UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency Porton FWEMS Laboratory provides specialist microbiology testing and advisory services for local authorities, Port Health Authorities, hospitals and commercial clients across the south and west of England. The role involves technical testing of Food, Water and Environmental samples to support outbreak investigations, including audits, Health & Safety in containment level 3 facilities, and training FW&E staff.

The post holder will act as a Health Care Scientific Support Worker (HSSW) to provide technical and clerical support to the scientific services to patients and customers as an aid to clinical diagnosis. You will rotate through various managed units within Infection Sciences and will work as part of the laboratory team to provide microbiological analysis in order to provide patients with the highest level of diagnosis and treatment.

The Science, Strategy and Evidence Directorate leads on the development and strengthening of evaluation, epidemiological methods and behavioural sciences including research methods and evaluation of interventions for UKHSA. The Directorate provides expert support in ethics and research governance and ensures UKHSA has access to essential scientific evidence. It also implements and monitors UKHSA's Science Strategy. The Evaluation & Epidemiological Sciences (EES) Division delivers core functions across UKHSA aligned to the following areas: Identify evaluation and epidemiology science priorities which are focused on scientific, research or public health needs & co-ordinate activities to address those Lead and collaborate on responsive and high impact evaluations Provide a rapid evaluation and epidemiology science advice function to support standard & enhanced response Incident Management Teams (IMTs) as appropriate Provide evaluation & epidemiology science advice to the Centres for Climate and Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness Establish strategic links with key internal & external stakeholders including the Evaluation and Behavioural Science HPRU leading to delivery of joint priorities and external funding applications for discrete activities Support the translation of scientific evidence into policy and practice as appropriate, working closely with the Behavioural Science & Insights Division and the Research Management & Knowledge Division., The Epidemiology and Information Scientist will support colleagues in the provision of a range of activities including contributing to evaluation and epidemiological science priorities including investigations through designing questionnaires and databases, contributing to analyses and the production of scientific reports, and preparing descriptive epidemiology. The interface with local, regional and national colleagues, as well as with external stakeholders, will be an important feature of this role. 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.

The Science, Strategy and Evidence Directorate leads on the development and strengthening of evaluation, epidemiological methods and behavioural sciences including research methods and evaluation of interventions for UKHSA. The Directorate provides expert support in ethics and research governance and ensures UKHSA has access to essential scientific evidence. It also implements and monitors UKHSA's Science Strategy. The Evaluation & Epidemiological Sciences (EES) Division delivers core functions across UKHSA aligned to the following areas: Identify evaluation and epidemiology science priorities which are focused on scientific, research or public health needs & co-ordinate activities to address those Lead and collaborate on responsive and high impact evaluations Provide a rapid evaluation and epidemiology science advice function to support standard & enhanced response Incident Management Teams (IMTs) as appropriate Provide evaluation & epidemiology science advice to the Centres for Climate and Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness Establish strategic links with key internal & external stakeholders including the Evaluation and Behavioural Science HPRU leading to delivery of joint priorities and external funding applications for discrete activities Support the translation of scientific evidence into policy and practice as appropriate, working closely with the Behavioural Science & Insights Division and the Research Management & Knowledge Division., The Epidemiology and Information Scientist will support colleagues in the provision of a range of activities including contributing to evaluation and epidemiological science priorities including investigations through designing questionnaires and databases, contributing to analyses and the production of scientific reports, and preparing descriptive epidemiology. The interface with local, regional and national colleagues, as well as with external stakeholders, will be an important feature of this role. 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.