Chief Officer Healthcare PH & Health Prot/Consultant in Public Health Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post is subject to the core competencies asset out by the Faculty of Public Health for Consultant appointments and thepost holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in all of them (seeAppendix A).

It is expected that the post holder will:

Be the localauthorities specialist lead for healthcare public health and healthprotection. Advising the Director of Public Health and providing specialist leadershipand advice to Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Councils,BLMK ICB and ICS. Ensuring an evidence-based approach for the commissioning anddelivery of the local health protection and healthcare public health functions.

Identify localpriorities and influence the planning and commissioning of interventions toaddress those priorities and reduce health inequalities, seeking opportunitiesto secure additional funding for the delivery of evidenced based interventions toaddress local priorities.

Provide expert publichealth advice and guidance to BLMK ICB and ICS, including as it relates to theIndividual Funding Request Case Review Panel, Joint Prescribing Committee andBedfordshire and Clinical Priorities Forum.

Have responsibility forstrategic public health input into the development, implementation and deliveryof national, regional and local policies where necessary engaging withnational government departments and regional teams to provide constructivechallenge to such policies, based upon professional expertise andevidence-based practise.

Oversee monitoring ofthe epidemiology of communicable diseases and uptake of screening andimmunisation programmes and provide oversight of screening and immunisationprogrammes, working closely with NHS England and local providers to driveimprovements in uptake.

Chairthe Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Health ProtectionCommittee, bringing together local and regional stakeholders to review systemperformance, develop inter-agency improvement plans based on local needs andinequalities, assure health protection emergency preparedness plans.

Lead the localauthority public health response to infectious disease outbreaks and incidents,non-infectious environmental hazards and chemical incidents, and assume overallresponsibility for day-to-day operational delivery of the local authorityhealth protection function.

Provide strategicleadership in delivering the assurance role of the Director of Public Healthfor arrangements to protect the health of the population from infectiousdisease and environmental hazards, working closely with NHS England, UKHSA andlocal partners to ensure robust systems are in place; including chairing the Bedfordshireand Milton Keynes Health Protection Committee.

Lead local publichealth emergency preparedness and ensure cohesive and effective management ofhealth risks to the area, facilitating the production of local sector-widehealth plans to respond to emergencies and contributing to multi-agencyemergency planning, working closely with NHS emergency planning structures andthe Local Resilience Forums.

Provide senior publichealth leadership as part of a senior multi-agency response to health protectionincidents and public health emergencies when required.

Provide strategicsystem-wide leadership on inequalities in communicable diseases, environmentalhazards, and screening and immunisation coverage; identifying priorities foraction across agencies and influencing stakeholders to implement appropriateactions.

Bea delegated budget holder for all activities related to Health Protection, and contributeto the formulation of department/programme budgets and financial incentives.

Develop inter-agency andinterdisciplinary strategic plans and programmes, with delegated Board ororganisational authority to deliver key public health targets for BedfordBorough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Councils.

Workwithin a clinical governance framework, ensuring accountability forprofessional advice and decisions, continuously improving the quality of publichealth services, and safeguarding high standards of public health practice inthe team.

Undertakeor commission research and audit according to local needs and translateresearch findings into public health practice.

Providesupervision and contribute to training e.g. Public Health Specialty Registrars,and encourage the development of the Public Health Team as a strong trainingplacement for Public Health Specialty Registrars and Public HealthPractitioners.

Undertakean annual professional appraisal including completion of a programme of CPD, inaccordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements, or other recognisedbody, and undertake revalidation, audit or other measures required to remain onthe GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health (Specialist) Registeror other specialist register as appropriate.

The post holder will make a significant strategiccontribution to the health and wellbeing objectives of a range of systempartners across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes,including local authorities, ICB/ICS, provider organisations and the voluntarysector. The post holder will:

Provide specialisthealthcare public health leadership and advice to BLMK ICB and ICS.

As the localauthorities specialist lead for health protection the post holder will haveresponsibility delegated by the Director of Public Health for decisionsrelating to matters of health protection, including in relation to outbreakcontrol and public health management of communicable diseases.

Identify local healthcareand health protection priorities and influence the planning and commissioningof interventions to address those priorities and reduce health inequalities,through representation of the Director of Public Health in strategic forums. Theywill seek out opportunities to secure additional funding, where possible, forthe delivery of evidenced-based interventions that will address thosepriorities.

Be a delegated budgetholder for all activities related to Health Protection, and contribute to theformulation of department/programme budgets and financial incentives.

Have direct linemanagement responsibility for the Senior Public Health Officer (HealthProtection and Disadvantaged Groups).

Deputisefor the DPH, as required, and hold senior management responsibility within thePublic Health Team.

Provide line managementfor staff including recruitment, appraisals, disciplinary and grievanceresponsibilities.

Take part in on callarrangements for communicable disease control/health protection as required.

Providesupervision and contribute to training e.g. Public Health Specialty Registrars,and encourage the development of the Public Health Team as a strong trainingplacement for local Public Health Specialty Registrars and Public HealthPractitioners.

Contribute to theformulation of department/programme budgets and financial incentives.

Have the ability towork across different unitary authorities, cross-directorate and across otheragencies and voluntary organisations.

Receive annualappraisals by the DPH. Detailed objectives will be agreed with the DPH.

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
• 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

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent

Skills & Knowlegde

Essential

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nous
• Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the publics health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
• Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Analytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information
• Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies
• In depth understanding of the health and care system and the relationships with both local national government
• In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluations and evidence based public health practice
• Strong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health)
• Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice

Experience

Essential

• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries
• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries
• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).