Epidemiological Scientist
Role Overview
The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre provides field epidemiology support to the Health Protection Division of Public Health Wales.
The centre supports protection from infectious diseases and environmental hazards through surveillance, field investigation support, and applied research.
This post contributes to surveillance systems, field investigations, epidemiological studies, and research.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre provides field epidemiology support to the Health Protection Division of Public Health Wales.
The centre supports protection from infectious diseases and environmental hazards through surveillance, field investigation support, and applied research.
This post contributes to surveillance systems, field investigations, epidemiological studies, and research.
Key responsibilities
- Contribute to development of surveillance systems, field investigations, epidemiological studies, and applied research.
- Work with analysts, epidemiologists, clinicians, and scientists to provide epidemiological support.
- Support development and maintenance of public health surveillance schemes run by the Health Protection Division.
- May line manage or coordinate junior team members’ work; train, supervise, mentor, or demonstrate tasks to staff.
Qualifications and requirements
- Good honours degree in a scientific or numerate subject.
- Master’s qualification in public health or epidemiology, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Good organisational and communication skills, teamwork, flexibility, and temperament to work under pressure.
- Welsh language ability is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome.
Workplace
- Primarily based at Public Health Wales headquarters at Number 2 Capital Quarter in central Cardiff.
- Other Public Health Wales office bases may be considered in discussion with the successful candidates.
About Public Health Wales
Public Health Wales is the national public health organisation in Wales, working to improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.
Its teams prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services, information, research, and public health expertise.
The organisation values working together with trust and respect and welcomes applications representing the diversity of the communities it serves.
Flexible working arrangements, including part-time roles and job sharing, are supported.
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