Job summary
The Postholder must be MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment. 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).
The post holder will develop effective strategy and operational policies for promoting innovation across NEY Specialised Commissioning and the wider health system. Working closely with colleagues across the sector, ensuring coherent strategy and will:
- Drive the strategy for, supporting and ensuring alignment across the system
- Drive reform and support organisational change and uptake of initiatives that support excellence
- Develop and communicate the vision for the role of innovation, and the development of strategy and operational policies to support this vision
- Engage with key strategic regional and national policy makers to inform development of strategy and policies
- Identify examples of national and international best practice and ensure that NHS England benefits from relevant innovations in healthcare
- Support development by developing the innovation infrastructure and capacity in organisations
- Develop and champion new initiatives or projects as necessary
- Working with providers and clinical experts to design new training products
- Provide expertise of best practice methodologies regulatory requirements, policy imperatives, innovation and technological developments and stakeholders knowledge.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant in Specialised Commissioning in the Healthcare Public Health Team will provide public health leadership, advice and support to internal and external stakeholders. Although working across the region the post holder will lead on the provision of support to the North East and North Cumbria Hub.
The role includes providing appropriate input to the annual commissioning cycle and improvement in health status and reduction in health inequalities is a key outcome of the process. It will ensure engagement across clinical pathways by developing strong links with Integrated Care Systems, Local Authorities, Health and Wellbeing Boards, clinical senates and clinical networks, Cancer Alliances and other agencies as appropriate.
The post-holder will also provide public health (population healthcare) advice and support to the national commissioning activities and functions, including participation in the individual funding requests process, and fulfil their professional requirements for CPD and revalidation and support specialist training in public health.
About us
NHS England and NHS Improvement came together on 1 April 2019 as a new single organisation. The NHS Long Term Plan focuses on delivering integrated care to patients at the local level and we can best support the NHS to deliver this as a single integrated organisation.
Our new operating model represents a strong shift to regional delivery supported by expert corporate teams. Local health systems are supported by our integrated regional teams who play a major leadership role in the geographies they manage.
We are jointly committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
The seven integrated regions of our joint enterprise will work with local systems to support and improve how care is provided to patients and communities. These regions will be supported by the corporate centre providing expertise and developing policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Application closing date: 28th February 2024
Interview Date: 21st March 2024
For any informal or application enquiries regarding this post, please get in touch with Giles Ratcliffe, Consultant in Public Health, Specialised Commissioning, NHS England NEY, at giles.ratcliffe@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Application closing date: 28th February 2024
Interview Date: 21st March 2024
For any informal or application enquiries regarding this post, please get in touch with Giles Ratcliffe, Consultant in Public Health, Specialised Commissioning, NHS England NEY, at giles.ratcliffe@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
- 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) 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 medicine practice
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UKPHR 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/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers [see shortlisting notes below for additional guidance]
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period in the following area(s): epidemiology and statistics public health practice health promotion health economics health care evaluation.
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty as applicable to commissioning, delivery and monitoring of specialized services
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty as applicable to commissioning, delivery and monitoring of specialized services
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the NHS England/ NHS Improvement and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Project management skills Practical experience in facilitating change
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid working knowledge of financial process requirements.
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations) Resource management skills Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the media) with Good presentational skills (oral and written) Strong commitment to public health principles with high standards of professional probity Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- 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 . Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
- Computer literate. Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and all levels of staff
- 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 Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess verbal, written, numerical and draw appropriate conclusions
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills Ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise in providing senior leadership Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
- 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) 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 medicine practice
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UKPHR 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/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers [see shortlisting notes below for additional guidance]
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period in the following area(s): epidemiology and statistics public health practice health promotion health economics health care evaluation.
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice
- Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty as applicable to commissioning, delivery and monitoring of specialized services
- Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty as applicable to commissioning, delivery and monitoring of specialized services
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
- Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, the NHS England/ NHS Improvement and individual provider and commissioning organisations.
- Project management skills Practical experience in facilitating change
Desirable
- Demonstrable experience of managing and prioritising a large budget with solid working knowledge of financial process requirements.
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to concentrate for long periods (e.g. analyses, media presentations) Resource management skills Excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the media) with Good presentational skills (oral and written) Strong commitment to public health principles with high standards of professional probity Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- 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 . Sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved
- Computer literate. Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and all levels of staff
- 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 Ability to analyse numerical and written data, assess verbal, written, numerical and draw appropriate conclusions
- Demonstrates sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
- Leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills Ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise in providing senior leadership Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary, working to tight and often changing deadlines. Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues.
- Autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation
Additional information
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).
