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Senior Evidence Reviewer
| Posting date: | 20 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £40,661.00 to £50,472.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £40661.00 - £50472.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London (Canary Wharf), E14 4PU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K9919-25-0026 |
Summary
As a Senior Evidence Reviewer your role will be to support the use of evidence to inform public health policy and guidance within UKHSA. You will work on rapid evidence reviews using systematic and rapid review methodologies, involving screening of studies, data extraction, critical appraisal and evidence synthesis. You will work within a review team, using software such as Endnote, Rayaan, EPPI-Reviewer and Microsoft Teams, across a range of review topics and timeframes for completing reviews will vary from several days to several months. You will also work on the development of processes and tools required to conduct rapid reviews, including methodological development (such as developing critical appraisal tools) and technological development (such as use of artificial intelligence to support the review process). You will work matrix style with internal colleagues, both nationally and locally, and may work with external partners. You will also support others wishing to produce or commission evidence reviews, and may support the delivery of training and capacity building. Your core role will be to support the use of evidence within UKHSA by producing evidence synthesis products such as rapid reviews and evidence gap maps through working as part of the Science Evidence Review team. Selection Process Details: This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria. Stage 1: Application & Sift Competency-based assessments You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the above listed (14) essential and desirable criteria, and this will be in the form of a: Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) 1250 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets someessential criteria Meets no essentialcriteria The following piles will be taken forward to shortlisting: Meets all essential criteria Meets someessential criteria Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the following: Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in public health or related field Experience of conducting systematic or rapid evidence reviews in public health or relevant field Experience in critical appraisal or risk of bias assessments If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment Please do not exceed 1250 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (competency based) You will be invited to a (single) remote interview. Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview. There will be a Technical Test included in the interview. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Selection Process (for apps via Trac) Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. Eligibility Criteria - External Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). 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 workinghours (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. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.