Deputy Director for Health Improvement, South West

Department of Health and Social Care

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Reference number

369046

Salary

£99,891 - £114,949

If medically qualified the individual will be appointed to the point of the consultant salary scale (2003 contract)

Job grade

Other

Band 9

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Medical

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location

Bristol

About the job

Job summary

The post of Deputy Director Health Improvement is a senior level post, suitable for a highly experienced public health professional. It is a great opportunity to join the South West regional public health team at the heart of implementing new government and NHS policies and collaborating with dynamic local systems in a diverse and vibrant region.

Based primarily in the regional OHID office in Bristol, the role spans the South West region including Bath, Wiltshire, Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Dorset, working with 7 ICS systems, colleagues in UKHSA SW regional team and an excellent network of local authority Directors of Public Health and their teams.

The Deputy Director Health Improvement takes the regional lead on enabling and moving at pace key national priorities to tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes, as well as a key regional role on workforce development.

The candidate must have a strong commitment to Public Health principles and team working. They must be self-motivated, pro-active and innovative and demonstrate high standards of professional probity as well as have the ability to prioritise work, working well against a background of change and uncertainty. They must be adaptable to situations and, able to handle people of all capabilities and attitudes and be a sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved.

This post will be based in the South West region based in Bristol.

Job description

Main duties of the job

The post holder has day-to-day operational responsibility for the provision of safe and effective health improvement and workforce development advice and support which delivers to high quality standards and which is responsive to the needs of the local community and partners in the local public health systems. They are responsible for managing the health improvement and workforce development staff who deliver the functions devolved to Region from the Secretary of State and the functions that the Region undertakes from national guidance and in agreement with local partners.

The Deputy Director supports the Regional Director in the strategic oversight of the contribution to improving and protecting the publics health and reducing health inequalities in the South West region. The Deputy Director supports the Regional Director in working with partners in the South West to build and develop the local public health system through the provision of expert advice and insight and their operational responsibility for the delivery of the health improvement and workforce development functions.

Person specification

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 public health practice experience.
Public health specialty registrar applicants on the UK public health training programme and not yet on the GMC, GDC, or UKPHR specialist register must provide signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register by the date of the interview.
If UK-trained in Public Health, applicants must hold or be within 6 months of receiving a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) by the date of the interview. Non-UK trained applicants must provide evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements and be up to date in accordance with Faculty of Public Health or other recognized body requirements.
MFPH (Membership of the Faculty of Public Health) by examination, exemption, or assessment, or an equivalent qualification is required.
Masters in Public Health or equivalent is required.

For the full personal specification please consult the job description attached

Benefits

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to a staff engagement session and interview held by the AAC panel to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the person specification.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Recruitment Team
Email : DHSCSCSRecruitment@dhsc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

Email : DHSCSCSRecruitment@dhsc.gov.uk