UK Health Security Agency
Senior Evidence Reviewer
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Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London Canary Wharf (Core HQs)
Job Summary
As a Senior Evidence Reviewer your role will be to support the use of evidence for public health advice and guidance. 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, Eppi Reviewer, and Microsoft Teams, across a range of review topics and timeframes for completing reviews will vary from several days to several weeks. You will also work on methodological developments and on translation of evidence, for example providing tailored evidence messages, producing evidence summaries, and/or developing critical appraisal tools.
You will work matrix style with colleagues working on the provision of advice and guidance, 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 public health advice and guidance through working as part of a team working as part of an evidence synthesis and knowledge mobilisation team.
Working for your organisation
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.
Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Job Description
- Work with Advice and Guidance colleagues to develop answerable review questions and protocols
- Use appropriate tools to undertake rapid evidence reviews including development of the search strategy, literature screening, quality appraisal, literature synthesis, and write-up
- Ensure that full, accurate documentation is kept and be responsible for the accuracy and security of all data related to projects that the post holder manages or is involved in
- Quality assure the work of other team members
- Contribute to the ongoing development of rapid evidence review work and other professional activity procedures and standards, including training activities and working groups
- Make decisions in relation to the work of the evidence team and actively contribute to collaborative decision-making in relation to methods and outputs
- Support the commissioning of systematic or rapid evidence reviews, through development of review specifications and oversight of commissioned work
- Support the development and delivery of capacity building for evidence synthesis and utilisation
- Prepare papers for presentation at local, regional, or national meetings, workshops, and/or conferences
- Line management and/or supervision of team members at HEO or EO level
- Plan, prioritise, and organise own work and resources to meet agreed objectives and deadlines
- Be committed to UKHSA values and policies, including the Equal Opportunities Policy
- Other duties as specified by the Principal Evidence Reviewer
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Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Educated to first-degree level in a science-related subject or equivalent relevant experience in an appropriate scientific or technical specialist area
- Post-graduate degree or equivalent experience in epidemiology or related field
- Knowledge of review methodologies, including systematic and rapid reviews
- Experience of conducting systematic or rapid evidence reviews in public health or relevant field
- Experience in critical appraisal or risk of bias assessments
- Experience of writing reports
- Experience of presenting and interpreting public health evidence in a usable way
- Good oral and written communication and presentation skills
- Comprehensive skills in the use of spreadsheets or databases and reference management software
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and maintain relationships with colleagues
- Ability to work to instruction and independently, and to use initiative
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good oral and written communication and presentation skills
Desirable role criteria
- Experience of working within a policy or practice environment
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
Salary Information
Alongside your salary of £41,983, UK Health Security Agency contributes £12,162 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
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 employer contribution of 28.97%
Selection process details
Stage 1: Application & Sift
Competency Based
Required
- You will be required to complete an application form.
- You will be assessed on the listed 15 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:
- Application form ('Employer/Activity history' section on the application)
- 1250-word supporting statement
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V – please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.
Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1250 words. We will not consider any words over 1250 words.
Longlisting
In the event of a large number of applications, we may longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
If used, the pile 'Meets all essential criteria' will proceed to shortlisting.
Shortlisting
In the event of a large number of applications, we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of:
- Experience of conducting systematic or rapid evidence reviews in public health or relevant field
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Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications or a large amount of successful candidates.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment.
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 the interview.
- You will be asked to prepare and deliver a 5-minute presentation at the start of your interview. The topic will be:
- Present a challenging issue you have addressed in a systematic review you've worked on, including how you addressed the challenge
- Interviews dates to be confirmed.
Location
This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ’s. 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 HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London).
Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport links and benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Security Clearance Level Requirement
Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Baseline Personnel Security Standard.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).
Qualifications And Registrations
For roles where specific qualifications or registrations are required, successful applicants will be asked to provide appropriate evidence. Employment cannot commence until satisfactory documentation has been received and verified.
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)
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Name: Nigel Poole
Email: Nigel.Poole@ukhsa.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email: recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
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