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Consultant Clinical Scientist Virology
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is a national Health Board organisation, set up to improve the lives of people in Scotland, to reduce health inequalities that persist in many of our communities.
The Post:
The post holder will operate at consultant level providing professional leadership and highly specialist advice on virological issues within a national context and contribute to the strategic business of PHS.
The post holder will play a key role in delivering the requirements and priorities of the Public Health Microbiology (PHM) Strategy for Scotland by providing virology expertise for the delivery of clinically effective PHM services by CP&H.
The post holder will provide expert advice and guidance on microbiology/virology laboratory processes and how they impact on data, information products, business process or change initiatives to internal and external customers for PHS. The post holder will support the PHS PHM Team in delivering their business plan objectives and provide specialist input for specific projects in line with national or divisional priorities.
The post holder will lead on the provision of expert advice providing services to, and working in partnership with, a wide range of strategic partners and stakeholders on guidance for microbiology/ virology incident management and response.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Candidates must have current HCPC registration at the time of applying.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow.
Please note that PHS is currently in the process of relocating from Central Quay, Glasgow to Bothwell Street, Glasgow from early 2024.
Currently hybrid working.
Work pattern - Monday to Friday (flexible) up to 15 hours per week.
There will be an expectation for some potential travel between the base and other PHS offices.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. Click here to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Amanda Bradley Stewart on amanda.bradley-stewart2@phs.scot or Patricia Kennedy on patricia.kennedy@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 20 October 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies