Reference
REQ7984
Description
Part Time / 22.2 Hours Per Week / Permanent We are looking for an innovative and proactive Public Health Consultant to provide expert advice on public health standards and practice as well as lead on the development and implementation of significant public health programmes, in partnership with a range of agencies in the statutory, non‑statutory, voluntary and private sector. You will provide leadership for the intelligence function of the division which is delivered through our Senior Intelligence manager and her team. You will lead our Public Mental Health Team and associated programmes, including suicide prevention. You will lead and develop our research portfolio, working with universities and other academic bodies to ensure research undertaken in the city is to the benefit of local communities. You will also be responsible for the performance management, quality assurance and clinical governance of public health commissioned services which is led by our group manager and his team of commissioning officers. Your team will also include the business management functions for the division (finance, risk management, business continuity) this is delivered by the business manager and the admin team. You will work alongside other consultants and the Director of Public Health. The post is hybrid with some days based at City Hall in Leicester and some time spent working remotely. You may be required to work outside of normal office hours. In delivering Leicester City Council’s strategic objectives the post holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in the full range of relevant competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health. You must be included in the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register/General Dental Council (GDC) Specialist List/UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists and have FFPH or MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment. Public health specialty registrar 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. 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. Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview. Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six‑month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants. 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. If you are a strategic thinker, with a strong commitment to public health principles, then we would love to hear from you!
Region
Central
Location
City Hall
Salary
£73,723 - £79,069 Per Year pro‑rata for part‑time hours. This post receives a temporary market supplement of up to £6,819 (pro‑rata).
Package
Pro Rata benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): £107,815.67
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time, Part Time / 22.2 Hours Per Week / Permanent
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Contact
For an informal discussion, or further information regarding this job please contact Rob Howard, Director of Public Health by email: rob.howard@leicester.gov.uk or call 0116 454 4829. Interviews will take place on the 3rd of September.
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