Chief Public Health Nurse

Department of Health & Social Care

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Job summary

The Chief Public Health Nurse (CPHN) is the most senior nurse for public health in England, based in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), with leadership responsibilities across the public health system in health improvement, protection, and disparities. OHID is part of the Department of Health and Social Care.

The successful candidate will bring inspiring, confident, and empowering clinical and professional leadership to nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff across the public health system. They will have experience of operational and strategic leadership and delivery of high-quality services and the ability to motivate and inspire the wider public health workforce. They will have experience of effective partnership working at all levels to achieve successful outcomes.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Deputy Chief Medical Officers (DCMOs), as well as the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Deputy Chief Nursing Officers (DCNOs) as part of the collective clinical leadership across DHSC and NHS England (NHSE). They will be a member of OHID’s senior leadership team and provide clinical input to public health policy, with a focus on systems and place. They will work closely with OHID’s DCMO, Regional Directors of Public Health and the Director of Public Health Policy, Systems and Innovation as part of OHID’s role in public health system leadership.

Main duties of the job

The CPHN has specific responsibility for leadership of nursing and midwifery policy in public health and health visiting. They are part of the wider CNO professional leadership team in England, with a line of professional accountability to the CNO.

The CPHN has direct professional leadership responsibility for public health nurses and midwives (those on Part 3 of NMC register including health visitors, school nurses and occupational health nurses). The CPHN through the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer also advises on public health in Allied Health Professions and ‘Blue Light’ services.

The CPHN provides professional and clinical advice to Ministers in DHSC and across Government, and to the CNO team, including the Chief Midwifery Officer (CMidO) within NHS England.

The CPHN will influence and support public health practice and work with the CNO, DCNOs and CMidO to deliver a strategy for all nurses, midwifes and health visitors, central to which will be improvement of public health outcomes and health inequalities.

The CPHN currently has the executive lead for the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Public Health Nursing and Midwifery. They provide expertise to those teams across DHSC working on global health policy.

Location: Leeds, London or Other OHID regional location.

Please read application instructions below

About us

The Department of Health and Social Care is committed to promoting and supporting diversity and inclusion in the workplace, improving representation of under-represented groups, and creating an inclusive culture where everyone has equal opportunity to achieve their potential. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals as under-represented in the senior civil service.

To apply, please submit:

1. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.

2. A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 1000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria in the person specification.

*Please copy your CV, followed by Statement of Suitability into the text box available on NHS Jobs. There is no option to upload separate documents* Please ensure that both documents contain your full name.

Failure to submit both documents will mean the panel only have limited information on which to assess your application against the essential criteria in the person specification.

Please see the attached candidate pack for full details of the organisation, role, application process and FAQs.

Date posted

22 July 2022

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£110,000 a year Circa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

G0001-22-5550

Job locations

Quarry House

Quarry Hill

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS2 7UE


Department Of Health & Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will deliver on the following responsibilities:

OHID and Public Health System Professional Leadership

  • Provide visibility and voice to maximise the impact of nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities across the country, working with OHID Regional Directors and ICB Executive Chief Nurses on place-based improvement
  • Support effective partnership working at all levels to ensure maintenance of high-quality public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting practice and promote its role in delivering high-quality, personalised, and compassionate care which reduces disparities and improved outcomes
  • Provide visible, professional leadership to the public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting workforce (direct professional leadership for professionals on part 3 of NMC register) including working with professional regulators and higher education institutions
  • Work with the most senior nurse in UKHSA to provide nursing leadership in health protection
  • Support policy makers with professional and clinical advice for development and implementation of evidence-based policy to reduce health disparities across the life course, from supporting the best start in life to the development of young people; nursing and care for those of working age through to aging well
  • Work with public health, clinical, professional bodies and stakeholders to drive innovation in health improvement policy and delivery
  • Provide advice to the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer and work with them to provide public health leadership to AHPs and support to range of work on public health and emergency services
  • Lead on raising the profile and reputation of public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting and work with key stakeholders to attract more people to work in these professions and work with partners professional development
  • Lead the development of programmes to enable workforce reform and long-term improvements in the recruitment, training and professional development of public health nurses, midwifes and health visitors
  • Maintain a good knowledge of practice and policy within the UK and globally, and within and outside the health and care economy in order to consider any other appropriate options to shape future programmes of work
  • Provide expert commentary in the media as appropriate
  • Lead on promoting diversity and inclusion across the public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting workforce and actively contribute to an inclusive and collaborative working culture in OHID, which values diversity and encourages openness, approachability, and sensitivity

Public Health Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting Professional and Clinical Advice

  • Provide professional advice to Ministers, the CMO and DCMO, the CNO, DCNOs and CMidO and policy officials for policy design, development and especially support implementation based on evidence and professional knowledge
  • Work with professional and regulatory bodies to ensure that public health nursing workforce are included in development and standards
  • Lead the development of nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to public health including work on research, evidence, inequalities, and outcomes
  • Deliver specific clinical and public health programmes as agreed with the Director General; currently public health and support programmes for children, young people and families, namely the Healthy Child Programme and Family Nurse Partnership programme and the All Our Health Programme, providing a prevention and public health approach and resources for health, care and the wider public sector workforce.

Wider Professional Leadership #teamCNO

  • As part of the CNO’s senior management team, support the CNO across the range of their work, including work with ministers, government officials, professional and regulatory bodies to help shape policy and decision making.
  • Lead on raising the profile of nurses and midwives and their contribution to prevention and improving individual and population health
  • Provide professional and clinical advice through #teamCNO to the NHS and social care to maximise their role in prevention, especially secondary prevention
  • Work with the CNO, DCNOs and CMidO on workforce planning and education of future workforce
  • Work with the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care on improving health and wellbeing in the social care sector

Global Health

  • Deliver the terms of reference (objectives) agreed with World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Collaborating Centre for Public Health Nursing and Midwifery
  • Provide expertise to those teams across DHSC working on global health policy

Quality Clinical Governance and Safeguarding

  • Be responsible for the development and delivery of the OHID quality management system and as a member of NHSE/I National Quality Board lead development of work as equity as a key dimension of quality
  • Be responsible for OHID operational safeguarding and work with lead director on safeguarding policy

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will deliver on the following responsibilities:

OHID and Public Health System Professional Leadership

  • Provide visibility and voice to maximise the impact of nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals in improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities across the country, working with OHID Regional Directors and ICB Executive Chief Nurses on place-based improvement
  • Support effective partnership working at all levels to ensure maintenance of high-quality public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting practice and promote its role in delivering high-quality, personalised, and compassionate care which reduces disparities and improved outcomes
  • Provide visible, professional leadership to the public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting workforce (direct professional leadership for professionals on part 3 of NMC register) including working with professional regulators and higher education institutions
  • Work with the most senior nurse in UKHSA to provide nursing leadership in health protection
  • Support policy makers with professional and clinical advice for development and implementation of evidence-based policy to reduce health disparities across the life course, from supporting the best start in life to the development of young people; nursing and care for those of working age through to aging well
  • Work with public health, clinical, professional bodies and stakeholders to drive innovation in health improvement policy and delivery
  • Provide advice to the Chief Allied Health Professions Officer and work with them to provide public health leadership to AHPs and support to range of work on public health and emergency services
  • Lead on raising the profile and reputation of public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting and work with key stakeholders to attract more people to work in these professions and work with partners professional development
  • Lead the development of programmes to enable workforce reform and long-term improvements in the recruitment, training and professional development of public health nurses, midwifes and health visitors
  • Maintain a good knowledge of practice and policy within the UK and globally, and within and outside the health and care economy in order to consider any other appropriate options to shape future programmes of work
  • Provide expert commentary in the media as appropriate
  • Lead on promoting diversity and inclusion across the public health nursing, midwifery and health visiting workforce and actively contribute to an inclusive and collaborative working culture in OHID, which values diversity and encourages openness, approachability, and sensitivity

Public Health Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting Professional and Clinical Advice

  • Provide professional advice to Ministers, the CMO and DCMO, the CNO, DCNOs and CMidO and policy officials for policy design, development and especially support implementation based on evidence and professional knowledge
  • Work with professional and regulatory bodies to ensure that public health nursing workforce are included in development and standards
  • Lead the development of nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to public health including work on research, evidence, inequalities, and outcomes
  • Deliver specific clinical and public health programmes as agreed with the Director General; currently public health and support programmes for children, young people and families, namely the Healthy Child Programme and Family Nurse Partnership programme and the All Our Health Programme, providing a prevention and public health approach and resources for health, care and the wider public sector workforce.

Wider Professional Leadership #teamCNO

  • As part of the CNO’s senior management team, support the CNO across the range of their work, including work with ministers, government officials, professional and regulatory bodies to help shape policy and decision making.
  • Lead on raising the profile of nurses and midwives and their contribution to prevention and improving individual and population health
  • Provide professional and clinical advice through #teamCNO to the NHS and social care to maximise their role in prevention, especially secondary prevention
  • Work with the CNO, DCNOs and CMidO on workforce planning and education of future workforce
  • Work with the Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care on improving health and wellbeing in the social care sector

Global Health

  • Deliver the terms of reference (objectives) agreed with World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Collaborating Centre for Public Health Nursing and Midwifery
  • Provide expertise to those teams across DHSC working on global health policy

Quality Clinical Governance and Safeguarding

  • Be responsible for the development and delivery of the OHID quality management system and as a member of NHSE/I National Quality Board lead development of work as equity as a key dimension of quality
  • Be responsible for OHID operational safeguarding and work with lead director on safeguarding policy

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven track record of operating successfully in a senior leadership role within the NHS or Public Health system, with senior leadership experience of public health programmes
  • A leader within Public Health you will have the gravitas and credibility to influence at very senior level and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
  • Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and a strong understanding of the concepts and approaches to improving the delivery of preventative care to mitigate health disparities and improve individual and population health outcomes.
  • Significant knowledge of quality within organisations and across systems, including national policies, regulatory frameworks and related guidance.
  • A strong political antenna, and the ability to make high level strategic decisions quickly, you will also have knowledge and experience of national policy development and implementation

Desirable

  • Previous experience in, or working closely with, central or local government, or communicating confidently with very senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience.
  • Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery council.
  • You must also have a qualification in Public Health/Public Health Nursing or relevant Public Health experience.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Proven track record of operating successfully in a senior leadership role within the NHS or Public Health system, with senior leadership experience of public health programmes
  • A leader within Public Health you will have the gravitas and credibility to influence at very senior level and work collaboratively across organisational boundaries
  • Extensive knowledge of clinical practice and a strong understanding of the concepts and approaches to improving the delivery of preventative care to mitigate health disparities and improve individual and population health outcomes.
  • Significant knowledge of quality within organisations and across systems, including national policies, regulatory frameworks and related guidance.
  • A strong political antenna, and the ability to make high level strategic decisions quickly, you will also have knowledge and experience of national policy development and implementation

Desirable

  • Previous experience in, or working closely with, central or local government, or communicating confidently with very senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience.
  • Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery council.
  • You must also have a qualification in Public Health/Public Health Nursing or relevant Public Health experience.

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).

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.

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

Department of Health & Social Care

Address

Quarry House

Quarry Hill

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS2 7UE


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Department of Health & Social Care

Address

Quarry House

Quarry Hill

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS2 7UE


Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

DHSC SCS Recruitment Team

dhscscsrecruitment@dhsc.gov.uk

Date posted

22 July 2022

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£110,000 a year Circa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

G0001-22-5550

Job locations

Quarry House

Quarry Hill

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS2 7UE


Department Of Health & Social Care

39 Victoria Street

London

SW1H 0EU


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