Locum Consultant in Public Health/ Health Protection

Locum Consultant in Public Health/ Health Protection

We are seeking a motivated individual to join the Public Health team for a six-month Locum position for which secondments will be considered. The post holder will work with a range of teams and services to deliver health protection objectives, and lead a team of practitioners. There are key work themes: preparedness; response; and communicable disease control. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their ability to work with multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams of diverse individuals and be able to manage conflicting perspectives. Key working relationships that the post holder will be expected to establish and maintain, both internally and externally of ABUHB, include fellow Public Health team members, other ABUHB departments, Public Health Wales, other Health Boards, and Local Authorities. There may be times when the post holder will be expected to work with, engage and/or communicate with members of the public.

Main duties of the job

Preparedness - ensure the Health Board has robust plans and protocols for current and future threats to public health, including planning, facilitating and participating in exercises and training, in partnership with EPRR colleagues, to ensure relevant teams are familiar and trained to deliver incident plans.

Response - support acute response to any public health incident. This includes attending IMTs/OCTs, working as part of the Health Board response, and deputising for the Consultant in Public Health where appropriate. Recent examples include the Gwent measles outbreak and the Infected Blood Inquiry report response. The post holder will be expected to manage as part of a multi-disciplinary team the identification, prevention, control and response to infectious and non-infectious threats to the local population. This may include establishing situational awareness, surveillance, mobilising vaccinations or testing in partnership with relevant clinical teams, supporting contact tracing, and engagement with relevant stakeholders.

Communicable Disease Control - have oversight of health protection workstreams, leading on some whilst also supporting practitioner-led work e.g., Hepatitis B and C elimination; vaccination equity; sexually transmitted infections. This will require close working with clinical teams, good project management, and providing progress reports to senior management team as required.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

Full details of the role and main responsibilities can be viewed in the attached job description and person specification.

Medical and Dental Consultant scale (point commensurate with previous experience). Agenda for Change Band 9 for non-medical staff.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register/UK Public Health Register for Public Health Specialists.

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP) date within 6 months of interview.

Person Specification Qualifications

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Research

• As per person spec
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PH Experience

• As per person spec
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Teaching

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching students and Public Health Trainees and/or junior doctors
• Willingness to teach medical undergraduates and postgraduates
• Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education
• "Training the Trainers" experience

Management

• As per person spec
• As per person spec

Clinical Governance

• As per person spec
• As per person spec

Other requirements

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• As per person spec

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.

£116,600 a year M&D Consultant scale or Agenda for Change Band 9