About the job

Job summary

To provide support to VRD reporting to the RVU clinical lead. The clinical fellow role is responsible for providing clinical support to questions posed to VRD. This may involve undertaking literature searches to respond to scientific questions that require an evidence base and provide support to the laboratory.

Job description

•    Provide clinical advice on virological matters relating to respiratory viral infections and general clinical virology
•    Interpretation and reporting of virological laboratory results 
•    Evidence synthesis from UKHSA laboratory data and literature review
•    Writing of position papers, briefing notes, and scientific reports for diverse audiences
•    Contribution to clinical field studies and laboratory projects, e.g. protocol development, to address key evidence gaps
•    Data analysis from laboratory studies
•    Respond to Scientific questions/parliamentary questions/FOIs that require medical knowledge and evidence base analysis

Person specification

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Option 3 – External - Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria. 

The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Medical Post Graduate Trainee salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority.

Inclusion in the GMC Full Register with a license to practice.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.