Administration Officer

Part time - (0.5WTE/18.75 hours per week)

The remit of the Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Safety (One Health) Division (GIFSOH) includes gastrointestinal infections surveillance, coordinating the investigation and cause of national gastrointestinal outbreaks and advising government on the risks posed by various gastrointestinal infections. The postholder will work as part of the business support team in the GIFSOH Division and carry out administrative duties associated with the collation and dissemination of business data. They will be required to ensure the timely collation of data from internal stakeholders, assist with the timely production of reports, answer internal and external requests for information, and support the smooth running of business systems. They will support the Business Support Manager in all administrative aspects of business systems and provide administrative support to the GIFSOH Division as required to include a comprehensive Secretariat service.

The Gastrointestinal Infections and Food safety (One Health) Division (GIFSOH) is located within UKHSA’s Clinical and Public health Directorate at Colindale. The Divisions remit includes providing specialist epidemiology and surveillance for Gastointestinal Infections (GI), coordinating the investigation of national outbreaks, advising government on the risks posed by various gastrointestinal pathogens and responding to national and international health concerns.

TheDivision manages the above functions across a broad range of pathogens including enteric and food borne bacteria, viruses and parasites. It plays an important role in Food safety and One Health and in using advanced techniques such as whole genome sequencing to track national and international outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance in foodborne bacteria.

The GIFSOH Division aims to:

- Identify and manage local and national outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections

- Provide quality assured GI pathogen surveillance outputs and foodborne outbreak investigation data

- Provide national epidemiological services for public health purposes

- Describe trends in the incidence and prevalence of gastrointestinal illness and promote public health policy recommendations

- Inform progress towards global health sector strategy on Food Safety and One Health

- Lead and contribute to research in gastrointestinal infections

Location

Office based - 61 Colindale Avenue London NW9 5EQ

To be noted that Colindale site is the contractual base for the post and the postholder will be based at Colindale on a permanent basis - no hybrid working.

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*

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