Consultant in Public Health - Screening and Immunisations Lead

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated person who can work independently, whilst being a strong team player. The successful candidate will have a track record of managing complex public health programmes and developing robust approaches to reducing health inequalities.S/he will be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, complex and continuously changing environment. Line management experience and proven influencing skills are essential for this post. Some experience of working in screening and/or immunisations is desirable.

This is a busy and exciting time to join the team and will provide the right candidate with significant, varied experience, opportunities to learn and develop and to make a real difference to peoples lives.

Candidates must be included on the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register. Membership of the Faculty of Public Health by examination, by exemption or by assessment is an essential requirement.

Note: these posts are being advertised as medical consultant roles and as NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d roles for those with backgrounds other than in medicine.

Please see full job descriptions and person specifications and apply through http://trac.jobs.

Apply below for the NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d role

Apply via the link for the medical consultant role: https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/5919298?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=2186

The interview date will be the 26 January or 01 February which will be confirmed following application.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Nikki Osborne, Head of Public Health Commissioning for Hampshire and the Thames Valley on 07909 097840, or Christina Atchison, Consultant in Public Health Screening and Immunisation Lead, Thames Valley on 07702 441006

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a licence to practise/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 with supporting evidence). If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and /or appropriate experience of public health practice.
• Holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview, for UK trained applicants, or able to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT, if not UK trained
• Meet the minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health
• Member of the Faculty of Public Health by examination, by exemption or by assessment

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to public health and ideally in national screening and immunisation services
• Knowledge and experience of commissioning for quality and outcomes
• Knowledge and experience of programme and project management
• Experience and demonstrable competence in leading on and dealing with screening and immunisation serious incidents
• Demonstrable experience of addressing inequalities and improving outcomes through partnership working

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters and difficult situations
• 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
• High level analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear concise manner
• Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Strong commitment to public health principles
• Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do .
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
• Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.

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

NHS England

Address

Chancellor Court/Home-Based

Oxford

LS1 4PL

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)