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Candidates should possess experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, strong data analysis skills, and a solid foundation in public health principles. The role requires effective project management abilities and expertise in research governance. This position is fixed-term for 18 months, driven by the needs of the service, and emphasises the importance of producing high-quality evidence tailored to target audiences to enhance health outcomes in Wales.
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An opportunity has arisen for a permanent appointment into a Public Health Scientist within the Health Protection Division, Public Health Wales with a focus on research and epidemiology.
You will join the dynamic and innovative Communicable Disease Inclusion Health Programme (CDIHP) within Health Protection.
The post holder will help develop and shape a robust and impactful programme of research, evaluation and surveillance to improve understanding and drive action on the key health protection challenges faced by inclusion health groups in Wales. You will work closely with the Principal Researcher, CDIHP and collaboratively with others programme leads within CDIHP and wider Health Protection Division to develop innovative research and provide leadership and direction to partners engaging in public health research and evaluation activities. You will work in partnership with academic and external colleagues to design and conduct research, evaluation, surveillance and develop research funding proposals.
The successful candidate will have experience in using appropriate complex quantitative and/or qualitative approaches in a public health-related field for research design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, service evaluation and surveillance/epidemiology. You will also have a strong working background in data and statistics.
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Working across the wider team to successfully provide specialist expertise to design and deliver robust research projects, under the overall guidance of the CDIHP Programme Leads, you will contribute through production of high-quality, impactful evidence targeted to key audiences. You will be driven and have good project management skills, manage your time effectively, and be experienced with information and research governance and good research practice around research and evaluation activities.
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM FOR 18 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE
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