Medical Information Specialist/Writer: Sponsorship Available

Public Health Wales

Job summary

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh/willingness to learn.

Knowledge

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh.

Other

Essential

  • Prepared to travel around Wales if required.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 21 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.