Consultant in Public Health

Job role

Public Health Consultant

Salary

£700 p/d

Job type

Part time contract

22.5 hours across 3-4 days a week

Initially 6 weeks with possible extension

Location:

Remote with monthly & other possible ad-hoc in-person meeting attendance in Berkshire

Full Job Description

We are looking for a professional Public Health Consultant who will be focussing on Health Protection, Covid Inquiry, plus other deliverables. They will provide specialist public health expertise and leadership to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across Berkshire East.

Roles and responsibilities:

• The post holder will be required to work across a range of directorates in each Authority. The post holder will provide leadership and expertise for Public Health in the variety of directorates, to members, Health & Wellbeing Boards, and the ICB.

• The post holder is responsible to the Director of Public Health for Berkshire East and will play an active leadership role for public health in the Frimley integrated care system.

• This is a part -time post for a Consultant in Public Health to work across the three Berkshire East local authorities and Frimley ICB.

• The post holder will be working with another Public Health Consultant who currently manages the Commissioning (incl. Sexual Health), Intelligence, Mental wellbeing (incl. Harmful Behaviours), the PH Practitioner & Registrar and F2 trainees.

• The candidate will have line management responsibility.

Experience & Requirements:

• 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.
• Experience as a public health consultant working on communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call.
• Understanding of key agencies involved in health protection.
• Flexible working available
• A willingness to occasionally work outside of 'normal' office hours if required
• Overtime occasionally available depending on workloads.

Getting in touch:

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