Job summary
NHS South, Central and West (SCW) are expanding our work focused on supporting Public Health. We are keen to have a Public Health Consultant join our team as part of our wider Population Health and Inequalities portfolio. You will lead complex and high-profile public health strategy and transformation work on behalf of SCW and our customers. The Public Health consultant will provide credible and visible senior leadership in the delivery of significant transformation projects, programmes and consultancy assignments focusing on Public Health, Population Health and reducing health inequalities.
NHS South Central and West (SCW) is a leading provider of transformation and consultancy services across health and social care at a national, regional, and local level. The Transformation team provides high quality, expert support to NHS organisations and partners to manage, analyse and improve performance, to transform the way services are provided for local populations.
Our customers include NHS England, ICSs/ICBs, provider trusts, general practices, and numerous social care, community care, and voluntary sector organisations.
If you are passionate about transforming health and care and have the desire to become part of our team, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Public Health Consultant and welcome applications from suitably qualified colleagues and bringing experience of working in a relevant public health context, for example Local Government.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the planning and delivery of complex and high-profile public health strategy and transformation programmes, projects, and consultancy assignments on behalf of SCW and our customers.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead SCW teams in the development and delivery of Public Health & Population Health strategies, programmes and other work for our clients, ensuring alignment with national and local policy
- Provide expert advice to our customers on a broad range of topics including; public health / healthcare public health, health and care policy developments, whole health and care system governance, navigation of national, regional and local networks to support and promote the development and implementation of innovation
- Seek opportunities for SCW to add value for new and existing customers
About us
This role sits within the Transformation Directorate, which has approximately 250 people working across a range of professional disciplines within the transformation and consultancy space. The post holder will be allocated a Career Development Manager to support them pastorally and to support them on their career journey and they will report into an Assignment Manager for each project they are assigned to.
The post holder will play an essential part in the effective delivery of impactful projects and consultancy assignments across health and care. We are an inclusive and diverse team and collaboration is at the heart of how we work. The team has grown rapidly over the last couple of years in response to increasing customer demand and due to the committed and hard-working nature of the team, for which personal development is important.
The post holder will share the ethos and values of SCW and will be able to bring the skills, experience, and subject matter expertise they have developed in their career, to support the team to deliver quality services.
This role will involve travel across the South of England and potentially further afield.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information on our specific requirements for this role are included in the Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any queries about the role please send an email to scwcsu.st.recruitment@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information on our specific requirements for this role are included in the Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any queries about the role please send an email to scwcsu.st.recruitment@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Patient First - Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Education
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)
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment
Desirable
- Masters in Public Health or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in the UK and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Member of relevant professional body
- Equality & Diversity. Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Communication. Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Communication. Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
- Communication. Ability to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively
- Autonomy. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Autonomy. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.
- Other. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services on time using established project management techniques
- Other. Excellent customer service skills; Team working skills; Self-motivated; Ability to move between details and the bigger picture. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Other. Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes and achieving financial target
- Other. Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment
Person Specification
Values & Behaviours
Essential
- Patient First - Customer Excellence
- Aspirational
- Collaborative
- Insightful
- Respectful
Education
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)
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment
Desirable
- Masters in Public Health or equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy in the UK and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
- Member of relevant professional body
- Equality & Diversity. Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
Skills & Capabilities
Essential
- Communication. Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
- Communication. Ability to provide and receive, convey and present highly complex, sensitive and/or contentious information to large groups, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement.
- Communication. Ability to communicate with clinical, academic and all levels of staff effectively
- Autonomy. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Autonomy. Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.
- Other. Evidence of planning and delivering programmes, projects and services on time using established project management techniques
- Other. Excellent customer service skills; Team working skills; Self-motivated; Ability to move between details and the bigger picture. Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Other. Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes and achieving financial target
- Other. Ability to carry out procurements for highly detailed, high value contracts that require analysis, comparison and assessment
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).
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).
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