Deputy Regional Director (South West)

Department of Health and Social Care

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Reference number

369071

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 Deputy Regional Director of Public Health in the South West regional team is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-professional public health team at the heart of implementing new government and NHS policy 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 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 can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes and be a sensible negotiator with practical expectation of what can be achieved.

Job description

Main duties of the job

This is a senior post which will support the Regional Director OHID/Regional Director of Public Health for NHSE.The primary purpose of the postholder is to work together with the Regional Director (RD) and deputise on their behalf to lead the delivery of regional priorities for public health across the three domains of public health (improvement, protection and healthcare public health) and leadership with strategic partners within the region.

The DRD supports the RD in leading OHIDs contribution to the local public health systems and leads on its relationship with local government in the patch, working closely to support local government Directors of Public Health, their teams and the wider local government leadership in both upper tier and combined authorities.

The DRD role is an essential post and is integral in supporting the RD in system leadership for population health with partners across the designated region. The DRD works within a highly complex, sensitive and multi-dimensional environment and will exercise senior leadership, influence and negotiation across the public health system to ensure that the best possible outcomes can be achieved through new and innovative ways of working.

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