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Current vacancies at the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

The Department of Health is seeking to appoint a Chair and 7 members to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The position

The Department of Health is seeking to appoint a Chair and 7 members to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).

The Member roles sought are:

  • infectious disease epidemiologist
  • health economist
  • bacteriologist
  • infectious disease clinician
  • general practitionerp
  • public health specialist
  • lay representative

Time and Pay

There is no remuneration for these posts but candidates will be eligible to claim allowances for travel and subsistence.

The Department of Health determines the length of appointments, which will be for up to three years.

Application forms

JCVI Chair: Information pack for applicants (PDF, 75.5 KB, 13 pages) JCVI Members: Information pack for applicants (PDF, 91.1 KB, 12 pages)

JCVI Chair: Application form (MS Word Document, 215 KB) JCVI Members: Application form (MS Word Document, 94 KB)

Annex A: Monitoring information (MS Word Document, 49 KB)

How to apply

If you require an alternative format such as Braille, large print or audio please call Holly Wainwright on 0113 254 6135 quoting the reference EC13-06 for membership positions or EC13-05 for the chair position.

Closing date

The closing date for applications is midday on 27 June 2013.

Published 30 May 2013