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Climate Health Assessment Team (CHAT) Lead
| Posting date: | 10 December 2024 |
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| Salary: | £68,568 to £82,746 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £68568 - £82746 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 January 2025 |
| Location: | London, E14 5EA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K9919-24-0490 |
Summary
Providing expert knowledge and experience of climate change and health assessment to lead the CCHSs Climate Change Assessment Team and be responsible for: Developing, synthesising, assessing and providing expert scientific advice and research concerning the health impacts of climate change, climate adaptation, and health co-benefits. Leading advancement of evidence synthesis and assessment methods and tools to accelerate assessment and learning on climate and health Identifying and addressing knowledge gaps concerning the public health impacts of climate change. Influence the development of effective policies relating to climate change and public health through close working relationships with key Agencies, organisations and Government Departments. Responsible for the synergistic design and development of information systems in partnership with the Data and Analytics Service and Technology Group, particularly concerning the Centres evidence synthesis products and services. Responsible for planning, designing and execution of scientific or advisory projects in climate change and acting as lead researcher for initiating contracts and projects. Seeking funding for projects undertaken by the Team and contributing directly to this work. Lead teams responsible for undertaking specialist and complex analysis and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data and research evidenceCommunicating the results of the Teams scientific work in peer reviewed journals and at conferences as well as in UKHSA publications.The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities. Please be aware that we will assess on 7essential criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document. Selection Process: This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your knowledge, experience, skills & abilities. Stage 1:Application& Sift You willbe required to complete an application form. This will be in the form of: Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 1000word Statement of Suitability. This should outline howyour skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. Application formand Statement of Suitability will be marked together. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview. Please do not exceed 1000 words.We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2:Interview (competancy based) You will be invited to a single remote interview. You will be expected to deliver a 12 minute presentation on Climate Change and Health Security in evaluating the evidence on climate change and health. You will receive the full question closer to the interview date. Interviews will be held on the 04/02/2025 and 06/02/2025 Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants). Location This role is being offered as hybrid working. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.