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(Bovine TB) Hotspot Manager
| Posting date: | 30 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £41,220 to £49,020 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | National: £41,220 - £45,400, London: £44,500 - £49,020. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 October 2024 |
| Location: | National |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 370660 |
Summary
TB Hotspots are established when a pattern of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns of obscure origin (not attributable to historical infection, new cattle movements, or other vectors) are found within a distinct area of the TB Low Risk Area (LRA) of England. Hotspots may also include land in the Edge Area. Each Hotspot will last for several years and typically there can be 5 to 10 Hotspots at any time.
The Hotspot Lead function was introduced in the TB Delivery Advice Team in 2023 to provide central operational management and coordination of all Hotspot work delivered by APHA. Through careful monitoring and coordination, the Hotspot Lead Function has already significantly improved outcomes and engagement with Hotspot work both in APHA and with external stakeholders. The general approach to Hotspots has been refocused onto establishing evidence and control of the disease situation in cattle as the immediate priority, whilst also monitoring and, where necessary, then managing the disease situation in susceptible wildlife or other species.
As the Hotspot coordinator your role will be;
To coordinate all bTB Hotspots, monitor all meetings, reviews and actions in each Hotspot according to where it is in the lifecycle, to ensure a more consistent approach is taken generally. There are currently eight Hotspots at different stages of their lifecycle and around five Areas of Concern. The HS Coordinator’s key responsibilities for each of these areas will vary according to the local situation.
To Coordinate the start-up activities (management meetings, stakeholder engagement, APHA actions) for new Hotspots.
To Coordinate further activity arising from any reviews of Hotspots, particularly where there are revisions to boundaries and cattle testing regimes, stakeholder engagement and actions, or improvements to wildlife surveillance) or can be closed (e.g. coordinating all closure activities within APHA and with all stakeholders).
To monitor the Hotspot Lead mailbox, resolving as many queries as possible without the need to escalate to senior staff in the Hotspot Lead team, and quick processing of any Hotspot Wildlife Surveillance ‘web reports’ for submissions of wildlife carcases into APHA for Post mortem examination (PME) /analysis.
To Ensure all information on each Hotspot is up to date, particularly for TB CSC customer advice call handlers who are often the first point of contact for cattle keepers.
As the Hotspot Coordinator, you may be required to help deliver training sessions about Hotspots for new staff and stakeholders who become involved.
You will be responsible for gathering and analysing data related to hotspot activities and producing regular reports for the veterinary team to identify trends, assessing the effectiveness of interventions and making evidence-driven decisions.
To implement Quality Assurance processes to ensure that all hotspot activities meet high standards of accuracy and effectiveness.
To lead on communication strategies aimed at educating the public and stakeholders about hotspot activities, TB risk, and prevention measures.
To assist in the development and implementation of risk assessment frameworks to identify/ manage Areas of Concern and devise strategies to mitigate risks before they escalate.
Your ability to be flexible to working across the team to help support on various tasks if required.
The Hotspot Lead function was introduced in the TB Delivery Advice Team in 2023 to provide central operational management and coordination of all Hotspot work delivered by APHA. Through careful monitoring and coordination, the Hotspot Lead Function has already significantly improved outcomes and engagement with Hotspot work both in APHA and with external stakeholders. The general approach to Hotspots has been refocused onto establishing evidence and control of the disease situation in cattle as the immediate priority, whilst also monitoring and, where necessary, then managing the disease situation in susceptible wildlife or other species.
As the Hotspot coordinator your role will be;
To coordinate all bTB Hotspots, monitor all meetings, reviews and actions in each Hotspot according to where it is in the lifecycle, to ensure a more consistent approach is taken generally. There are currently eight Hotspots at different stages of their lifecycle and around five Areas of Concern. The HS Coordinator’s key responsibilities for each of these areas will vary according to the local situation.
To Coordinate the start-up activities (management meetings, stakeholder engagement, APHA actions) for new Hotspots.
To Coordinate further activity arising from any reviews of Hotspots, particularly where there are revisions to boundaries and cattle testing regimes, stakeholder engagement and actions, or improvements to wildlife surveillance) or can be closed (e.g. coordinating all closure activities within APHA and with all stakeholders).
To monitor the Hotspot Lead mailbox, resolving as many queries as possible without the need to escalate to senior staff in the Hotspot Lead team, and quick processing of any Hotspot Wildlife Surveillance ‘web reports’ for submissions of wildlife carcases into APHA for Post mortem examination (PME) /analysis.
To Ensure all information on each Hotspot is up to date, particularly for TB CSC customer advice call handlers who are often the first point of contact for cattle keepers.
As the Hotspot Coordinator, you may be required to help deliver training sessions about Hotspots for new staff and stakeholders who become involved.
You will be responsible for gathering and analysing data related to hotspot activities and producing regular reports for the veterinary team to identify trends, assessing the effectiveness of interventions and making evidence-driven decisions.
To implement Quality Assurance processes to ensure that all hotspot activities meet high standards of accuracy and effectiveness.
To lead on communication strategies aimed at educating the public and stakeholders about hotspot activities, TB risk, and prevention measures.
To assist in the development and implementation of risk assessment frameworks to identify/ manage Areas of Concern and devise strategies to mitigate risks before they escalate.
Your ability to be flexible to working across the team to help support on various tasks if required.