Data Surveillance Information Officer

UK Health Security Agency; Fareham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UKHSA in Fareham is seeking a Data Surveillance Information Officer (DSIO) to support data flow, storage and retrieval across the regional team. You will ensure data integrity, analysis and reporting, liaise with consultants, microbiologists and other staff, and help develop information systems for outbreak investigations.

Working with health protection colleagues, you will produce routine and ad hoc reports, improve governance, and support surveillance activities including outbreak response and

Responsibilities

• Support the data of infectious disease surveillance, notifications, and outbreak data.
• Maintain accurate databases, reporting systems, and statutory returns (CIMS)
• Analyse data, produce reports, and support outbreak investigations
• Ensure data quality, compliance, and information governance standards
• Collaborate with health partners and provide system training and guidance
• Develop procedures, represent the surveillance function, and support service improvement

Job description

UKHSA's local Health Protection Teams (HPTs) play a central role in protecting public health by working with partners to deliver surveillance, monitoring, operational support, advice, education, training and research. The Data Surveillance Information Officer (DSIO) is essential to delivering HPT objectives, providing expert information management and administrative support to ensure efficient service delivery. Working closely with colleagues across the Health Protection Team and Field Services, the postholder helps maintain a coordinated and responsive health protection service. The role supports clinical incident management from a data perspective, strengthens governance processes and promotes high standards of data quality. By collaborating with Acute Response Duty Teams, the DSIO provides data analysis, information and operational insight to support informed decision-making and timely responses to emerging challenges. You are responsible for supporting the flow, storage and retrieval of data across the regional team, ensuring data integrity, analysis and reporting. They also contribute to the development of information systems and liaise with external organisations where required. The DSIO works with Consultants in Health Protection, microbiologists and other professional staff, ensuring routine and ad hoc reports are produced and shared, while supporting regional health protection activities, including outbreak and incident investigations.

• Support the data of infectious disease surveillance, notifications, and outbreak data.
• Maintain accurate databases, reporting systems, and statutory returns (CIMS)
• Analyse data, produce reports, and support outbreak investigations
• Ensure data quality, compliance, and information governance standards
• Collaborate with health partners and provide system training and guidance
• Develop procedures, represent the surveillance function, and support service improvement

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.