Advanced Healthcare Scientist (Epidemiology)

Advanced Healthcare Scientist (Epidemiology) 

About the Organisation: 
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level.  NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.  

The Post: 
Are you a Healthcare Scientist (Epidemiology) with an interest in improving the health and wellbeing of patients in NHSScotland?  Why not consider an opportunity to work within Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland, part of National Services Scotland, working in partnership to deliver ARHAI Scotland priority services which enable and support a safer and healthier Scotland.  

ARHAI Scotlands overall mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the population by reducing the burden of infection and antimicrobial resistance within Scottish care settings by means of guidance development, surveillance and monitoring of infections and antimicrobial resistance, operational support and training, covering areas such as incident and outbreak management, decontamination, the built environment, research and infection prevention and control/antimicrobial resistance expertise. 

We are seeking an Advanced Healthcare Scientist (Epidemiology) preferably with an interest in animal health to join ARHAI Scotland to contribute to ARHAI Scotlands six Priority Programmes; ICBED (Infection Control in Built Environment & Decontamination), NPGE (National Policies, Guidance and Evidence), CIPC (Community Infection, Prevention & Control), Data and Intelligence (D&I), Scottish One Health Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance (SONAAR) and Clinical Assurance (CA).

The Candidate:
As an Advanced Healthcare Scientist, the post holder will be required to support consultants, programme leads or senior nursing and scientific staff in the provision of specialised information, advice and support to stakeholders. This will include the provision of scientific literature reviews, analysis, interpretation and presentation of epidemiological and surveillance data and participation in relevant research activities. 

You will be educated to post graduate level or equivalent experience in a health or research field with a proven track record in health protection, epidemiology, or public health. You will have excellent leadership skills, the ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, will be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders and preferably have an interest in animal health.

Knowledge of the NHS would be advantageous. It is vital that you demonstrate the NSS values of working with respect and care, openness and integrity. 

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern:
This is a national post. The contract location of this role will be Glasgow, however, we are currently hybrid working with significant scope for working from home. Access to other NHS NSS buildings across Scotland can also be made available for working if required.

The work pattern is flexible between Monday to Friday, 30 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits: 
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of NHS NSS Employee Benefits.

Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Stephanie Walsh, Principal Healthcare Scientist at stephanie.walsh@nhs.scot 

Closing date for completed applications is Thursday 23rd May

Job Description Notice of Change 

Antimicrobial Resistance & Healthcare Associated Infection Scotland (ARHAI) Scotland is part of National Services Scotland.  The group was formally part of Health Protection Scotland within National Services Scotland but was under Public Health and Intelligence.  As a result of the recent structural changes job description(s) associated with the current vacancies still reflect the Health Protection Scotland brand and structure. 

Candidates are advised that all job description(s) shall be updated over the coming months to reflect ARHAI Scotland branding and organisational structure changes.

Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies