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Veterinary Advisor for Epidemiology and Risk
| Posting date: | 08 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £52,120 to £58,540 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2024 |
| Location: | West Midlands, UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 360778 |
Summary
About the job
Job summary
APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
More than ever before the health of our environment, plants, animals and bees matters. Do you wish to be part of are part of an amazing, diverse team on the frontline in researching, investigating, and acting to protect the UK’s animal, plant and bee health? You will be helping to make a difference to the UK and contributing to global efforts to control and eradicate disease in plants, animals (such as Avian Influenza) and protecting global biodiversity.
If you have a proven track record of experience with strategic and tactical veterinary epidemiological leadership and decision- making, then we would love to hear from you!
The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home.
You can be based at any APHA location within GB (i.e. England, Scotland, and Wales only) and must be able to regularly travel to other locations to meet business needs.
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity available to work as a Veterinary Advisor in the Epidemiology and Risk Policy Advice team (EpiRisk). You will play a key role as part of a team led by the Veterinary Head for Epidemiology and Risk in provision of written and verbal evidence-based, quality assured veterinary, epidemiological and scientific advice to Ministers, Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs), policy teams, administrative colleagues, APHA field and laboratory staff, external stakeholders and similar, including risk assessment, to support the development and implementation of veterinary and public health policies and measures.
As part of the Epidemiology and Risk Policy Advice Team, you will work closely with the Head of EpiRisk, Head of Intervention Epi, other Veterinary Advisors (VAs) and scientists, field epidemiologists, Defra and Devolved Administration (DA) policy colleagues, the Department of Epidemiological Sciences and the Science Strategy and Planning Team to provide timely, fit for purpose, veterinary, scientific and epidemiological advice to UK policy teams.
This informs policy development and implementation, which enables:
* Preparation for, protection against, and control and eradication of exotic notifiable disease. Including preparing risk assessments regarding movement licensing for multiple exotic notifiable diseases in peacetime
* Identification, characterisation and mitigation against new and emerging animal health and welfare threats and vulnerabilities
* Protection of UK borders from disease and potential threats to animal health and welfare
* Facilitation and assurance of trade
Person specification
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
* Proven track record of experience in delivery of statutory and non-statutory animal health and welfare policies, threat characterisation, and peer-reviewed risk assessment.
* Evidence of understanding of the control of disease in populations, competence in systematic data capture, analysis and interpretation to support the investigation of animal health and welfare issues.
* Proven track record of strategic and tactical veterinary epidemiological leadership and decision-making during incident and outbreak response, complex case work, contingency planning, and business continuity.
* Proven track record of co-ordinating teams to deliver complex and timely scientific advice and risk assessment.
* Experience of translating quantitative and qualitative epidemiological information into advice for policy makers.
* Experience of writing scientific papers and/or reports.
* Experience in disease control and surveillance programmes and/or monitoring of such programmes.
* Experience of representing APHA or other official bodies with important customers, partners and stakeholders.
* Experience in exotic disease control operations.
Working knowledge of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Risk Assessment framework.
* Experience in leading on risk assessments, including developing the risk question and translating results into advice for policy makers.
Learning and Development
Everyone in APHA is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, our work and our policies. Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role.
In return for your dedication, we will support your ongoing personal development through appropriate training. Inclusion, support and the development of our people matter to us. We aim to support the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA.
Job summary
APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
More than ever before the health of our environment, plants, animals and bees matters. Do you wish to be part of are part of an amazing, diverse team on the frontline in researching, investigating, and acting to protect the UK’s animal, plant and bee health? You will be helping to make a difference to the UK and contributing to global efforts to control and eradicate disease in plants, animals (such as Avian Influenza) and protecting global biodiversity.
If you have a proven track record of experience with strategic and tactical veterinary epidemiological leadership and decision- making, then we would love to hear from you!
The agreed amount of time spent at a workplace for this post will reflect the requirement for Civil Servants to spend at least 60% of their working time in an organisation workplace with the option to work the remaining time flexibly from home.
You can be based at any APHA location within GB (i.e. England, Scotland, and Wales only) and must be able to regularly travel to other locations to meet business needs.
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity available to work as a Veterinary Advisor in the Epidemiology and Risk Policy Advice team (EpiRisk). You will play a key role as part of a team led by the Veterinary Head for Epidemiology and Risk in provision of written and verbal evidence-based, quality assured veterinary, epidemiological and scientific advice to Ministers, Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs), policy teams, administrative colleagues, APHA field and laboratory staff, external stakeholders and similar, including risk assessment, to support the development and implementation of veterinary and public health policies and measures.
As part of the Epidemiology and Risk Policy Advice Team, you will work closely with the Head of EpiRisk, Head of Intervention Epi, other Veterinary Advisors (VAs) and scientists, field epidemiologists, Defra and Devolved Administration (DA) policy colleagues, the Department of Epidemiological Sciences and the Science Strategy and Planning Team to provide timely, fit for purpose, veterinary, scientific and epidemiological advice to UK policy teams.
This informs policy development and implementation, which enables:
* Preparation for, protection against, and control and eradication of exotic notifiable disease. Including preparing risk assessments regarding movement licensing for multiple exotic notifiable diseases in peacetime
* Identification, characterisation and mitigation against new and emerging animal health and welfare threats and vulnerabilities
* Protection of UK borders from disease and potential threats to animal health and welfare
* Facilitation and assurance of trade
Person specification
We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
* Proven track record of experience in delivery of statutory and non-statutory animal health and welfare policies, threat characterisation, and peer-reviewed risk assessment.
* Evidence of understanding of the control of disease in populations, competence in systematic data capture, analysis and interpretation to support the investigation of animal health and welfare issues.
* Proven track record of strategic and tactical veterinary epidemiological leadership and decision-making during incident and outbreak response, complex case work, contingency planning, and business continuity.
* Proven track record of co-ordinating teams to deliver complex and timely scientific advice and risk assessment.
* Experience of translating quantitative and qualitative epidemiological information into advice for policy makers.
* Experience of writing scientific papers and/or reports.
* Experience in disease control and surveillance programmes and/or monitoring of such programmes.
* Experience of representing APHA or other official bodies with important customers, partners and stakeholders.
* Experience in exotic disease control operations.
Working knowledge of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Risk Assessment framework.
* Experience in leading on risk assessments, including developing the risk question and translating results into advice for policy makers.
Learning and Development
Everyone in APHA is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, our work and our policies. Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role.
In return for your dedication, we will support your ongoing personal development through appropriate training. Inclusion, support and the development of our people matter to us. We aim to support the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA.