Job summary
The post-holder will report to the National Lead for Adult Social Care and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide expert public health advice on health security across Adult Social Care and Children's and Young People's setting. This will include CQC registered care homes, people receiving care at home from registered or informal providers, and the full range of supported living, extra care and similar settings, and people who provide their care whether employed or unpaid, As well as education and childcare settings.
The work will be with key partners (including the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) & Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) & NHS England), the Department for Education, and stakeholders including the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Local Government Association, service providers & service users and their representatives/advocates, children and young people, to prevent, contain and control infectious diseases and other hazards impacting these populations and their communities.
Main duties of the job
RESPONSE
The role includes providing expert advice and support to UKHSA and its Health Protection Teams (HPTs) on managing incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases to enable effective interventions, and to minimise any the impact of infections on health and wellbeing, and any unwanted impact of control measures on quality of care.
SURVEILLANCE
Contribute strategically to the development and maintenance of effective systems for the surveillance of communicable disease and environmental hazards on relevant populations and their mitigation (including vaccine coverage and diagnostic/active case finding programmes etc.).
RESEARCH, TEACHING AND TRAINING
The role includes development and application of the evidence-base to inform policy makers and public health programmes, including active participation in research programmes in collaboration with academic partners and OGDs (Other Government Departments) and NHS England and appropriate others, nationally and internationally.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
The role involves supporting the work of UKHSA in meeting its statutory responsibilities including accountability and transparency requirements through responding to Parliamentary Questions, supporting Ministerial briefings, or providing advice to policy makers as requested in line with area of expertise and responsibilities and working with UKHSA's Parliamentary Team.
About us
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates should refer to the Job Description for a full overview of the role and remit of the post prior to completing their application.
Other Information
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 Application & Sift:
This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and capabilities outlined in the person specification. You will be required to complete an application form. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria.
At sift stage you will be assessed on the essential criteria listed in the job advert and statement of suitability.
Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1500 wordcount.
Please note: We will not consider any words over and above this number.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview and assessment, a presentation will form part of this assessment.
STAGE 2 Interview
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will progress to an interview and will be assessed on the essential criteria as advertised.
You will be asked to prepare and present a 5-10 minute presentation. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview.
Interviews will be held virtually over Teams.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Jackie Cassell, National Lead for Adult Social Care, jackie.cassell@ukhsa.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates should refer to the Job Description for a full overview of the role and remit of the post prior to completing their application.
Other Information
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the Person Specification of the Job Description as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d.
Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC.
Selection process details
STAGE 1 Application & Sift:
This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and capabilities outlined in the person specification. You will be required to complete an application form. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria.
At sift stage you will be assessed on the essential criteria listed in the job advert and statement of suitability.
Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1500 wordcount.
Please note: We will not consider any words over and above this number.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview and assessment, a presentation will form part of this assessment.
STAGE 2 Interview
All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will progress to an interview and will be assessed on the essential criteria as advertised.
You will be asked to prepare and present a 5-10 minute presentation. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview.
Interviews will be held virtually over Teams.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Jackie Cassell, National Lead for Adult Social Care, jackie.cassell@ukhsa.gov.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (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 within 6 months of interview
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine/or medical microbiology practice
- Public health speciality registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC register, GDC Specialist list in dental public health or UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview. All other applicants not yet granted specialist registration must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence from the register concerns that they have submitted satisfactory evidence and therefore registration within six months is assured
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health/Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
- MFPH by examination or evidence of equivalent qualification FRC Path or evidence of equivalent qualification MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 6 months experience in Health Protection practice
- Practical experience in leading and facilitating change
- Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Experience of emergency planning
- Understanding of key agencies involved in health protection
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, audit, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice
- Understanding of social and political environment
- Understanding of laboratory microbiology services
- Understanding of clinical infectious diseases services
- Understanding of clinical toxicology services
- Understanding of the principles of radiological protection
Desirable
- Experience of system leadership in complex organisational environments
- Experience working with volunteer and community organisations, and understanding the importance of an asset-based public health approach
- Experience of working in a political environment and with policy makers
- Peer reviewed scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars, etc.
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills, including management of change
- Able to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change and uncertainty
- Adaptable to situations, can communicate with people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Project management
- Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media)
- Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
- Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
- Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
- Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- Computer literate
- Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations)
- Resource management skills
Desirable
- People management and training
- Training and mentoring
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (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 within 6 months of interview
- If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine/infectious diseases medicine/or medical microbiology practice
- Public health speciality registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC register, GDC Specialist list in dental public health or UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview. All other applicants not yet granted specialist registration must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence from the register concerns that they have submitted satisfactory evidence and therefore registration within six months is assured
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health/Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
- MFPH by examination or evidence of equivalent qualification FRC Path or evidence of equivalent qualification MRCP or evidence of equivalent qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Minimum 6 months experience in Health Protection practice
- Practical experience in leading and facilitating change
- Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings including out of hours on call
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Experience of emergency planning
- Understanding of key agencies involved in health protection
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, audit, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice
- Understanding of social and political environment
- Understanding of laboratory microbiology services
- Understanding of clinical infectious diseases services
- Understanding of clinical toxicology services
- Understanding of the principles of radiological protection
Desirable
- Experience of system leadership in complex organisational environments
- Experience working with volunteer and community organisations, and understanding the importance of an asset-based public health approach
- Experience of working in a political environment and with policy makers
- Peer reviewed scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars, etc.
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills, including management of change
- Able to prioritise work, and work well against a background of change and uncertainty
- Adaptable to situations, can communicate with people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Project management
- Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media)
- Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills
- Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
- Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
- Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- Computer literate
- Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations)
- Resource management skills
Desirable
- People management and training
- Training and mentoring
Equality and Diversity
Essential
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems
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).
