Do you have an interest in improving the health and wellbeing of patients in NHS Scotland? 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 priority services which enable and support a safer and healthier Scotland.
ARHAI leads and supports efforts to prevent healthcare associated infection by means of guidance development, surveillance, operational support and training, covering areas such as incident and outbreak management, decontamination, the built environment, research and infection prevention and control expertise.
We are seeking two Advanced Healthcare Scientists (Epidemiology) to work across the Data and Intelligence (D&I) and Scottish One Health Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance (SONAAR) Priority Programmes of ARHAI Scotland. ARHAI’s other priority programmes include Clinical Assurance Programme (CA), NPGE (National Policies, Guidance and Evidence), ICBED (Infection Control in Built Environment & Decontamination), and Community Infection Prevention and Control (CIPC).
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, and will be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of healthcare partners. Knowledge of the NHS and infection control would be advantageous. It is vital that you demonstrate the NSS values of working with respect and care, openness and integrity.
This is a National post. The location of the post is flexible and will be hosted by ARHAI Scotland. The contract location of this role will be Glasgow, however, we promote flexible location working and currently work from home in line with Scottish Government guidance. We anticipate that a flexible approach to where we work will continue and a blend of home and office working will become the norm depending on preference and service need.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams.
Job description Notice of Change
Antimicrobial Resistance & Healthcare Associated Infection (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 the result of recent structural changes, job description(s) associated with 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.
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.
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Fiona Murdoch (fiona.murdoch3@nhs.scot) on 0141 300 1150 or Elaine Glass (elaine.glass@nhs.scot) on 0141 207 1839.
Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org
Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 22nd June
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
We welcome applications from all candidates, however in line with Scottish Government requirement we will be giving priority consideration to Test and Protect core staff who meet the essential criteria for the role.
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
