education meetings
• Educational meetings with partner agencies
• Other local/national training as appropriat

External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

STAGE 1 Application & Sift:

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) up to 1500 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible)

If we receive a large number of applications an initial sift against the personal specification criteria (essential) will be conducted.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we may longlist into 3 piles of:

Meets all essential criteria

Meets some essential criteria

Meets no essential criteria

Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment

You will be invited to a face to a remote interview.

Stage 2: Interview (competency based)

Interviews will be held week commencing 1st September 2025, please note these dates are subject to change.

This vacancy is being assessed using the person specification. During the interview we will assess against the below:

Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Abilities

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Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates for this role must pass an enhanced disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at one of our Scientific Campuses or Labs. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using 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) working at one of UKHSA's labs.

If based at one of Scientific Campuses or Labs, you will be required to have a minimum of 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.

For further information about specific posts please contact the Postgraduate Training Faculty on pgtf@ukhsa.gov.uk

Person Specification

Please refer to the person specification below in addition applicants must:

Be on a formally accredited specialist training programme

Have satisfactory progression through annual assessments (ARCP)

Have written agreement in principle from their Training Programme Director/Head of School that this is a suitable training opportunity and that they can take an OOPE (email accepted).

Be available for the period of 12 months

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical degree MBBS or equivalent experience of working in a clinical field, including Public Health Trainees on accredited training programmes
• Specialist trainee in infectious diseases, microbiology public health or paediatrics (undertaking a specialty training programme with national training number (NTN)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Understanding of the UK research and NHS system

Desirable

• Experience of collaborating within other agencies (e.g. NHS England)
• Experience of presenting complex ideas to stakeholders

Skills / Capabilities / Behaviours

Essential

• Experience in preparation of written reports and published work
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise work in a timely manner
• Working in a multidisciplinary team
• Able to convey ideas and opinions clearly and concisely, orally and in writing

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Various in UKHSA Labs

London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol, Salisbury

NW9 5EQ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)