Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Consultant in Public Health or Health Protection to lead, coordinate and deliver high quality public health input to the work of the Regions Programmed Delivery Unit (PDU).
The PDU works alongside and collaboratively with UKHSA Regional teams to provide effective & agile assistance, supports the provision of resilient and efficient health protection services, amplifies best practice, and facilitates quality improvement and innovation. The unit provides programmatic support to workstreams through the coordination of collaborative cross regional working, regular CPD sessions, development of resources and tools and a SharePoint site for the Directorate.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Regional Specialist Services this is a public health leadership role responsible for supporting the work of the PDU and leading cross regional working to ensure amplification and sharing of best practice to improve consistency and quality of regional health protection services.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role involve working to ensure consistency and quality of regional health protection. This is achieved through the leadership of multiple projects and staff to develop and implement innovative system wide solutions to improve health protection services.
The post holder will establish strategic links with relevant stakeholders at a regional and national level to identify future public health challenges to inform PDU work programmes. They will work across UKHSA Directorates, teams (including local Health Protection Teams) and disciplines to support delivery of safe, effective, and efficient health protection services; they will oversee the development and implementation of policies and protocols for a wide range of health protection and other public health issues, they will influence and support the writing, delivery and implementation of guidance, protocols, SOPs and resources and ensure systems are in place for clinical/professional supervision of staff within their scope of responsibility.
About us
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a public health / health protection expert and will demonstrate credibility and expertise across a broad range of skills. They will lead multifaceted projects and initiatives and work collaboratively with regional teams to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient health protection services. The postholder will thrive in a transformational environment and will seek out opportunities and challenges and will find innovative best in class solutions.
This role will provide the right candidate with significant experience and opportunity to learn, develop and make a real difference to regional health protection.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can manage themselves and others, work under pressure and be comfortable with complexity and change.
As a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of public health consultants and managers, and project support staff, the PDU provides strategic and operational support to services in the Regions. Staff are based across the country and work remotely to support PDUs portfolio of work.
The post is subject to the core competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health for Consultant appointments and the post holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in all of them.
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or, if from a background other than medicine, to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
The post requires inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible for registration within 6 months of interview.
If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice.
Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be a public health / health protection expert and will demonstrate credibility and expertise across a broad range of skills. They will lead multifaceted projects and initiatives and work collaboratively with regional teams to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient health protection services. The postholder will thrive in a transformational environment and will seek out opportunities and challenges and will find innovative best in class solutions.
This role will provide the right candidate with significant experience and opportunity to learn, develop and make a real difference to regional health protection.
We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can manage themselves and others, work under pressure and be comfortable with complexity and change.
As a multi-disciplinary team, consisting of public health consultants and managers, and project support staff, the PDU provides strategic and operational support to services in the Regions. Staff are based across the country and work remotely to support PDUs portfolio of work.
The post is subject to the core competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health for Consultant appointments and the post holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in all of them.
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or, if from a background other than medicine, to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
The post requires inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible for registration within 6 months of interview.
If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice.
Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible within 6 months
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine/or medical microbiology practice
- If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of Faculty of Public Health/ Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
- Masters in Public Health, or equivalent
- MFPH by examination or equivalent MRCPath or MRCP
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to influence senior members of UKHSA including directors
- Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
- Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- High standards of professional probity
Experience
Essential
- Significant strategic experience of leadership for public health
- Staff management and training
- Experience of using clinical audit and other quality improvement tools to improve service delivery
- Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
- Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries
- Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
- Experience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidents
- Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
Skills
Essential
- Adept at working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders irrespective of organisational hierarchy
- Able to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change and uncertainty
- Able to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with others, irrespectively of capability or seniority
- Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies
- Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
- Able to write effective reports for a range of audiences
Desirable
- Project Management skills
- Training and mentoring skills
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based public health practice
- Strong understanding of epidemiology and statistics, and the breadth of public health practice,
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice
Equality and diversity
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or be eligible within 6 months
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine/or medical microbiology practice
- If an applicant is UK trained, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of Faculty of Public Health/ Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
- Masters in Public Health, or equivalent
- MFPH by examination or equivalent MRCPath or MRCP
Personal qualities
Essential
- Able to influence senior members of UKHSA including directors
- Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
- Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- High standards of professional probity
Experience
Essential
- Significant strategic experience of leadership for public health
- Staff management and training
- Experience of using clinical audit and other quality improvement tools to improve service delivery
- Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
- Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries
- Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
Desirable
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
- Experience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidents
- Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
Skills
Essential
- Adept at working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders irrespective of organisational hierarchy
- Able to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change and uncertainty
- Able to communicate effectively (verbal and written) with others, irrespectively of capability or seniority
- Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies
- Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
- Able to write effective reports for a range of audiences
Desirable
- Project Management skills
- Training and mentoring skills
Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluation and evidence based public health practice
- Strong understanding of epidemiology and statistics, and the breadth of public health practice,
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice
Equality and diversity
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
