Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will ensure that the Trusts EPRR and Business Continuity arrangements reflect changing guidance and other developments across the Trust and local system, risk is assessed and managed, planning arrangements are effective and suitable training and exercising programmes are in place to ensure that the Trust is appropriately prepared to respond in the event of an incident, emergency or disruption to services.

Please find attached the JD/PS for a more detailed description of the duties and responsibilities...

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Highly developed emergency planning and/or Business Continuity knowledge acquired through Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience in EPRR, resilience, emergency management & business continuity
• Incident Management training (eg attendance at Principles of Health Command)
• Diploma in Health Emergency Planning (DipHep)

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working in an emergency planning role or comparable field
• Policy development experience
• Experience of designing and delivering Training and Exercises

Knowledge

Essential

• Working knowledge of NHS England's EPRR Framework and NHS Core Standards for EPRR
• Working knowledge of ISO Standards for Business Continuit
• Working knowledge of emergency and resilience planning methodologies and National guidance

Skills

Essential

• Ability to produce complex reports/documents to suit the needs of the audience
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide variety of partner agencies
• Analysis and interpretation of varied and complex information from a variety of sources

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Orthopaedic NHS Trust

Bristol Road South

Birmingham

B31 2AP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.roh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

SURVEILLANCE1. Contribute strategically to the development and maintenance of effective systems for the surveillance of communicable disease and environmental hazards.2. Proactively use surveillance outputs to inform and influence local and national Public Health actions, policies and strategies.3. Lead, plan and design agreed initiatives to address health needs, health inequalities and health impact assessment, with a particular focus on health protection

PARTNERSHIP WORKING1. Take a lead in the proactive development and contribution to key relationships with a wide range of individuals and stakeholders and take responsibility for the maintenance of professional networks relevant to role.2. Influence, and where appropriate, lead the development and implementation of system wide priorities and programmes for public health action or improvement.3. Employ highly effective communication, negotiation and influencing skills to enable stakeholder relationships to deliver objectives with:a. External organisations and wider NHS stakeholders to ensure collaboration in the strategy in the Sectorb. Internal leaders and staff to gain input to the development of systems, processes and activities4. Deal with complex and conflicting subject matter problems or in day work load in workshops, meetings, one to one communications and other events, comprising various parts of the organisation.5. Contribute actively to the development and implementation of system wide priorities and programmes for public health action or improvement.

RESEARCH, TEACHING AND TRAINING1. Contribute to research activity to complement the health protection evidence base and where agreed, to lead research projects.2. Deliver appropriate teaching activities across a range of audiences.3. Contribute to training programmes (including supervision) for Foundation Year Doctors and Specialist Trainees in the Faculty of Public Health training scheme as appropriate, and to the training of health and care professionals and practitioners within the locality.4. Ensure appropriate clinical supervision and mentorship systems are in place for staff within scope of responsibility.5. Provide clinical/professional supervision and mentorship as appropriate.

MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP1. To be a visible, positive leader and role model. Meeting and demonstrating high professional standards.2. Oversee the development and implementation of policies and protocols for a wide range of health protection issues.3. Lead and coordinate defined areas of work as agreed with the Deputy Director for Health Protection e.g. specific communicable disease and non-infectious environmental hazards, quality and training.4. Where agreed, lead the locality/patch based health protection team.5. May undertake line management responsibilities including budgetary responsibilities as agreed with the Deputy Director Health Protection or Regional Director. 6. Actively identify, lead and contribute to quality improvement and governance initiatives in line with strategic direction of the region.7. Actively assist in the development of joint plans and system wide priorities for public health action or improvement.8. Ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements at all times.9. Lead and contribute to proactive and responsive media issues.10. Proactively contribute to wider organisational development.11. Contribute to the strategic work of the locality/patch based health protection team and deputise where appropriate, using systems leadership approaches and skills.12. Contribute strategically to the development and the testing of the regions business continuity plan.

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT1. Participate in organisational and professional appraisal and revalidation as appropriate.2. Pursue a programme of Continuing Professional Development, including mandatory training, in accordance with the requirements of a recognised Professional body e.g. Faculty of Public Health, Royal College of Pathologists.3. On the occasions when a medical qualification and GMC specialist registration are required, medically qualified members may be asked to undertake specific duties such as in the development of Patient Group Direction or Medical Officer functions in the Regulations of the Public Health Act. Such occasions may be based on legislative or organisational requirements.4. Where appropriate, contribute to and support the development of individuals and the team through appraisal, personal development planning, coaching and mentoring.

OTHER DUTIES1. 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 your line manager.2. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of UKHSA Places and regions.

For full details, please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

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

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using Competency.

At sift stage you will be assessed against the essential criteria listed in the job advert and the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

You will be required to complete an:

Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1500 word Statement of Suitability

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, your statement of suitability must be no more than 1500.

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 will be conducted against the lead criterion of: Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register (Special Inclusion in the GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview); UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible within 6 months.

Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a face to face interview. If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Interviews will be held Thurs 8th October 2026, please note these dates are subject to change.

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

KnowledgeExperienceSkills and Abilities

You will be asked to prepare and present a 510 minute presentation. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

NHS Medical and Dental Consultant: £115,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rataAgenda for Change band 8d: £94,356 - £108,814 per annum, pro rata

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our sites at either Ashford, Kent or Horsham , West Sussex. 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 your contractual base.

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK.The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register (Special Inclusion in the GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview); UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible within 6 months
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register in a specialty other than public health medicine, infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine, infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology practice
• Public health specialist registrar and specialist trainee applicants who are not yet on the GMC Register/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/UKPHR If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health/Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
• MFPH, or MRCPath, or MRCP MFPH by examination or evidence of equivalent qualification; FRC Path or evidence of equivalent qualification; MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Minimum 6 months experience in Health Protection practice
• Practical experience in leading and facilitating change
• Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
• Experience of working with other agencies
• Experience of emergency planning
• Understanding of key agencies involved in health protection
• Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, audit, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice
• Understanding of social and political environment
• Understanding of laboratory microbiology services
• Understanding of clinical infectious diseases services
• Understanding of clinical toxicology services
• Understanding of the principles of radiological protection

Desirable

• Experience of budget management and financial processes
• Experience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards / chemical incidents
• Ability to undertake prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases of public health importance
• Peer reviewed scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars, etc

Skills and capabilities

Essential

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills, including management of change
• Able to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change and uncertainty
• Adaptable to situations, can communicate with people of all capabilities and attitudes
• Project management
• Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media)
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
• Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
• Computer literate
• Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
• Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations)
• Resource management skills

Desirable

• People management and training
• Training and mentoring
• Have an awareness of and be working towards the key core competencies set out in Civil Service Competency Framework 2010-2017 and KSF for those on AfC terms and conditions

Behaviours and Attitudes

Essential

• Strong commitment to public health principles
• Commitment to team-working and respect and consideration for the skills of others
• Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
• High standards of professional probity

Equality and diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems

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

Ashford, Kent or Horsham, West Sussex

Ashford

TN23 1PP

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service DeliveryThe post holder will help deliver a specialist reference and medical laboratory service to achieve the objectives of efficient and effective patient care and resource management for users of the National Mycobacterium Reference Service South (NMRS-S). The role involves working exclusively with Mycobacterium species, including Hazard Group 3 organisms, within Containment Level 3 facilities. The post holder will perform a range of diagnostic and reference laboratory tests offered by the service. The post holder will assess the clinical relevance of diagnostic requests, work in progress and laboratory results, using scientific judgement and established procedures to determine the pathogenic and clinical significance of findings.

Technical and Laboratory ResponsibilitiesThe post holder will perform laboratory investigations in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This will include undertaking complex technical procedures such as culture, microscopy and genotypic (molecular) testing used in the diagnosis and characterisation of mycobacterial infections. They will be responsible for the accurate interpretation, documentation and reporting of results, ensuring that all testing is undertaken to the required standards. The post holder will ensure that reagents, consumables and laboratory materials are prepared, stored and used appropriately for patient investigations and will contribute to the evaluation, validation and introduction of new methodologies and technologies to support service development.

Staff Supervision and TrainingThe post holder will supervise and check the work of non-state registered staff in line with established procedures. This responsibility may extend to staff and visitors undertaking technical training within the laboratory, including individuals seconded to the NMRS-S. The post holder will provide technical guidance, support and training to colleagues, helping to develop competence, maintain professional standards and ensure that laboratory procedures are followed consistently.

Quality, Governance and SafetyThe post holder will be responsible for maintaining compliance with all quality assurance, quality control and laboratory governance requirements. The role includes participation in audits, investigations, incident management processes and the implementation of corrective and preventative actions where appropriate. Working in a high-containment laboratory environment, the post holder will ensure strict adherence to health and safety requirements, risk assessments and safe systems of work when handling Hazard Group 3 organisms and other potentially infectious materials.

Communication and Stakeholder EngagementThe post holder will provide technical advice, specialist scientific information and laboratory results to service users and healthcare professionals as required. They will communicate effectively with colleagues across UKHSA as well as with external organisations. The role requires the ability to communicate complex scientific and technical information accurately, clearly and professionally, supporting the delivery of an effective diagnostic and reference service while maintaining productive working relationships with laboratory users and partners.

Service Development and ResearchThe post holder will contribute to the development, evaluation and implementation of new laboratory methodologies, technologies and service improvements. They will support activities that enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of the service, including participation in validation projects, quality improvement initiatives and laboratory performance monitoring.

Professional DevelopmentThe post holder will maintain HCPC registration and professional competence through participation in continuing professional development activities. They will maintain an up-to-date knowledge of microbiology, mycobacteriology and current laboratory practice, ensuring that their professional knowledge and skills remain aligned with developments in the field.

Essential Criteria

• Degree or equivalent qualification acceptable for HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist
• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Comprehensive knowledge of microbiology and laboratory diagnostic practice.
• Understanding of health and safety requirements within laboratory environments.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and quality control systems.
• Experience of performing complex laboratory investigations.
• Ability to analyse and interpret laboratory data and results.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise workload.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to supervise and support other staff.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience working in a Containment Level 3 laboratory.
• Experience working with Mycobacterium species.
• Experience of workforce development and training.
• Experience within a public health or reference laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of the wider health and social care system.

Selection Process Details

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications,knowledgeand experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed(13)essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 1,000 word supporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experienceand knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

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 beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1,000 words. We will not consider any words over1,000 words.

Longlisting:In the event ofa large number ofapplications,we will longlist into 3 piles of:

1. Meets all essential criteria
2. Meets some essential criteria
3. Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile(s) Meets all essential criteria willproceedto shortlisting.

Shortlisting:In the event ofa large number ofapplications we will conductan initialsift, on the lead criteria of:

• HCPC registration as a Biomedical Scientist.

Desirable criteria may be usedin the event ofa large number ofapplications/largeamountof successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a single face to face at Colindale. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as office/lab based at our Scientific Campus in Colindale.

Based at our scientific campus, 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.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basicdisclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed isCounter-Terrorist Check.

Eligibility Criteria External

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

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Person Specification

application form andsupportingstatement

Essential

• application form andsupportingstatement

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Questions on experience, knowledge and skills

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

Colindale

Colindale

NW9 5EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Lead and manage up to 2x Senior Platform Engineers, providing guidance and support to ensure their growth and professional development.
• Lead the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and highly available infrastructure solutions, while continuously monitoring, maintaining, andoptimising existing infrastructure for performance and reliability.
• Develop automation scripts and tools to streamline deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes, and implement configuration managementsystems for environment consistency.
• Establish and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate software delivery, testing, and deployment, managing code integration for rapid and reliable releases.
• Implement security best practices including access control, vulnerability scanning, and threat detection, and ensure infrastructure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities within the infrastructure stack and conduct load testing and capacity planningfor anticipated increased workloads.
• Set up monitoring and alerting systems for proactive issue detection and resolution and troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related incidents promptly.
• Create comprehensive documentation for infrastructure, processes, and procedures, ensuring it remains up-to-date and accessible to team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as developers and system administrators, and effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions tonon-technical stakeholders.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and industry best practices in platform engineering and DevOps, introducing innovative solutions to enhanceinfrastructure and processes.
• Encourage and develop a diverse range of people, promote business objectives, and model the behaviours and standards expected of an experienced civilservice member.
• Lead the decision-making throughout the product life cycle and phases of product delivery, from stakeholder engagement to analysis, development ofplatform designs, and implementation.
• Act as a DevOps champion, taking responsibility for specific deliverables, promoting DevOps and Agile best practices with passion.
• Be a team player, empowering team members for success, recognising the bigger picture, and going the extra mile for high quality delivery in a highperforming organisation.
• Interpret the needs of technical and business stakeholders into technical requirements, manage stakeholder expectations, and facilitate challengingdiscussions.
• Apply detailed knowledge of techniques and concepts required for the role, liaise with other technical teams for seamless service delivery, and identify areasfor impactful innovation in data tools and techniques.
• Advance engineering excellence across the Agency through the development and leadership of our engineering community of practice, focusing on sharingknowledge, enhancing standards, and providing a foundation for technical growth.

Essential criteria

• Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in designing, implementing & maintaining infrastructure using Terraform to ensure scalability, reliability, and security
• AWS Expertise: Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) along with a thorough understanding of best practice
• Git/GitHub: Use of Git/GitHub for version control, creating & managing repositories, branching strategies, & use of GitHub Actions for CI/CD
• DevOps Methodologies: In-depth knowledge of DevOps principles & practices, with the ability to orchestrate & automate end-to-end CI/CD pipelines
• Scripting and Programming: Proficient in multiple programming languages
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability: Experience in designing & implementing disaster recovery plans
• Containerisation and Orchestration: Working knowledge of containerisation technologies such as Docker & container orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Security and Compliance: Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud and infrastructure management
• Significant experience as a Platform / DevOps Engineer
• Line management experience

Selection Process Details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 10 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 750 word supporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experienceand knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.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 beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 750 words. We will not consider any words over 750 words.

Longlisting

In the event ofa large number ofapplicationswe will longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile Meets all essential criteria willproceedto shortlisting.

Shortlisting

In the event ofa large number ofapplications we may conductan initialsift, on the lead criteria of:

• Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in designing, implementing & maintaining infrastructure using Terraform to ensure scalability, reliability, and security
• AWS Expertise: Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) along with a thorough understanding of best practice
• Git/GitHub: Use of Git/GitHub for version control, creating & managing repositories, branching strategies, & use of GitHub Actions for CI/CD

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

Behaviours and Technical skillswill be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Manging a quality service (Lead behaviour)
• Delivering at pace
• Communication and influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Changing and improving

There will be a Technical Test and Presentation.

The Candidate will be asked to present on the technical test completed prior to interview.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. 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 core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a standard disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance.

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 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. 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.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Grade 7

• £56,185- £66,581 (National) (+MPS of £10,000 per annum pro rata)
• £58,340- £68,574 (Outer London) (+MPS of £10,000 per annum pro rata)
• £60,494- £70,566 (Inner London) (+MPS of £10,000 per annum pro rata)

Person Specification

Application form and supporting statement

Essential

• Application form and supporting statement

Interview - Presentation and Technical test

Essential

• Presentation
• Technical test

Interview - Behaviours

Essential

• Changing and improving
• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing
• Delivering at pace
• Managing a quality service

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core HQ

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Further develop, progress and maintain a field epidemiology training programme to the highest international standards and ensure a high-quality service in a changing context
• Oversee FETP management: manage the FETP office; manage the FETP budget; lead on programme technical quality assurance
• Manage programme risks and resources

• Be responsible for programme governance, report to the UK FETP Advisory Group, National Field Services Senior Management Team, and Health Protection in Regions Senior Leadership Team

• Continue the planning, development and implementation of the programme, including the delivery of core training modules.

• Teach and facilitate in FETP training modules, which are delivered residentially in week-long blocks at various locations across the United Kingdom, and occasionally overseas.

• Oversee a network of field epidemiology training sites and supervisors
• Work with the Faculty of Public Health and other regulatory bodies to ensure coherence and synergy between the field epidemiology training programme and professional requirements
• Ensure continued accreditation of the programme by the relevant professional standards setting and regulatory bodies
• Work with academic centres of excellence in the UK and other countries to draw on best practice and ensure content of the course is focussed on future needs
• Establish collaboration with other field epidemiology training programmes
• Promote and advocate for the field epidemiology training programme and liaise with relevant stakeholders
• Oversee collaboration with the UK Rapid Support Team, and Global Public Health Programmes to ensure the development of staff with international expertise
• Collaborate with colleagues in Global Public Health to identify where trainees, FETP fellows and staff, can support capacity building and achievement of global health security in Lower and Middle Income Countries
• Work with devolved administrations and partner countries to offer FETP training as an external UKHSA product, generating potential income to the programme and providing workforce development/capacity building in those countries.
• Act as an ambassador for UKHSA with regard to the FETP and the above-mentioned responsibilities.
• Establish contacts with TEPHINET/ECDC/EPIET/CDC and other FETPs to exchange training material, fellows and trainers

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

• Deputy Director, National Field Services Division
• Director and Deputy Directors, Global Health Protection Directorate
• Director and Deputy Directors, Radiation, Chemical, Climate & Environmental Hazards Directorate
• UK Rapid Support Team
• Public Health Microbiologists
• FETP Scientific Coordinators
• FETP Fellows
• FETP Programme Office (Programme Manager and Personal Assistant)
• FETP Advisory Group
• Primary field and project supervisors
• Statisticians, Modellers, and IT specialists

External

• UK devolved administrations (DAs)
• Faculty of Public Health
• Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET), Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET), African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), and other FETP programmes
• Task Force for Global Health
• World Health Organisation (WHO)
• US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (EDCD)
• Collaborating scientists in academic institutions

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

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using the Competency Framework

At sift stage you will be assessed against the essential criteria listed in the job advert.

You will be required to complete 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)

Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1500 words.

If we receive a large number of applications, an initial sift will be conducted against the lead essential criteria listed underQualifications in the Person Specifications section of thejob description.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications, we may longlist and only candidates who meets all essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.

Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2:Interview stage (competency based):

You will be invited to a face to face interview.

Interviews will be held at10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 4PU, week commencing 28 September 2026. Please note these dates are subject to change.

In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

This vacancy is being assessed using competency based framework. During the interview we will assess against the below:

KnowledgeExperienceSkills and Abilities

You will be asked to prepare and present a 10 minute presentation on the following:

What are the characteristics and scope of an FETP programme that should be nurtured and protected and what could /should be modernised?

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.

Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)

If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice

Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.

Inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists (or eligibility within six months of interview).

Nonmedical applicants who are not yet fully registered with the UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within six months of gaining specialist registration at the date of interview. All other nonmedical applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the UKPHR Specialist Register (for example, confirmation that a UKPHR specialist portfolio has been submitted).

Hybrid working attached to a specific Scientific Campus

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our Scientific Campus in Colindale.

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 our campus.

Based at our scientific campus in Colindale, 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. 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.

Security Clearance

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

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed isCounter-terrorist Check.

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

AfC Band 8d

£94,356 - £108,814 (plus 15% basic salary to a maximum £6,137)

Consultant

£113,565 - £150,569 (plus £2,162 London Weighting)

UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
• Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants.
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or a related field (e.g. MPH)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of the control of communicable disease outbreaks and environmental hazards in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
• Practical experience of working with UK health protection and emergency response agencies
• Experience of working in an acute medical setting
• Practical experience in facilitating change across complex systems
• Experience of emergency planning
• Experience of leading and implementing multiagency strategies
• Experience of training and providing mentoring (NB training is delivered residentially in week-long blocks at various locations across the United Kingdom, and occasionally overseas
• Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
• Understanding of social and political environment, laboratory microbiology services, clinical infectious diseases services, clinical toxicology services, the principles of radiological protection and of potential CBRN agents and methods of dissemination
• Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice
• Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice

Desirable

• Staff management and training
• Budget management

Skills, Capabilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media
• Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
• Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
• Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
• Computer literate
• Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
• Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations)
• Ability to travel and attend training modules delivered in week-long blocks at various sites across the United Kingdom, and occasionally overseas

Desirable

• Provision of medical advice to managing clinicians on clinical investigations for patients who may have been exposed to CBRN agents
• Provision of medical advice on CBRN medical countermeasures
• Application of epidemiological methods and statistics

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems

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

Colindale

London

NW9 5EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service Delivery

• Participate in the provision of a diagnostic and reference microbiology service, producing accurate, timely and clinically relevant results. Undertake a range of laboratory investigations, including routine and more specialised techniques, ensuring compliance with laboratory protocols and service requirements.
• Select appropriate investigations based on sample type and clinical information, ensuring all necessary steps in the diagnostic pathway are followed. Identify and escalate unusual or non-routine results, complaints or anomalies to senior staff. Contribute to managing workload during routine service and periods of increased demand

Technical and Laboratory Responsibilities

• Carry out microbiological and molecular testing relevant to mycobacteriology, including culture and nucleic acid-based techniques.
• Maintain a high level of technical competence and adhere to all standard operating procedures, professional standards and good laboratory practice. Ensure equipment is operated correctly, maintained and monitored, reporting faults or performance issues promptly.

Supervision and Team Working

• Assist in the day-to-day supervision and organisation of laboratory work areas. Allocate tasks to Healthcare Scientist Support Workers and provide guidance on technical procedures.Support training, competency assessment and development of junior staff. Promote effective team working and contribute to a flexible workforce capable of meeting service needs.

Customer and Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including NHS laboratories and clinicians. Respond to queries in a clear and professional manner.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships to support service delivery.

Quality Systems and Governance

• Contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System. Participate in internal quality control, external quality assessment schemes and audit activities.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 15189 standards and UKAS accreditation requirements. Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions arising from audits or incidents.

Asset and Resource Management

• Ensure appropriate use and care of laboratory equipment and contribute to routine maintenance and calibration activities. Assist in monitoring and maintaining stock levels of reagents and consumables.
• Maintain a clean, safe and efficient laboratory environment, ensuring compliance with organisational policies

IT and Data Management

• Use Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) to track samples, enter results and maintain accurate records. Ensure data quality, integrity and confidentiality in line with UKHSA policies.

Health, Safety and Compliance

• Work in accordance with UKHSA health and safety policies, risk assessments and containment requirements. Report incidents, hazards and near misses promptly.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and confidentiality requirements.

Other Duties

• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required by the Laboratory Manager. Work flexibly across the service to meet operational requirements.

Essential criteria

• Degree (BSc or equivalent) in a relevant biological or biomedical scienceOR equivalent experience
• Experience working in a microbiology or clinical laboratory
• Knowledge of laboratory safety procedures and quality systems (e.g., ISO 15189)
• Experience of laboratory IT systems (e.g., LIMS)
• Ability to perform routine and some complex laboratory techniques
• Ability to organise workload and work to deadlines
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement

Desirablecriteria:

• Experience in mycobacteriology or containment level 3 laboratories
• Experience of molecular techniques (e.g., PCR, sequencing)
• Experience of supervising or training staff
• Experience in audit, research or service development

Selection Process Details(Competency based)

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications,knowledgeand experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1: Application &Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed(9)essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 1,000word supporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experienceand knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.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 beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1,000 words. We will not consider any words over1,000words.

Longlisting:In the event ofa large number ofapplications,wewilllonglist into 3 piles of:

1. Meets all essential criteria
2. Meets some essential criteria
3. Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile(s) Meets all essential criteria willproceedto shortlisting.

Shortlisting:In the event ofa large number ofapplicationswewillconductan initialsift, on the lead criteria of:

• Experience working in a microbiology or clinical laboratory

Desirable criteria may be usedin the event ofa large number ofapplications/largeamountof successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a single face to faceinterview at Colindale. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as office/lab based at our Scientific Campus in Colindale.

Based at our scientific campus, you willbe requiredto 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 sufficientperiod 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.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass abasic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-Terrorist Check.

Eligibility Criteria External

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

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able todemonstrateyou are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Executive Officer (EO)

• £32,624-£37,737 (Inner London)

Person Specification

application form andsupportingstatement

Essential

• application form andsupportingstatement

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Questions on experience, knowledge and skills

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Colindale

Colindale, London

NW9 5EQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Service Delivery

• Support Infection Sciences Clinical Director & Regional Head of Operations in the management of Clinical & Public Health Services ensuring high standards, achievement of performance standards, & timely resolution of operational issues
• Establish systems in order to implement MFT/Clinical Group strategies for assessing service users' views on quality of services provided & for involving patients, relatives & their representatives in the planning & development of services
• In conjunction with the Clinical Director, Regional Head of Operations, Clinical Group Directors& other General Manager, agree Local Plans relating to capacity & efficiency & be responsible for implementation of changes agreed in negotiations, delivering activity levels to enhance performance
• Lead on Clinical & Public Health Service transformation plans in conjunction with UKHSA & MFT/Clinical Group/other Clinical Service colleagues including the development & delivery of service improvements
• Ensure teams use performance information to identify improvement opportunities & implement plans that enhance efficiency & quality

Communication & Engagement

• With MFT/Clinical Group/other Clinical Service(s) colleagues develop a shared vision of service & promote a culture within the Clinical & Public Health Service so all staff work towards the achievement of MFT/Clinical Group & UKHSA objectives
• Develop effective partnerships with other MFT/Clinical Groups/other Clinical Service(s) to develop alongside the Clinical Director, corporate strategy & operations of the Trust & UKHSA
• Develop excellent relationships with all external stakeholders including commissioners, NHSI, NHSE, Local Authority, patients' interest groups, media & local community
• Convey & communicate highly complex & contentious or emotive topics in challenging environments where consensus does not exist such as proposals for manager change
• Consider patients & health inequalities when communicating with patients ensuring that language & style is appropriate to the communities we serve

Performance & Resource Management

• Support the Clinical Director in delivering financial targets through effective budget setting & monitoring whilst achieving cost efficiency targets
• Ensure the Clinical & Public Health Service meets access targets within agreed financial constraints & Trust & UKHSA policies & procedures
• Lead development of plans& policies for the clinical & public health service which may have an impact upon the whole organisation
• Work with the triumvirate in the management of capacity across multiple clinical services with the Clinical Director & clinicians to ensure delivery of required activity
• Support the Clinical Director in leading services reviews in conjunction with clinicians & managers within the speciality, working with the triumvirate team/Clinical Group Directors/other Clinical Services & external organisations on wider reviews using improvement methodologies to support modernisation
• Lead projects as requested by the Clinical Director &/or Regional Head of Operations
• Lead production of a robust& realistic activity & income plan across multiple clinical services

Human Resources Management

• Adhere to all Trust & UKHSA Human Resources management policies & procedures, ensuring compliance with employment legislation & regulation at all times & directly manage service managers across multiple clinical services
• Provide day to day management of service managers & support the Clinical Director in management of all human resources within the Clinical & Public Health Service including setting objectives, personal development plans & appraisals
• In conjunction with the Clinical Director agree job plans & appraisals with senior medical staff & ensure effective arrangements are established to engage doctors & other clinical professionals in management & planning of services
• Work in the triumvirate together with the Clinical Group Directors to develop plans to implement the Trust's HR Strategies including effective attraction, recruitment& retention of staff
• Work with the Clinical Director & Regional Head of Operations to ensure the Trust Values & behaviours are adhered to

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities & outcomes required of this role.

You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required. The job description & person specifications may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with changing needs of the organisation.

Essential Criteria

• BSc Honours Degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent experience working in a laboratory managerial position
• Managerial experience or qualification in Biomedical Science equivalent to post graduate diploma
• Postgraduate level qualification in Infection Sciences subjects equivalent to Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences or MSc
• Knowledge of specific area acquired through a degree or equivalent experience or training
• Highly specialist knowledge of managing within a healthcare setting e.g. Finance, HR, project/programme management/change
• Highly detailed knowledge & experience of managing performance, capacity, demand& activity
• Knowledge of managing staff within a healthcare setting & significant experience of managing a Directorate
• Proven experience of & demonstrable achievement in managing healthcare services
• Management of resources with a good track record with change management, efficiency savings & financial recovery plans
• Experience of developing & maintaining effective partnerships with internal & external stakeholders in the redesign of services
• Experience of project management & imaginative planning
• Experience of modernising services without additional resources
• Experience of budget setting & managing multiple budgets
• Experience of managing a diverse team
• Experience of identifying education & training needs of staff

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in workforce planning
• Experience in setting establishments & using workforce toolkits including dependency tools
• Experience in R&D

Application & Sift - Competency-based

At sift stage you will be assessed against the 14 Essential Criteria listed in this advert. You will be required to complete:

• An Application Form - Employer/Activity history section on the application
• A 1500 word Supporting Statement - we have a word limit of 1500, you will not be able to exceed 1500 words

This should outline how your skills, experience & knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role. You will receive a joint score for your Application Form & Supporting Statement.

The Application Form is the information you would put into your CV please be advised you will not be able to upload or email us your CV. Please complete the Application Form in as much detail as possible.

Longlisting

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

1. Meets all Essential Criteria
2. Meets some Essential Criteria
3. Meets no Essential Criteria

Only 'Meets all Essential Criteria' will progress to Shortlisting.

Shortlisting

In the event of a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift on the following Essential Criteria:

• BSc Honours Degree in Biomedical Science or equivalent experience working in an laboratory managerial position

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Interview - Competency-based

You will be invited to a single face-to-face interview at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Interview date(s) to be confirmed.

During the interview we will assess against the below in relation to the 14 Essential Criteria:

• Knowledge
• Experience
• Skills & Abilities

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Salary Information

Fixed-Term Contract until 31.03.2027 with potential to be extended

Civil Service Grade 6: £70,797 - £81,450 per annum, pro-rata

If you are successful at interview & are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role & terms.

Location

This role is lab based at UKHSA Manchester Laboratory, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Clinical Sciences Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WZ.

Hybrid working is not available for this role.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure & barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter Terrorism Check (CTC)

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 UK for the last 3 years as the role requires CTC clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting & applicants should contact Resourcing Support listed in the advert for further advice.

Person Specification

Application Form & Supporting Statement

Essential

• Application Form & Supporting Statement

Essential Criteria

Essential

• Knowledge, Experience, Skills & Abilities

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

This role is lab based at Manchester Royal Infirmary

Manchester

M13 9WZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Act as lead on business change activities, working with the project to support the delivery of the business case benefits and outcomes.
• Assess the impact of change on stakeholders to support successful delivery of the change.
• Support the preparation of the change management elements of the Business Case.
• Provide input to the creation and maintenance of Business Change products, such as changeplans, impact assessments and readiness documents.
• Support the Project Manager with preparing and updating the change plan.
• Contribute to the assessment of business readiness before implementation.
• Support the Project Manager and/or Benefits Manager with identifying and tracking benefits.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the communications plan.
• Identify stakeholders and include them in the stakeholder engagement plan, building strong working relationships.
• Act as a point of contact for queries relating to the business change activity.
• Use digital tools and data to support tracking of change impacts, adoption and progress.
• Promote the use of recognised business change approaches and assist colleagues in applying best practice.
• Be an active member of the UKHSA Project Delivery Profession Community.

You will be supported to work towards achieving Government Project DeliveryAccreditation should you not already hold this.

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of these roles.You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required. The job descriptions and person specifications may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.

Essential Criteria

• Recent experience supporting business change activities or change implementation within a project, programme or operational change environment.
• Ability to analyse and summarise the impact of change on teams, processes and stakeholders, using structured approaches or tools.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Awareness of business case development, benefits management, and change control.
• Awareness of planning, scheduling, assurance, risk and issue management and governance.
• Ability to use digital tools to support change tracking, assess impacts and monitor adoption of new ways of working.
• Strong capability in using Microsoft Office applications, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Selection Process Details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles Success Profiles - GOV.UKand will assess your Experience, Behaviours and Technical Skills.

Application & SiftAt sift stage you will be assessed against the 7 Essential Criteria listed in this job advert.You will be required to complete:

• An Application Form (Employer/Activity history section on the application)
• A 750 word supporting statement -do not exceed 750 words as we will not consider any words over and above this amount

This should outline how your skills, abilities, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the 7 Essential Criteria listed in this job advert.

You will receive a joint score for your Application Form and Supporting Statement. The application form is the kind of information you would put into your CV please be advised you will not be able to upload or email us your CV. Please complete the Application Form in as much detail as possible.

Longlisting

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

1. Meets all Essential Criteria
2. Meets some Essential Criteria
3. Meets no Essential Criteria

Only those that 'Meets all Essential Criteria' will progress to Shortlisting.

Shortlisting

In the event of a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift on the following 2 Essential Criteria:

• Recent experience supporting business change activities or change implementation within a project, programme or operational change environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to the Stage 2: Pre-Interview Assessment.Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Pre-Interview Assessment

Candidates will be invited to a 20-minute pre-interview assessment which will be undertaken remotely, via MS Teams.

The pre-interview assessment will assess your Technical Skills through instinctual critical thinking and situational judgement, drawing from your Business Change technical experience.

A scenario will be presented on the screen, read aloud and shared using the chat function. You will be expected to consider the situation (5 minutes) and share your thinking (10 minutes).

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to Stage 3: Interview.

Stage 3: Interview

You will be invited to a remote interview.Interview date(s) to be confirmed.

Behaviours and Technical Skills will be assessed at interview. The Behaviours being assessed during the interview will be as follows:

• Communication and Influencing - Lead Behaviour
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Technical Skills will be assessed from questions during the interview.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service as well as internal applicants.

Location Details

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London Canary Wharf.

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 core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Salary Information

Higher Executive Officer (HEO): Salary is subject to base location and is per annum, pro-rata.

• National HEO: £33,422 - £40,731
• Outer HEO: £35,587 - £43,244
• Inner HEO: £37,749- £45,353

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Person Specification

Application Form and Supporting Statement

Essential

• Application Form and Supporting Statement

Stage 2: Interview - Behaviours

Essential

• Communication and Influencing - Lead Behaviour
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

Stage 1: Pre-Interview Assessment - Technical Skills

Essential

• Assessment on instinctual critical thinking and situational judgement, drawing from your Business Change technical experience.

Stage 2: Interview - Technical Skills

Essential

• Questions during Interview

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Hybrid working based at any of our core HQs

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and London Canary Wharf

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Surveillance and Prevention Monitoring

• Lead collation and interpretation of relevant data to develop the most appropriate analyses from a range of sources, including highly complex epidemiological, microbiological and statistical information about the health of domestic and international populations.
• Analyse and evaluate quantitative and qualitative research evidence to make recommendations and inform decision making which may have long-term impacts.
• Enhance UKHSA's rapid risk assessment capability for emerging infectious disease threats.
• Provide epidemiological leadership for the further development and operationalisation of EOIS.
• Support and develop teams responsible for the specialist and complex analyses of quantitative and/or qualitative datasets.

Outbreak support and Epidemiological Investigations

• Lead multidisciplinary Incident Management teams and contribute to a range of national and international outbreak responses.
• Lead on the technical and analytical aspects of epidemiological outbreak investigations including advising on study design, writing protocols for analytical studies, questionnaire development and study database development, and preparing outbreak reports in collaboration with UKHS field epidemiology services, and other data and analytics teams as necessary.
• Supporting responses to outbreaks and incidents with implications for public health in the UK through provision of evidence-based advice and guidance on emerging infections

Leadership and Management

• Lead preparedness activities relating to emerging infections, zoonoses and high consequence infectious diseases, including public health advice and guidance and epidemic intelligence.
• Lead the development, standardisation and continuous improvement of rapid risk assessment methodologies for emerging infectious disease threats, ensuring outputs support timely decision-making across UKHSA and Government.
• Provide senior oversight of national and international rapid risk assessments for novel, emerging, zoonotic and high consequence pathogens.
• Strengthen strategic collaboration between the Emerging Infections and Zoonoses team and the Chief Data Officer Group.
• Liaison with other government departments and organisations working on emerging infections, including NHS England, the High consequence Infectious Diseases network, FCDO, MOD, and the devolved administrations.
• Expert support to scientific advisory committees as required, including the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.
• Ensure secretariat support to HAIRS.

Research and Development

• Oversight of the production of peer reviewed publications on emerging infections topics.
• Proactively engage with academic and international partners to develop the research evidence base required to support the control of communicable disease in these specialist areas, both initiating and collaborating with research as appropriate and linking with relevant academic institutions.

Teaching and Training

• Deliver teaching for a variety of individuals, institutions and stakeholders as required regarding emerging infections and zoonoses.
• Providing project supervision for Speciality Registrars, trainees on the Field Epidemiology Trainee Programme, Clinical fellows and other trainees on attachment at Colindale.
• Contribute to competency development and assessment in health protection for the health protection workforce.

Other duties

Contribute to the provision of appropriate rotas, which may include the epidemic and emerging infections duty consultant rota, the international health regulations rota, or other clinical or incident response rotas dependent on specialist experience and CMA group needs.

The postholder may, with their agreement (which should not reasonably be withheld), be required:

• to undertake other duties as required, which fall within the grading of this post, to meet the needs of TARZET.
• to deputise and cover as necessary for colleagues during annual leave, study leave and other absences.

Professional Development

• Identify, discuss, and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal and personal development plans.
• Attending internal external training events in line with professional development needs and in relation to the role.
• Participate in all mandatory training as required by the organisation.

Management Arrangements

A detailed job plan will be agreed between the post holder and the line manager which will be reviewed annually. The job plan and the job description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder in the light of the needs of the employing organisation and the development of the speciality of public health and any wider developments in the field of public health.

The Consultant will:

1. Be expected to take on the line management of some staff. Where line management responsibilities are agreed, this will include recruitment, appraisals, disciplinary and grievance responsibilities.
2. Manage budgets as agreed with the Deputy Director and/ or head of team.
3. Be a visible, positive leader and role model and demonstrating high professional standards.
4. Actively identify, lead and contribute to quality improvement and governance initiatives in line with strategic direction of the Unit.
5. Contribute to proactive and responsive media issues.
6. Proactively contribute to wider organisational development.
7. Be prepared to take on wider national roles and represent the UKHSA in discussions with government departments, agencies and professional groups as appropriate to individual expertise and experience and when requested by the Deputy Director TARZET.
8. Will be expected to contribute to the UKHSA response during incidents in line with UKHSAs Emergency Planning Resilience and Response (EPRR) arrangements.
9. Supervise Specialty Registrars in Public Health or other specialties.

Please refer to the Job Description for a more comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.

External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the CivilService (including internal applicants).

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using Competency

At sift stage you will be assessed against the Essential Criteria listed in the job advert.

You will be required to complete an:

Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) Up to 1500 word Statement of SuitabilityThis 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)

Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1500 words.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications, only those who meet all essential criteria will progress.

In the event of a large volume of applications, desirable criteria will be used.

Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a remote interview.

This vacancy is being assessed competency against the essential and desirable criteria.

During the interview we will assess against the below:

• Knowledge
• Experience
• Skills and Abilities

You will be asked to prepare and present a 5-10 minute presentation at the start of your interview. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our core HQ in South Colonnade. 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 our office. Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Baseline Personnel Security Standard.Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority.

AfC Band 8d (UKPHR) £94,356 - £108,814 (plus HCAS - 20% basic salary to a maximum £8,746)Consultant (GMC) £113,565 - £150,569 (plus £2,162 London Weighting)Per annum, pro rata

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
• Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interviewApplicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body? A/I/C
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or a related field (e.g. MPH) or equivalent training or experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Understanding of epidemiology and statistics and public health practice
• Understanding of key agencies involved in health protection and an understanding of laboratory microbiology and clinical infectious disease services.
• Experience of providing information and advice to those at a senior level, e.g., for parliamentary questions, or to NHS or UKHSA senior teams
• Extensive experience of communicable disease control including outbreak management in a wide variety of settings, including out of hours on call

Skills / capabilities/ behaviours

Essential

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the media)
• Proven and effective interpersonal, motivational, and influencing skills
• Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
• Ability to design, develop, interpret, and implement policies

Desirable

• Scientific publications or presentation of papers at international conferences
• Experience of staff management and training

Equality and diversity

Essential

• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems

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

10 South Colonnade

London

E14 5EA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the local supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist:

• Sample receipt and handing.
• Sample preparation and reagent preparation following protocols.
• Clerical duties, including use of computers, and data entry, telephone enquiries.
• Provide results service to wards, GPs and other hospitals
• Dealing with patients, visitors and deliveries.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate stock levels, receipt of deliveries and preparation of orders.
• Cleaning and disinfection of equipment and laboratory areas.
• Monitoring and routine maintenance of equipment.
• Perform basic manual and automated tests according to protocols.
• Disposal of tissue and patient samples in accordance with relevant guidelines
• Autoclaving of waste material and patient samples (involves moderate lifting).
• Work in a safe manner in accordance with Laboratory Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Processing specimens, sub culturing of specimens, cleaning and maintenance of equipment, assisting BMS staff in analytical techniques, and use of automated equipment within Containment Level 3 laboratory.
• To participate in Quality Assurance and Quality Control activities and assist the department in maintaining UKAS Accreditation.
• To participate in audit processes, drug trials, research projects as required.
• Job Holder is expected to occasionally work under remote supervision of a Registered Biomedical Scientist following defined SOP/protocols and would be expected to refer non routine issues to their supervisor.
• Assistance with training of junior HSSW staff and trainee BMS staff.
• Preparation of samples prior to sending away to reference laboratories.

Essential Criteria

• GCSE grade C or above in Maths & English or equivalent experience working in a laboratory
• Experience of using computerised data systems
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety
• Previous experience working in an administrative environment
• Previous experience of using computerised data systems
• Experience of manual handling task

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience of working in a microbiology laboratory
• Previous experience of working in a health care environment
• Knowledge of laboratory consumables

Selection Process Details This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success Profiles - GOV.UK

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 7 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• 750 word supporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.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). Please do not email us your CV.

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 750 words. We will not consider any words over 750.

Longlisting:

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

1. Meets all essential criteria
2. Meets some essential criteria
3. Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile(s) Meets all essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.

Shortlisting:

In the event of a large number of applications we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:

• GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English or equivalent experience working in a laboratory

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications or large amount of successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

Success Profiles - GOV.UK

You will be invited to a face to face interview at UK Health Security Agency Public Health Laboratory Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, B9 5ST.

If face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Behaviours and Strengths will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Seeing the big picture
• Communicating and influencing
• Working together (Lead behaviour)
• Delivering at pace

Strengths will be assessed via strength based questions.

Interviews dates are to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as laboratory based at our site in Birmingham.

You will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as aminimum. 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.

Please note, there is no hybrid working available for this role.

Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Counter-Terrorist Check.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another governmentdepartment, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Person Specification

Application form and Supporting Statement

Essential

• Application form and Supporting Statement

Behaviours

Essential

• Seeing the big picture
• Communication and influencing
• Working together - Lead
• Delivering at pace

Strengths

Essential

• Strength based questions

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

Laboratory

Birmingham

B9 5SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Network Architecture, Design & Delivery

• Act as the senior technical lead for UKHSA network architecture, owning and maintaining High Level Designs (HLD), Low Level Designs (LLD), topology diagrams and As-Built documentation.
• Lead the design, implementation and lifecycle management of resilient, scalable and secure LAN, WAN, WLAN and cloud-connected infrastructure, ensuring alignment with NCSC Secure by Design principles.
• Provide technical assurance across estate modernisation, science campus, data centre and hybrid cloud programmes, while collaborating with infrastructure, security, application and cloud teams.
• Manage routing, switching, wireless, WAN, load balancing, IPAM, DNS and DHCP services, alongside Extreme Networks Fabric Engine, Site Engine and wireless platforms.

Network Security, Resilience & Incident Management

• Provide technical leadership for network security and operational resilience across the UKHSA estate.
• Administer Palo Alto NGFW, Panorama, VPN, micro-segmentation, DMZ and Zero Trust architectures, ensuring compliance with security standards and evolving threat landscapes.
• Act as the senior network authority during Major Incident Response Team (MIRT) activities, leading diagnosis, resolution, communication, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Post Incident Reviews (PIR).
• Develop incident runbooks, continuity plans and mitigation strategies to reduce risk, improve service resilience and support secure cloud and on-premises environments.

Service Management, Automation & Technical Leadership

• Lead the monitoring, observability, performance and capacity management of network services, integrating operational and security monitoring with ITSM and SIEM platforms.
• Drive network automation and Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Ansible and Python to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Manage vendor relationships, technology lifecycles, procurement planning and proof-of-concept evaluations.
• Produce technical documentation, support ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Request Management processes, contribute to CAB activities, mentor engineers, provide expert stakeholder advice, maintain compliance with ICT standards and deliver high-quality customer support, including participation in on-call and out-of-hours services.

This is not an exhaustive list.

Essential criteria

• Formal technical qualification equivalent to CCNP level or above, or substantial experience in a senior network engineering role, with advanced knowledge of enterprise routing and switching, network security, wireless technologies, and large-scale network infrastructure management.
• Proven experience producing and maintaining network architecture artefacts, including High Level Designs (HLDs), Low Level Designs (LLDs), topology diagrams, reference architectures, and As-Built documentation across enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and security environments.
• Demonstrable ability to lead or contribute to network architecture initiatives, provide technical assurance and design reviews, and ensure solutions align with organisational standards, security-by-design principles, and best practice methodologies.
• Significant experience acting as a senior technical authority during major incidents, leading network diagnosis and resolution activities, collaborating within multi-disciplinary Major Incident Response Teams, and managing complex, high-pressure situations.
• Experience producing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports, Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs), and maintaining incident runbooks, playbooks, and escalation procedures while driving continuous service improvement and reducing recurrence of critical incidents.
• Skilled in monitoring network infrastructure to optimise performance, support capacity planning, identify risks, and proactively address technical issues to maintain service availability and resilience for large user populations.
• Excellent written, verbal, reporting, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, work effectively across multidisciplinary teams, deliver outstanding customer service, and manage competing priorities under changing timescales.

Desirable criteria

• Experience with network Function Virtualisation (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) architectures, including overlay/underlay design models and virtual network appliance deployment.
• Experience with advanced network automation toolchains including Terraform, Ansible, or Python-based frameworks applied to infrastructure provisioning and compliance enforcement.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) in the context of network security monitoring, alert triage, and threat hunting.
• Experience with Zero Trust technologies such as Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, Illumio, or equivalent ZTNA platforms in an enterprise deployment context.
• Familiarity with network observability tools such as ThousandEyes, NetBrain, or Datadog Network Performance Monitoring for advanced path analysis and synthetic monitoring.
• Experience with ITSM platforms (e.g. ServiceNow or equivalent) including use of the platform for major incident management, problem records, and change advisory workflows.
• Familiarity with HPC or scientific network environments, including high-throughput storage networking or research network interconnect requirements.
• Skills for communication on complex matters and difficult situations, requiring persuasion and influence across organisational boundaries.

Selection process

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your behaviours, experience and technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed onthe listed7essentialcriteria,and this will be in the form of:

• an application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• a 1000wordsupporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledgeprovide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.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 beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1000words. We will not consider any words over1000words.

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

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

Only those meeting all essential criteria will be taken through to shortlisting.Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Formal technical qualification equivalent to CCNP level or above, or substantial experience in a senior network engineering role, with advanced knowledge of enterprise routing and switching, network security, wireless technologies, and large-scale network infrastructure management.

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a remote interview via MS Teams.

Behaviours, technical skills and experience will be tested at interview.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Leadership (Lead behaviour)
• Delivering at pace
• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing
• Managing a quality service

Interviews are to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool or London (Canary Wharf).

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) on-site.

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Eligibility criteria

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

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic Disclosure and Barring Security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed Security Check vetting.

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 5 years to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Person Specification

Application form and supporting statement

Essential

• Application form and supporting statement

Behaviours

Essential

• Leadership (Lead behaviour)
• Delivering at pace
• Making effective decisions
• Communicating and influencing
• Managing a quality service

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

Core HQs

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool or London (Canary Wharf)

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

As an interaction designer youll:

• Deliver effective designs - supporting service transformation by using user-centred design methods, best practice and appropriate tooling to explore problems and opportunities within large, complex organisations
• Working with stakeholders and customers to understand existing services and identify key opportunities to improve the service end-to-end
• Experience of work with other professions and stakeholders to discover and analyse insights to identify common themes, pain points and user needs
• Identify solutions to complex problems within services, and support these by developing design concepts, balancing user needs with business, operational and technical requirements
• Prototype complex ideas at an appropriate fidelity and iterate them
• Advocate for the value of a user-centred, inclusive, and evidence-based approach to interaction design and delivery to embed effective and user-centred design practice
• Experience of planning design activities, working directly with other professions to ensure effective and timely delivery
• Improve design practice by using a range of design techniques and encouraging others to also think of alternative ways to conduct design work, developing the practical experience of non-specialists
• Actively participate in the UCD community of practice, fostering a culture of continuous professional development, working openly and collaboratively to contribute to building the service design capability

Essential role criteria:

• Experience in interaction design and applying user-centred design methods and practices in complex organisations
• To be able to manage relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to improve services and gain support for standards, design solutions, roadmaps, and ways of working
• Experience in the use of various prototyping tools and methods to deliver interactive prototypes, demonstrating ability to create designs that are accessible without compromising delivery timelines
• To be able to communicate with developer colleagues, leveraging knowledge of front-end languages to ensure designs are developed to standard and remain accessible
• To be able to apply iterative design principles and agile methodologies to your work
• To be able to demonstrate the importance of designing inclusive, equitable, accessible and sustainable services
• To be able to plan design activities, working directly with other professions to ensure effective and timely delivery
• To be able to identify new design patterns and components based on evidence

Desirable role criteria:

You may also have experience of:

• Coding using HTML/CSS
• The GOV.UK Prototype Kit and associated hosting technologies
• Government service assessment

Selection ProcessDetails(SuccessProfiles)

This vacancy is usingSuccessProfiles and will assess your Experience and Technical skills.

The User Centred Design Team will be running two webinars:

• 13th of August at 15:00 Hrs.
• 20th of August at 15.00 Hrs.

The purpose of the webinar is to enable you to hear more about this role and speak to some of the team. This is a great opportunity to learn more about our culture, what we do at UKHSA and provide general advice on the application process.

If you would like to attend one of the webinars, pleases contactucdteam@ukhsa.gov.ukwho will email you a Teams invite for the webinar date of your choice.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

SuccessProfiles - GOV.UK

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 8 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 750 word supporting statement

This should outline how you consider your skills, experienceand knowledgeprovide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV).

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than750words. Please do not exceed750words.

Longlisting: In the event ofa large number ofapplicationswewilllonglistinto 3 piles of:

1. Meets allessentialcriteria

1. Meets someessentialcriteria

1. Meets no essential criteria

If used, the pile Meets all essential criteria willproceedto shortlisting.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:

• Experience in the use of various prototyping tools and methods to deliver interactive prototypes, demonstrating ability to create designs that are accessible without compromising delivery timelines

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

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You will be invited to a single remote interview to assess your technical skills and will also incorporate a 15 minute presentation on your understanding of user-centred design and interaction design.

The technical skills to be assessed for this role are

• Design communication
• Designing for everyone
• Evidence based design
• Iterative design

You can find out more about the Technical Skills framework method by visiting this link

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews dates to be confirmed.

Additional Information

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. 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 core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).

Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Salary Information

If you are successful at interview and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Please be aware that the salary is based on the office location.

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Person Specification

Essential criteria

Essential

• Application form and supporting statement

Technical skills

Essential

• Presentation

Technical Skills

Essential

• Design communication
• Designing for everyone
• Evidence based design
• Iterative design

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core HQs

London, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham

E14 4PU

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your day to day duties will include:

• Monitor electrical asset performance and maintenance data through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), identifying trends, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement engineering improvement initiatives that enhance the reliability, efficiency and resilience of electrical infrastructure and utility systems.
• Prepare technical justifications and supporting business cases for asset replacement, infrastructure improvements and capital investment proposals.
• Manage and deliver small to medium business-critical engineering projects in accordance with UKHSA project governance requirements, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, timescale, budget and quality standards.
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager when required, providing technical leadership, specialist advice and engineering support across electrical services and utility systems.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and support to engineering colleagues, contractors and stakeholders to promote safe systems of work and engineering best practice.
• Act as the Engineering subject matter expert for electrical systems during audits, inspections and assurance activities, providing technical evidence and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of electrical compliance programmes, including inspection, testing and certification requirements.
• Review and approve engineering technical documentation, where authorised, including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs), electrical safety documentation and other compliance-related records.
• Author, review and maintain User Requirement Specifications (URS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical specifications and engineering records relating to electrical systems and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure engineering records and documentation are maintained in accordance with quality management and engineering governance requirements.
• Lead technical investigations into equipment failures, power quality issues and system performance concerns, identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Ensure engineering incidents, risks and non-conformances are appropriately investigated, documented and managed through UKHSA systems.
• Develop effective working relationships with internal customers, contractors, specialist suppliers and external stakeholders to support delivery of engineering services and projects.
• Represent the Engineering function within multidisciplinary projects, capital programmes and operational working groups, ensuring electrical engineering requirements are appropriately considered.

The above is not an exhaustive list and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the role.

Essential criteria

• ONC, HNC, HND, apprenticeship qualification or equivalent electrical engineering qualification, or significant relevant electrical engineering experience.
• Proven experience working with electrical infrastructure, utility systems and critical plant within a highly regulated engineering environment and ensuring compliance with statutory and safety requirements.
• Experience managing engineering improvement initiatives, technical projects or operational engineering activities through to successful completion.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, electrical distribution systems, statutory inspection and testing requirements, and electrical safety management.
• Experience supporting engineering compliance activities, audits, inspections and quality management systems.
• Experience preparing, reviewing and managing engineering technical documentation, including specifications, procedures, reports and controlled records.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience investigating equipment failures, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide technical advice and influence both technical and non-technical audiences.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution and evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience working within scientific, pharmaceutical, healthcare, research, defence or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), particularly Maximo.
• Experience managing capital projects, engineering upgrades or infrastructure improvement programmes.
• Knowledge of electrical compliance programmes, including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs), inspection regimes and certification requirements.
• Experience in the design, commissioning, operation or validation of critical electrical infrastructure and utility systems.
• Working knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS) or Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

Selection process

This vacancy is using Success Profiles behaviours, experience and technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed onthe listed8essentialcriteria,and this will be in the form of:

• an application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• a 1000wordsupporting statement.

This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.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 beadvisedyou will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

HealthjobsUK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than1000words. We will not consider any words over1000words.

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

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

Only those meeting all essential criteria will be taken through to shortlisting.Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• Proven experience working with electrical infrastructure, utility systems and critical plant within a highly regulated engineering environment and ensuring compliance with statutory and safety requirements.

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates.

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

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a face to face interview in Porton Down. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Behaviours, technical skills and experience will be tested at interview.

The behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Managing a Quality Service (Lead behaviour)
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace,
• Making Effective Decisions

Interviews dates are to be confirmed.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is office / lab based at our Scientific Campus in Porton Down. Please note that hybrid working is not available with this role. Please note that hybrid working is not available for this role.

Eligibility criteria

External

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

Security clearance level requirement

Part 1

Successful candidates must pass a basic Disclosure and Barring Security (DBS) check before they can be appointed.

Part 2

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Check clearance.

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 5 years to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Salary information

If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Person Specification

Application form and supporting statement

Essential

• Application form and supporting statement

Behaviours

Essential

• Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behaviour)
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions