Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join NHS England to work with the Regional Public Health team for the South East Region. As an applicant for this role, you are strongly encouraged to demonstrate within your supporting statement a combination of evidence that reflects your competence to meet the job specification.
This is a full time 10 Programmed Activities per week/ 37.5 hours appointment to the terms and conditions of service for doctors in public health medicine and community health service and hospital medical and dental staff England and Wales or on NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service if from a non-medical background (Band 9).
The salary for this post will be to the point of the consultant medical salary scale for England appropriate to your years of seniority or Agenda for Change band 9 if from a non-medical background. For further information please see NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook.
This is a Non-Reserved post under the Civil Service Nationality Rules and is therefore open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals and certain non-EEA members.
Main duties of the job
The role of Deputy Director in Healthcare Public Health for the South East Region is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of public health professionals working to improve health by delivering evidence-based public health advice. The Deputy Director for Healthcare Public Health provides local leadership of the NHS healthcare public health system, on behalf of the Regional Director.
The Deputy Director contributes to improving and protecting the public health through: championing prevention and reducing demand in healthcare, improving efficiency and value in healthcare, and identifying and reducing inequalities.
The postholder will be an experienced leader adept at working with colleagues in different parts of the health system and beyond, building partnerships to improve health. Leading a team of ~13 people, including six consultants in public health, the post-holder will develop overall strategy, identify future challenges and promote good relationships between NHSE, ICBs, local authorities, OHID and UKHSA. The work will include supporting the 'left shift' of NHS services from sickness to prevention and from hospital to home. The work will also cover providing high quality support on dental public health, specialised commissioning, and health and justice.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for a full list of responsibilities and person specification.
If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stage.
Interviews will be held face to face in our NHS England London office, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road or remotely via Teams
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for a full list of responsibilities and person specification.
If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stage.
Interviews will be held face to face in our NHS England London office, Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road or remotely via Teams
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
- 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
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, UKPHR register or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview
- If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT [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 MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- High level understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation.
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice.
- Understanding of NHS and local government cultures, structures and policies.
- Understanding of social and political environment.
- Understanding of interfaces between health and social care.
- Significant strategic experience of leadership for healthcare public health at senior level
- Staff management and training at senior level
- Practical experience in facilitating change at senior level
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills
- Proven excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media)
- Proven effective interpersonal and motivational skills
- Able to influence senior leaders
- 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
- Project management skills
- Budget management skills
- Training and mentoring skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Strong commitment to public health principles
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Able to prioritise work and work well against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes.
- Commitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- High standards of professional probity
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to office base/other locations when required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
- 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
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, UKPHR register or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview
- If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT [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 MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- High level understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation.
- Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice.
- Understanding of NHS and local government cultures, structures and policies.
- Understanding of social and political environment.
- Understanding of interfaces between health and social care.
- Significant strategic experience of leadership for healthcare public health at senior level
- Staff management and training at senior level
- Practical experience in facilitating change at senior level
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Skills, Capabilities and Attributes
Essential
- Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills
- Proven excellent oral and written communication skills (including dealing with the public and the media)
- Proven effective interpersonal and motivational skills
- Able to influence senior leaders
- 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
- Project management skills
- Budget management skills
- Training and mentoring skills
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Strong commitment to public health principles
- Actively develops themselves and supports others to do the same.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
- Able to prioritise work and work well against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes.
- Commitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others
- Self-motivated, pro-active, and innovative
- High standards of professional probity
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, looks for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Values diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to office base/other locations when required
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).
