Senior Evidence Reviewer

UK Health Security Agency; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Health Security Agency is seeking a Senior Evidence Reviewer to support evidence use for public health advice. You will conduct rapid and systematic reviews, screen studies, extract data, and critically appraise evidence within a team, using Endnote, EPPI-Reviewer and MS Teams, for varied timeframes.

You will contribute to methodological developments, translation of evidence messages, and capacity building, collaborating with national and local partners and training colleagues as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in rapid evidence reviews and evidence synthesis.
• Ability to screen studies, extract data, and conduct critical appraisal.

Responsibilities

• Support use of evidence for public health advice through rapid and systematic reviews.
• Work with a review team across topics and timeframes, coordinating methods and outputs.
• Quality assure colleagues' work and contribute to capacity building and training.
• Prepare papers for meetings and support external partnerships as needed.

Tools

Endnote

EPPI-Reviewer

Microsoft Teams

Job description

As a Senior Evidence Reviewer your role will be to support the use of evidence for public health advice and guidance. You will work on rapid evidence reviews using systematic and rapid review methodologies, involving screening of studies, data extraction, critical appraisal and evidence synthesis. You will work within a review team, using software such as Endnote, Eppi Reviewer and Microsoft Teams, across a range of review topics and timeframes for completing reviews will vary from several days to several weeks. You will also work on methodological developments and on translation of evidence, for example providing tailored evidence messages, producing evidence summaries, and / or developing critical appraisal tools.You will work matrix style with colleagues working on the provision of advice and guidance, both nationally and locally and may work with external partners. You will also support others wishing to produce or commission evidence reviews, and may support the delivery of training and capacity building.Your core role will be to support the use of evidence within public health advice and guidance through working as part of a team working as part of an evidence synthesis and knowledge mobilisation team.,

• Work with Advice and Guidance colleagues to develop answerable review questions and protocols
• Use appropriate tools to undertake rapid evidence reviews including development of the search strategy, literature screening, quality appraisal, literature synthesis and write up
• Ensure that full, accurate documentation is kept and be responsible for the accuracy and security of all data related to projects that the post holder manages or is involved in
• Quality assure the work of other team members
• Contribute to the ongoing development of rapid evidence review work and other professional activity procedures and standards, including training activities and working groups
• Make decisions in relation to the work of the evidence team and actively contribute to collaborative decision-making in relation to methods and outputs
• Support the commissioning of systematic or rapid evidence reviews, through development of review specifications and oversight of commissioned work
• Support the development and delivery of capacity building for evidence synthesis and utilisation
• Prepare papers for presentation at local, regional or national meetings, workshops and/or conferences
• Line management and / or supervision of team members at HEO or EO level
• Plan, prioritise and organise own work and resources to meet agreed objective and deadlines
• Other duties as specified by the Principal Evidence Reviewer
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