(NIMS) Junior Data Scientist London, England
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The main responsibilities of the post holder will be to maintain and develop enhanced surveillance systems for vaccine coverage, working closely with a wide variety of professionals from both within and outside UKHSA to ensure high quality data.
S/he will oversee the co-ordination of requests for data associated with the national immunisation management system vaccination data, the production of regular and ad hoc outputs from these systems for inclusion in routine national and international reports and information requests from government.
The role requires liaising with stakeholders within the organisation and outside to support effective decision making through data reporting, quality assurance and standards processes. It involves developing working relationships with other health professional groups at various levels to manage and source data and information, in the context of a rapidly changing data environment.
The post holder will have strong data management skills, ideally with experience in immunisation data. S/he must have excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate degree and / or equivalent or significant experience related to health information
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working with multiple sets of data and information systems in health or related organisations
- Interpreting and evaluating data
- Knowledge of data security and confidentiality issues
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
Desirable criteria
- Data science programming skills such as SQL, R or any other programming language and understand core scientific packages (ggpolt2, tidyverse or equivalent), particularly in relation to public health
- Data management, analysis, and reporting
- Experience of scripting (ability to write functions and understandable object orientated code) and applied use of statistical computing environments such as R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, Mathematical or equivalent (This criteria will also be assessed via a test)
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills / capabilities/ behaviours
Essential criteria
- Well-developed software skills in database management including experience of SQL
- Ability to analyse and resolve highly complex information queries and problems
Equality and diversity
Essential criteria
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
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%
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Selection process details
This vacancy will assess the behaviours, experience, ability, technical skills/qualifications, strengths and commitment to equality and diversity detailed in the person specification.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a detailed Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability of up to 1500 words. This should outline how you consider your skills, knowledge experience and achievements provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the person specification.
STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:
You will be required to submit a personal statement of suitability (Max 1500 Words) based on the essential criteria advertised.
Longlisting
Applicants will be longlisted against the following criteria:
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Significant experience of working with multiple sets of data and information systems in health or related organisations
- Knowledge of data security and confidentiality issues
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources
- Well-developed software skills in database management including experience of SQL
- Ability to analyse and resolve highly complex information queries and problems
If you meet the above criteria, you will proceed to the shortlisting stage.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, you will progress to interview.
Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.
STAGE 2 - INTERVIEW:
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a single video interview.
There will be a short test required by the candidate at the interview stage. Further detail will follow.
Location
This role will be based in Colindale 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ.
UKHSA offers hybrid working for its employees – Any opportunities for informal hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post. This will be determined primarily by business needs and in line with departmental policies for flexible working.
Currently this requires working from an allocated UKHSA base location 2+ times a week.
The core working hours for this role are 09:00am to 5:00pm
Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.
Eligibility
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: UKHSA website.
For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. The Civil Service pay structure and progression is different from NHS Agenda for Change (AfC), most local authority pay grades and other systems that have annual pay increments. For further details, please refer to the Information Sheet- Starting Salaries & Benefits attachment.
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This is a permanent appointment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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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).
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