UK Overseas Territories Public Health Technical Advisor

Job responsibilities

As part of activity to strengthen the public health systems in the UKOTs, the post holder will be responsible for providing technical public health expertise and support, primarily in the field of health improvement. The post holder will engage and influence a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including those within partner organisations to understand the population health needs as well as the capacity and support needs of the public health teams in the UKOTs.

The role will require work with senior leaders and teams across UKHSA and the UK health sector and includes supporting the following activities in the UKOTs:

• Development of health improvement and Non-communicable Disease strategies and policies
• Initiatives to reduce smoking prevalence and support smoking cessation service provision
• Designing and conducting small research projects
• Stakeholder management
• Public health evidence-based practice to improve local population health
• Analysis and interpretation of complex national public health data and local intelligence
• Support UKOTs in their delivery of health improvement policies and interventions

Main responsibilities:

• Providing specialist and expert public health and health improvement advice, information and technical support to a range of external stakeholders; nurturing key relationships, developing, and maintaining a range of expert networks internally and externally, including input to international networks, in order to make best use of available resource and expertise across the system and to support collaborative working.
• Provide in-depth analysis, interpretation of public health information and effectiveness of interventions and programmes.
• Identifying good practice in health improvement and assessing its application to UKOT contexts.
• Researching, data analysis, preparing and delivery of a range of public health reports, presentations and support materials to highlight issues, risks and support decision making.
• Monitoring and using outcome data to monitor health and wellbeing indicators and emerging trends.
• Supporting delivery of and reporting on the UKOT NCDs work plan including the management of a range of projects and initiatives.
• Organising and coordinating events and meetings to share evidence, best practice and intelligence.
• Using programme management techniques to manage delivery of the business objectives.
• Developing communication tools such as e-briefs, newsletters and on-line resources to share and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Co-ordinate, support and conduct research as required including undertaking literature reviews, writing scientific articles and supporting data analysis.
• Support and develop tools and techniques to improve local research and effective evaluation.

Other

• The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by your line manager.
• The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the division and UKHSA.
• It should be noted that the work of the division is of a confidential nature and must not be communicated to other persons except where required for authorised purposes.

Selection ProcessDetails:

Please be aware that we will assess on the 9 essential criteria and 2 desirable criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document.

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess yourknowledgeand experience and skills outlined in the essential criteria.

Stage 1:Application& Sift

You willbe requiredto complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 9 essentialcriteria and 2 desirable criteria,and this will be in the form ofa:

• Application form(Employer/ Activity history section on the application)

• 1500 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills,experience,andknowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

TheApplication formand Statement of Suitability will be markedtogether.

Longlisting:In the event ofa large number ofapplications we will longlistinto 3 piles of:

• Meets all essentialcriteria

• Meets someessentialcriteria

• Meets no essentialcriteria

In order to be shortlisted you must meet all and some of the essential criteria listed above.

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on.

Significant professional experience working within public health at an operational or strategic level, with a focus on health improvement.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment

Please do not exceed 1500 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview

You will be invited to a (single) remote interview

Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview

There will be a Presentation at interview. The question will be provided closer to the time.

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (includingby definition internalapplicants).

Location

This role is an office based role at Canary Wharf. Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Security Clearance Level Requirement.

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.

Qualificiation

Essential

• Master's qualification in public health or significant equivalent experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Significant professional experience working within public health at an operational or strategic level, with a focus on health improvement.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Professional experience working on prevention and management of chronic diseases and their risk factors, particularly commissioning or service provision within a Local Authority or NHS or equivalent setting.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Extensive public health and health inequalities knowledge and experience

Skills, Capabilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Effective verbal, written and presentation communication skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and present complex findings concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.

Skills, Capabilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Highly motivated with excellent negotiation and persuasion skills and an ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with a range of professional disciplines, influential groups and stakeholders.

Skills, Capabilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to use initiative to decide relevant actions and make recommendations to Sponsor/ Manager, with the aim of improving deliverables and compliance to policies.

Skills, Capabilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Ability to utilise excellent analytical and judgment skills, determining best course of action in challenging situations to secure effective delivery within a complex and demanding environment.

Skills, Capatbilities and Behaviours

Essential

• Ability to draw on established evidence and best practice to challenge themselves and others to think creatively and seek out innovation to generate new solutions to current and future challenges.

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Experience and knowledge of working internationally and an excellent understanding of communication, especially for teams operating across multiple countries.

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Professional experience working on reducing smoking prevalence and/or smoking cessation / tobacco dependency service provision within a Local Authority or the NHS.

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).