Main area Microbiology Training Grade NHS: Speciality Registrar Contract Fixed term: 2 years (Commencing 11th September 2025 until 10th September 2027) Hours Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref 919-HM-307293-EXT
Employer UK Health Security Agency Employer type Public (Non NHS) Site Various in UKHSA Offices, Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, Public Health Wales Town London Salary £43,923 - £63,152 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/12/2024 23:59
Field Epidemiology Training Programme Fellow (Micro/ID)
NHS: Speciality Registrar
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a system leader for health security; taking action internationally to strengthen global health security, providing trusted advice to government and the public and reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.
UKHSA’s remit, as an agency with a global-to-local reach, is to protect the health of the nation from infectious diseases and other external threats to health.
Job overview
The UK Field Epidemiology Training Programme (UKFETP) is a full-time, competency based 2-year specialist postgraduate training programme aimed at medical, scientific, veterinary or nursing staff involved in field investigation and epidemiology or public health microbiology.
This call is specifically for ringfenced posts available to higher specialist trainees in microbiology, infectious diseases and virology.
The programme provides training and experience to develop the core competencies agreed for field epidemiologists in the United Kingdom and in the European Union (EU).
Main duties of the job
Training is provided mainly on the job with at least ten percent of time dedicated to formally taught training courses. Fellows will be based in an UKFETP training location for the two-year fellowship. The training locations include national public health centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, or local UKHSA teams. Fellows are expected to relocate for the duration of the training programme.
In order to conduct the main duties of the fellowship, you are required to be educated to postgraduate level and have demonstrable experience of working within public health, health protection, microbiology, infection prevention and control or epidemiology. You will be an excellent team member and have an understanding of public health systems in your country of work.
Working for our organisation
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the role are detailed in the attached job description. Other expectations are detailed below.
Relocation: Individuals currently contracted by UKHSA and working in a UKFETP training site are expected to relocate to an alternate site for the duration of the programme.
Full time: The fellowship must be completed full time.
Travel: Training within or outside the UK may necessitate week-long residential stays.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Combined Infection Certificate Examination (CICE)
* Masters’ degree or PhD in a scientific discipline with a significant health (human or animal), public health, epidemiology or data analysis component.
Knowledge and Experience
* Completed Core Infection Training Years 1 &2
* Demonstrable experience of working within Public Health, Infectious diseases, Clinical microbiology or epidemiology for at least 18 months by the application deadline.
* Understanding principles of public health in relation to infection and outbreak management.
Skills / Capabilities / Behaviours
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Able to undertake analysis of health datasets.
* Demonstrate a keen interest in applied epidemiology.
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Closing Date: 23.55 22/12/2024
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