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
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Data Surveillance Information Officer in Fareham employer: UK Health Security Agency
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