Medical Information Specialist/Writer

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Health Wales in Wales is seeking a Medical Information Specialist to provide written information on vaccine preventable diseases and immunisation to support local health boards and inform service users.

You will conduct literature reviews, develop guidance, and manage VPDP data while ensuring accessible, accurate information is available across Wales. The role involves collaboration with clinical teams and IT support for related applications.

Qualifications

• Experience extracting, synthesising and presenting information from various sources.
• Experience producing information for health organisations and service users using appropriate medical vocabulary.
• Experience in report or guideline writing.
• Experience of working in NHS environment.
• Experience with senior medical staff and organisational members.
• Experience in Public Health or population-based services.

Responsibilities

• Produce written guidance and information on vaccine preventable disease and immunisation.
• Conduct literature reviews to support Wales guidance development.
• Manage documents for VPDP considering professional opinions and literature policy.
• Maintain VPDP database with audit trails of discussions and decisions.
• Contribute to IT applications for vaccine guidance implementation across Wales.
• Perform critical appraisal and evidence reviews and governance processes as needed.
• Support VPDP website maintenance on Public Health Wales site.
• Assist and progress the VPDP work programme.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Analysing information

Report writing

Editorial skills

Strong analytical skills

Information resources

Excellent presentation skills

Organisational skills

Literacy & numeracy

Advanced IT/keyboard skills

Welsh language willingness

Education

NVQ Level 4, Degree or equivalent

Advanced ECDL or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

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Welcome to Public Health Wales, the national public health organisation for Wales

Our vision is Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Important Note for vacancies offered on a fixed-term or secondment basis.

Individuals who hold permanent (substantive) employment within the NHS may only be appointed via secondment. Approval for a secondment must be obtained from your current line manager prior to submitting an application.

Job overview

Public Health Wales has the remit to provide strategic leadership for the development of immunisation services across Wales both in primary and secondary care and in addition to those non NHS organisations who have a need for immunisation advice and guidance. An opportunity has arisen to join our existing team and help shape the future.

The Medical Information Specialist will provide written information including leaflets, campaign material and education resources on vaccine preventable disease and immunisation to support the immunisation programmes of local health boards and to inform service users about vaccine preventable disease and immunisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Use information provided by the VPDP nurse/practitioner team to produce written guidance and information including leaflets, campaign material and education resources on vaccine preventable disease and immunisation.

Conduct reviews of existing vaccine preventable disease and immunisation literature across the UK and globally, and conduct literature reviews to support the development of vaccine preventable disease and immunisation guidance suitable for Wales.

Manage the provision of documents for consideration by VPDP incorporating professional opinion, and based on analysis and interpretation of literature, policy and legislation.

Manage the development, maintenance, and updating of the VPDP data base to ensure that there is an audit trail of discussion and decision making in regard to the development of vaccine preventable disease and immunisation information and guidance.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of any IT application as above for the implementation of vaccine preventable and immunisation guidelines across Wales.

Carry out other pieces of critical appraisal and evidence review, medical writing based on this evidence, public and / or healthcare practitioner consultation and governance processes as needed.

Contribute to the development and maintenance of the VPDP website on the Public Health Wales Website.

Assist and progress the VPDP work programme.

Working for our organisation

We are Public Health Wales – the national public health organisation in Wales. Our purpose is 'Working together for a healthier Wales'. We exist to help everyone in Wales live longer, healthier, happier lives. Together with our partners, we work to increase healthy life expectancy, improve health and well-being, and reduce inequalities for everyone in Wales, now and for future generations.

Our teams work to prevent disease, protect health, and provide leadership, specialist services and public health expertise. We are the leading source of public health information, research and innovation in Wales. In a world facing complex health challenges, our work has never been so important.

We are guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and are supportive of flexible working arrangements, including part time roles and job sharing.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 4, Degree, or equivalent level of experience.
• Advanced ECDL or equivalent level of experience.

Experience

• Experience of extracting and synthesising and presenting relevant information from a given source.
• Experience of producing information for health organisations and service users e.g. leaflets, guidance using appropriate medical vocabulary and terminology when required.
• Experience of report / guideline writing
• Experience of operating Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience of working in NHS environment.
• Experience of working with a wider range of senior medical staff and other senior organisational members.
• Experience of working within Public Health or population-based services.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex information in a format suitable for a range of target audiences.
• Analysing information from numerous sources.
• Report writing and editorial skills.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrable ability to analyse and synthesise technical data and information.
• Good utilisation of information resources.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• High levels of literacy and numeracy.
• Advanced IT/keyboard skills.
• Ability to speak Welsh/willingness to learn.

Knowledge

• Literature searching and evaluation.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and vocabulary.
• Understanding of information governance and records management requirements.
• A broad understanding of NHS systems and structures.
• Good knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Knowledge and understanding of Public Health Wales.
• Awareness of Welsh Government / Department of Health NHS Strategies.
• Awareness of vaccine preventable disease and immunisation strategies.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated.
• Clear thinking problem solver, solution focussed.
• Ability to plan work effectively and efficiently and prioritise personal workload, working to deadlines and under pressure.
• Ability to speak Welsh.

Other

• Prepared to travel around Wales if required.

Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

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To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert, providing clear evidence and examples to demonstrate how you meet each requirement.

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

• If you require sponsorship under the Skilled Work or Health and Care Visa routes, please ensure youself-assess your eligibility for sponsorship for this role before applying.

If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.

We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds. We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.

The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.

In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy . An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.

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