Director, Global Health Protection

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the candidate pack

Experience:

Please see the candidate pack for full selection criteria.

If applicant is from a medical background:

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 9

Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six 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

Selection Process: (competency based)

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of

• an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application)
• a Statement of Suitability (up to 1500 words, 2 pages)

This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV.

A long list stage may be introduced if we receive a large number of very credible applications.

Shortlisting

In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on:

• evidence of global health protection or public health work with significant evidence of practice and engagement overseas.

Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered

Assessments.

If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a series of assessments which will include a staff engagement exercise and an Individual Leadership Assessment (ILA) exercise. These assessments will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panels decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.

Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

Interview (competency based)

You will be invited to a single face to face interview.

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview

There will be a 5 minute oral presentation at the start of the interview. Details will be provided when your interview time is confirmed.

Interviews will be held week commencing 14 April 2025. Please note, these dates are subject to change.

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External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance

For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC) UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.

Location:

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs. If based outside of London, regular travel to the London HQ will be required. This role will involve some travel across the UK and frequent international travel; satisfactory travel mobility is essential. It is expected that up to one third of your time may be spent overseas. This will include travel to countries where Situational Awareness for Fragile Environments (SAFE) training is required. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSAs core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London)

Person Specification

Individuals who are on Medical and Dental / Agenda for Change education/qualification requirements

Essential

• Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or ? Inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, 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/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UKPHR 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/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, 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 [see shortlisting notes below for additional guidance]
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent

Experience, skills and ability

Essential

• Significant experience in global health protection or public health, with international experience working with colleagues from low- and middle-income countries, understanding government and global cultures, structures, policies and governance.
• Evidence of working in a complex, multi stakeholder environment; building and developing highly-collaborative, effective relationships with senior professionals outside your span of control and organisational boundaries to achieve common goals
• Demonstrable personal credibility, impact, and influence at organisational level, able to operate confidently in a senior leadership role with a proven ability to build, lead and set strategic direction, develop visions and strategies in global health protection
• Evidence of ability to lead and empower diverse, geographically dispersed teams, motivating and engaging them with evidence of project and programme management in multidisciplinary teams and organisations.
• Experience of managing large budgets, generating income, and understanding contracts and grants; managing change and improving effectiveness and efficiencies with evidence of leading large-scale projects with multi-skilled teams
• Ability to provide senior leaders and ministers with complex advice and evidence on health protection, epidemiology, health economics to enable difficult decisions

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

Core UKHSA HQ

Leeds, London, Liverpool, Birmingham,

E14 4PU

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)