Consultant in Public Health

A position has arisen for a Public Health Consultant based within the National Public Health Team, in the Medical Directorate of NHS England to provide public health leadership on national priority programmes.

This one year Fixed Term rolling contract is full time, 10 Programmed Activities per week / 40 hours per week appointment to the terms and conditions of service for doctors in public health medicine and community health service and hospital medical and dental staff England and Wales or full time 37.5 hours per week, on NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service if from a non-medical background (band 8D).

The postholder will be a credible leader adept at working with colleagues in different parts of the health system and beyond. Whilst this is a national role it will involve close working with regional colleagues as required, to ensure an integrated and coordinated approach. A key priority is to address inequalities in access to services and outcomes. Additionally, supporting the wider system in development of approaches to commissioning and delivery of whole pathways of care including prevention opportunities.

The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wider range of individuals and stakeholders, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to NHS England.

Main duties of the job

• Provide support to the Director for Public Health in delivering the public healthcare agenda across NHS England; key NHS public health and population priorities, including supporting ICBs.
• Play a key role in supporting the prevention agenda particularly the shift to prevention in the 10 Year Health Plan.
• Support the wider system in development of approaches to commissioning and delivery of whole pathways of care including prevention opportunities.
• Provide technical public health specialist advice, overseeing clinical reviews and evaluations into key Public Health programmes; variation and inequality for the MSF for CVD and Healthy Hospitals as part of the New Hospital programme.
• Provide technical public health specialist advice to the healthcare inequalities team. Address inequalities in access to services and outcomes.
• Work with others to develop national strategy and frameworks, and ensure programmes are designed with a population health foundation.
• The development and delivery of public health intelligence support in liaison with the Transformation Directorate teams and the Global and Public Health team in DHSC.
• Educational supervision to our Public Health registrars, GP Trainees and Clinical Fellows.
• Act as or be willing to train as a Public Health appraiser.
• Management of a Public Health Policy Manager within the team.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GMC or UKPHR registrant

Skills/Knowledge

• Demonstrate contribution to the prevention and population health agenda
• Demonstrate Public Health skills and leadership
• Demonstrate awareness of advancing key NHS public health and population priorities
• Knowledge of the 10 Year Health Plan
• Demonstrate the use of population health data, evidence, and activity metrics

Experience

• Ability to provide technical public health specialist advice
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship building
• Educational Supervisor
• Professional Appraiser and 360 feedback facilitator

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.

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-MD-19727-E-C

Job locations

Wellington Place, Leeds or Wellington House, London