Consultant in Public Health / Public Health Medicine

Consultant in Public Health / Public Health Medicine Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Title: Consultant in Public Health Medicine/Public Health 0.8 WTE Permanent

Salary scale: NHS Wales medical consultant scale or NHS agenda for change Band 9 for non-medical staff (point commensurate with previous experience)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a suitably qualified and skilled Consultant in Public Health Medicine/Public Health to join the Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team in a permanent role. The post holder will be joining a dynamic and high performing team with a strong focus on partnerships for population health improvement.

We are looking for a forward-thinker with drive and strong leadership skills to both help shape our distinctive local public health agenda and inform decisions which will impact on the health and wellbeing of the population of Cardiff and the Vale.

In this role you will hold a specific portfolio of work for which you will ensure expert public health leadership, support and advice. This will include providing systems leadership and support to specific areas of work, for example our immunisation strategy and reducing health inequities, by working locally with ethnic minority communities.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will:

1. Have responsibility for development, implementation and delivery of national, regional and local policies, developing inter-agency and interdisciplinary strategic plans and programmes, with delegated Board or organisational authority to deliver key public health targets.
2. Provide expert public health advice and leadership to support and inform an evidence-based approach within ethical frameworks for commissioning and developing high quality equitable services, across primary, secondary and social care, and across sectors including local authorities, third sector organisations and others.
3. Be proficient in the use of behavioural change evidence and methodology to support transformation change within the population.
4. Lead on network development for population health improvement.
5. Develop strong partnerships supporting integrated working across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to improve population health.
6. Develop and utilise information and intelligence systems to underpin public health action across disciplines and organisations, leading collation and interpretation of relevant data.
7. Be expected to participate in public health research, commissioning of research audits/projects, audit.
8. Deputise for the Executive Director of Public Health as necessary.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists.
• 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 specialist registrar and specialist trainee 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.
• 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.

Personal Qualities

• Strong commitment to public health principles.

Experience Skills

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills.
• Good presentational skills (oral and written).
• Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data.

Knowledge

• High level of understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation.
• Understanding of social and political environment.

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.