Tender

Health Protection Specialist x2

SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

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22 Sep 2020 at 18:46

Tender Notice
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22 Sep 2020 at 12:14

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is currently initiating a tender for the position of two Health Protection Specialists. This opportunity falls within the recruitment services industry category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure aimed at soliciting competitive quotes below threshold, with submissions due by Thursday 24th September 2020 at 14:00. The contract is expected to start on 5th October 2020 and will last for an initial term of six months, with a potential expansion to 4th April 2021.

This tender offers significant business opportunities, particularly for agencies specialising in recruitment for health professionals. Businesses with expertise in health protection, infection prevention, or public health are encouraged to participate, as the role demands a master's level education or substantial relevant experience. Given the ongoing focus on public health due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this is an optimal time for qualified professionals to engage with local governments in supporting critical health initiatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Health Protection Specialist x2

Notice Description

Job Title: Health Protection Specialist x 2 Rate of Pay: PS18-PS21 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday or Wednesday to Sunday alternating between those cycles on a full-time basis. Location: Remote working from home with the ability to attend council offices when required Start Date: Immediately Contract type and End date: initially 6 months Summary of role and requirements: This role requires the post holder to provide highly specialist health protection advice for the Covid response and the advice given by the post holder will result in effective management of outbreaks and incidents, affecting the community widely. It will be essential for the post holder to work closely with the Consultant/Nurse Consultant in Public Health and have lead responsibility for health protection to deliver key Health Protection aspects of the Covid response. The post holder will be expected to produce written documents and reports to a high standard with an understanding of requirement regarding to safeguarding, data protection and information governance. The post holder will be expected to work on both reactive on call work and strategic work as required and directed by the Director of Public Health. It is critical the post holder coordinates and provides accurate and timely expert advice on incidents and outbreak management in line with national and local policy and outbreak management plans. Therefore, the ability to interpret complex health protection information and data and convey it to audiences is essential. There is an expectation of the post holder to provide oversight and participate in the rota to cover queries and outbreaks, incident management team meetings in the generic mail set up to manage our Covid response during the week, and weekends. The post holder will represent public health on incident management team meetings and internal directorate meetings as required providing Public Health and infection Prevention and control advice and guidance. This role will support local organisations to put health protection and Public health recommendations in place, e.g. risk assessments and to develop and maintain productive collaborations with LA and other partners including the partner PHE; public health intelligence, public health social marketing team and LA Public health teams. The post holder will need to adapt the work programme in the face of changing public health priorities and to provide cross cover for other health protection specialists as needed. We require the post holder to have a master's level education in Public Health / Infection Prevention / Risk Management related degree or substantial experience of working in an area of Health Protection Infection Prevention & Control. Must be a specialist subject matter expert in health protection and the management of outbreaks. Post holder must understand social and political environment, includ... Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest. Closing date for submission of quotations is Thursday 24th September 14:00pm Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/414458e2-5205-45ae-8421-1ce63a782c1b
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

98513100 - Agency staff services for households

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£18,648 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Sep 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2020 - 4 Apr 2021 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode
B70 8SZ
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG37 Sandwell
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Sandwell
Electoral Ward
West Bromwich Central
Westminster Constituency
West Bromwich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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