Job summary
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to practice public health in the ambulance sector, with the post holder helping drive improvements in population health and reduce inequalities in outcomes in the context of urgent and emergency care.
As a provider of emergency services, the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) responds to more than 1 million emergency incidents per year, as well as having 2 million patient contacts through the Patient Transport Service and more than 2.5 million contacts via NHS 111. This makes NWAS well placed to support the wider healthcare system in identifying and supporting patients earlier in their pathway to prevent further illness. Uniquely, NWAS reaches patients who might not be seen by other elements of the healthcare system, providing insight into issues relating to access, health inequalities and the wider determinants of health that may not be visible to other services. These opportunities will allow the Public Health Manager to practice public health in a unique setting across a diverse population and geography to help reduce the burden of disease for our population.
Main duties of the job
The Public Health Manager will work within the Medical Directorate to further develop, and deliver, the Trust's public health strategy to ensure that ill health prevention, health inequalities and health promotion are part of core frontline service delivery and are embedded within longer term strategies. A key function of the role will be partnership working both within NWAS, and externally with partners to inform wider health system development and preventative interventions.
NWAS is committed to employing compassionate, inclusive and adaptive leaders. We offer a dynamic recruitment process, enabling applicants to work together, be at their best to make a difference, in line with our trust values and leadership philosophy. Applicants are requested to be available on 18/01/2022 for the selection process
About us
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you have fully read the job description and person specification before applying for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you have fully read the job description and person specification before applying for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Completed, working towards or willingness to undertake Masters in Public Health or equivalent
- Where applicants are clinically qualified, current registration on professional register e.g., RGN (Nursing and Midwifery Council) Paramedic (Health Professions Council) or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Knowledge of Caldicott guidelines, Record Management and clinical risk processes
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable.
- Being at our best - professional and adaptable and takes pride in work.
- Making a difference - act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone.
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of delivering public health interventions
- Balance of experience across the Public Health Skills and Knowledge framework (no specialist health protection or research skills are required)
- Good understanding of the clinical governance principles and data protection
- Well-developed analytical skills
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
- Excellent communication and presentational skills
- Able to present relevant written information in a concise and easily readable format, able to write/coordinate major strategic documents
- Good understanding of current health and social care policy
- Good understanding of NHS systems and how they interface with the wider public sector
- Understanding of service relationships across the healthcare community
- Ability to interpret and appraise published research and locally derived evidence to develop innovative solutions for local public health initiatives and health services.
- Understanding of the validity and use of various techniques to assess cost-effectiveness and value for money of public health interventions.
- Understanding of epidemiological approaches to assessing disease in the population
- Understanding of performance management and commissioning principles and techniques.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in early intervention and prevention and health and wellbeing
- Extensive public health management experience, with significant experience at or above middle management.
- Evidence of track record of achievement in implementing change and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in organisational audit
- Experience of project management
- Experience of developing plans to meet organisational needs
- Management and leadership of a team
- Experience of developing and implementing training and development programmes
- Interagency working and development of collaborative and innovative working practices
- Experience of business planning and budget setting
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Degree or equivalent
- Completed, working towards or willingness to undertake Masters in Public Health or equivalent
- Where applicants are clinically qualified, current registration on professional register e.g., RGN (Nursing and Midwifery Council) Paramedic (Health Professions Council) or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Knowledge of Caldicott guidelines, Record Management and clinical risk processes
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Working together - demonstrate collaborative and inclusive working and challenge behaviour that is not inclusive or acceptable.
- Being at our best - professional and adaptable and takes pride in work.
- Making a difference - act with compassion, kindness and integrity towards everyone.
Skills / Competencies
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of delivering public health interventions
- Balance of experience across the Public Health Skills and Knowledge framework (no specialist health protection or research skills are required)
- Good understanding of the clinical governance principles and data protection
- Well-developed analytical skills
- Effective interpersonal and influencing skills
- Excellent communication and presentational skills
- Able to present relevant written information in a concise and easily readable format, able to write/coordinate major strategic documents
- Good understanding of current health and social care policy
- Good understanding of NHS systems and how they interface with the wider public sector
- Understanding of service relationships across the healthcare community
- Ability to interpret and appraise published research and locally derived evidence to develop innovative solutions for local public health initiatives and health services.
- Understanding of the validity and use of various techniques to assess cost-effectiveness and value for money of public health interventions.
- Understanding of epidemiological approaches to assessing disease in the population
- Understanding of performance management and commissioning principles and techniques.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience working in early intervention and prevention and health and wellbeing
- Extensive public health management experience, with significant experience at or above middle management.
- Evidence of track record of achievement in implementing change and promoting a culture of continuous improvement in organisational audit
- Experience of project management
- Experience of developing plans to meet organisational needs
- Management and leadership of a team
- Experience of developing and implementing training and development programmes
- Interagency working and development of collaborative and innovative working practices
- Experience of business planning and budget setting
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).
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