📢Recruitment for UK-FETP 2023 is open!📢 Key requirements: 1⃣MPH or MSc / PhD / 4+ yrs in public health role 2⃣18+ months work experience in public health Applications for the Field Epidemiology Training Programme (FETP) close on 19/02/23:

A genetically related cluster of #Salmonella Typhimurium cases in humans associated with ruminant livestock and related food chains, United Kingdom, Aug 2021-Dec 2022 - https://t.co/fLog9mJ5Uj #UKFETP #OneHealth @PublicHealthW @UKHSA @foodgov @APHAgovuk @P_H_S_Official @rfmerrick

Health promotion at its finest! Thank you @ThisisDavina and @Channel4 for making this eye-opening documentary to demystify the common misconceptions around contraception and for creating a call for further research. 💪

Are U an Infection HST - ID, Micro, VIRO, STI/ HIV, GU [adult or paeds]? Would U like to spend 2 years developing your epidemiological skills with training, supervision and mentorship with some brilliant people @UKHSA Apply - https://t.co/XVykJjo3kv or

Job vacancy for Senior Epi Scientist @PublicHealthW + NHS Band 8a (£49k+ per annum) + Fixed term until 31 March 2024 + Flexible working, full-time hours ++ Join a wonderful team! Applications open until 19 April 2023

The past three years have showcased the importance of field epidemiology and a network of trained field epidemiologists. Join the UK #FETP and benefit from 2 years protected time for on the job training, and join the wider @EANBoard @tephinet family. Deadline 19/02

If you're interested in applying, make sure you check out the new guidance under the job ad: ✨"How to Complete Application Form"✨ Best of luck! @UKHSA @PublicHealthW @publichealthni @EANBoard @tephinet @pubhealthjobsuk

Plus, you will get to meet SO many wonderful colleagues. This includes those at your training site (Belfast, Cardiff, Chilton, London, Liverpool, Newcastle, Birmingham etc), in your UK-FETP cohort and across the global epi network... ...like @ESCAIDE in Stockholm, Nov 2022! 🇸🇪

If it is an interest of yours, there is also the option to assist the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team during your programme. In the last year, fellows have supported projects in: 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea 🇸🇰Slovakia 🇪🇹Ethiopia 🇫🇰Falkland Islands 🇨🇿Czech Republic

You will have the chance to learn from top UK public health professionals and epidemiologists, either at your site or during one of the numerous training away weeks* (in London, Cardiff, Belfast, etc...). *A recent fave of mine was in Bristol on qualitative research methods!

You can find the 2023 prospectus via the link below which tells you all about the workplace-based programme, including the competencies we cover over the two years: 🦠Outbreak investigation 📈Research 🔎Surveillance 👩Teaching 💬Communication https://t.co/MWnjYbD61G

Thank you to the lovely member of staff at @NetworkRailBHM who called to hold a train and ran me to the platform so that I could make my connection to Cardiff after an earlier delay at Durham! 🙏🚆

*Specifically, MSM in which the incidence of MPX is higher than expected. In the Belgian modelling study re: point 2️⃣, injecting drug use was used as a determinant of high risk. @ESCAIDE

Fave facts from day 2 of #ESCAIDE2022 🇸🇪 1️⃣ it took 326 days from development ➡️ emergency use license for the first covid vaccine 2️⃣ 40% vaccination coverage among MSM* may be sufficient to halt MPX transmission 3️⃣ sci-com is needed "where the people are" ...so...TikTok!?

Did you know 1 in 4 SARS-CoV-2 samples in Wales were sequenced from 2020-21? That is world leading... ... and largely testament to the incredible team @PublicHealthW Pathogen Genomics Unit 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👏 @NPacchiarini @clarggh @tomrconnor @gaskoid @kitwilliams27 @ESCAIDE #ESCAIDE2022

Day 1 at #ESCAIDE2022 in 🇸🇪 Brilliant advice from @agmshankar and colleagues in the "Career Compass" session to seek opportunities outside of our comfort zone to better our professional development. ++ Listen for early/mid career epis. @ESCAIDE

It’s #WorldPrematurityDay and I want to recognise our fantastic prematurity team at Imperial College/Imperial NHS, the many families we see in our clinics & those who participate in & support our research🔬@WHRCImp @ImperialMDR @ImperialNHS

Feeling enthusiastic and motivated leaving #UKHSA22 having heard from amazing colleagues, learning about their work and the direction of UK public health ⬆️! Ready to implement advice from our beloved @kallmemeg; be brave and allow yourself to fail (lots!) in order to grow 💪

Great to see #GRASP #AMR #Gonorrhoea from @UKHSA #AMR and #STI team IN @Eurosurveillanc