Principal Epidemiologist

Job title:

Principal Epidemiologist

Firm

NHS Scotland

Job description

Principal EpidemiologistIn regards to the Organisation:
Public Well being Scotland launched on 1st April 2020 as a nationwide well being board, using round 1200 folks, and with an annual price range of round £101 million. Public Well being Scotland desires to see a Scotland the place everyone thrives, a Scotland the place life expectancy improves, and the distinction in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas will get smaller.The Put up:
Public Well being Scotland is establishing a brand new epidemiology workforce inside its Scientific, Well being Intelligence, and Analysis division. The CHIR division gives medical, public well being, and educational management for the organisation on all facets of inhabitants well being enchancment, discount of well being inequalities, and healthcare public well being (besides these straight referring to communicable illness and environmental well being).We’re in search of principal epidemiologists to affix this new workforce, initially masking subjects resembling congenital and uncommon circumstances and being pregnant and new child screening, healthcare and burden of illness. Roles might evolve over time consistent with nationwide public well being priorities.The submit holder(s) will develop and lead work on their agreed subjects, liaising carefully with the related Advisor in Public Well being matter lead and dealing with information improvement, analyst and well being enchancment groups from throughout the organisation in addition to exterior stakeholders. Key components of the roles will embrace main specialist epidemiological analyses alongside interpretation and presentation of findings inside their broader context to tell inhabitants well being enchancment and discount of well being inequalities. Findings will likely be offered in numerous codecs together with official statistics, peer reviewed publications, briefings, and shows to maximise impression. Line administration of different members of the epidemiology workforce and provision of coaching for the broader public well being workforce could also be required.The Candidate:
We’re looking for particular person(s) with wonderful epidemiological and interpersonal expertise and the flexibility to guide advanced and sometimes evolving tasks.
Important attributes will embrace:

• A related main diploma and a postgraduate qualification in and/or substantial expertise of superior epidemiology
• Extremely developed and updated expertise in epidemiological strategies, superior quantitative information analyses, and use of related statistical evaluation instruments resembling R
• Glorious planning and organisational expertise
• Glorious verbal and written communication expertise and a capability to current detailed and complicated info to varied stakeholders
• Flexibility, dedication, and a capability to develop and preserve constructive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Expertise of managing advanced tasks and of offering coaching or supervision

Fascinating attributes will embrace:

• Information of (one in every of) the precise subjects outlined above
• Information of freedom of knowledge and confidentiality ideas
• Information of excellent analysis observe ideas and related instruments together with reproducible approaches to information evaluation

We might love to listen to from candidates keen on these advanced however rewarding roles.The profitable candidate(s) will likely be required to endure a PVG Scheme verify. Any candidate who has lived/labored abroad for greater than 12 months within the previous 5 years may also be required to supply a legal file verify from the suitable abroad company.Location and Working Sample:
Profitable candidates might be primarily based in Public Well being Scotland’s workplaces in both Gyle Sq., Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow.
Please word that PHS will relocate from Central Quay, Glasgow to Bothwell Road, Glasgow in late 2024.Hybrid working (with distant/from residence working for a part of the week) is accessible.The usual working sample is 37 hours per week over Monday to Friday, nonetheless PHS helps versatile working, and we’re joyful to debate requests for various working patterns.Throughout instances of public well being emergency, or different pressing enterprise want, you could be required on a brief foundation to work your regular contracted working hours over 7 days together with weekends, with the intention to meet the wants of the service.It’s a situation of this employment that it’s essential to reside and stay a resident throughout the UK for the submit wherein you’ll be employed with PHS.Advantages:
Our advantages package deal consists of pension scheme, complete vary of labor life stability insurance policies, occupational well being providers, studying useful resource centres, and discounted leisure, monetary and buying advantages. Click on right here to view the complete vary of the PHS Worker Advantages.Additional Info:
For a casual dialogue on the submit, please contact Diane Stockton, Advisor in Public Well being and CHIR Divisional lead at diane.stockton2@phs.scot.Time limit for accomplished purposes is twenty second April 2024Additional info on PHS is accessible from: www.publichealthscotland.scotPlease word that almost all of correspondence is shipped by e-mail solely, so please verify your e-mail recurrently (together with junk folders).Public Well being Scotland is an equal alternatives employer and as such ensures to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimal standards for our vacancies.

Anticipated wage

Location

Edinburgh – Glasgow

Job date

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 04:47:27 GMT

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