Public Health Manager

The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a system leader for health security; taking action internationally to strengthen global health security, providing trusted advice to government and the public and reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health. UKHSA's remit, as an agency with a global-to-local reach, is to protect the health of the nation from infectious diseases and other external threats to health.

As the nation's expert national health security agency UKHSA will:

• Prevent: anticipate threats to health and help build the nation's readiness, defences and health security
• Detect: use cutting edge environmental and biological surveillance to proactively detect and monitor infectious diseases and threats to health
• Analyse: use world-class science and data analytics to assess and continually monitor threats to health, identifying how best to control and mitigate the risks
• Respond: take rapid, collaborative and effective actions nationally and locally to mitigate threats to health when they materialise
• Lead: lead strong and sustainable global, national, regional and local partnerships designed to save lives, protect the nation from public health threats and reduce inequalities.

Job overview: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) - supported by community testing - proved to be an indispensable strategy alongside vaccines and therapeutics. However, the duration of PHSM implementation also resulted in negative health and socioeconomic impacts for individuals, communities and our society. As outlined in the WHO Mosaic Respiratory Surveillance Framework, it is vital that we can monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of PHSM, so that PHSM implementation is based on the best evidence, and negative consequences can be mitigated wherever possible.

The position holder will lead an agency-wide expert working group - and develop relationships with counterparts in other government departments and the Devolved Administrations - to develop a PHSM monitoring and evaluation framework that will set out a Theory of Change (ToC) to support PHSM evaluation. The position holder will subsequently take forward the framework and lead on the design of an implementation plan for monitoring and evaluation of a suite of respiratory PHSM interventions, to enable UKHSA to be in a state of readiness for the next pandemic threat.

Advert:

• Support the development of the PHSM Monitoring and Evaluation framework
• Design of an implementation plan for monitoring and evaluation of a suite of respiratory PHSM interventions
• Identify and collaborate with counterparts in other government departments and the Devolved Administrations
• Work with the UKHSA Emergency Planning and Resilience Response (EPRR) team to embed engagement and accessible communications in UKHSA incident planning and response
• Contribute to the UKHSA response during incidents in line with UKHSA's Emergency Planning and Resilience Response (EPRR) arrangements.
• Provide expertise to teams in UKHSA on how to package information for different audiences and effectively communicate to catalyse action by partners and the public
• Lead work within the Health Equity and Inclusion Health Division to ensure our evidence and outputs are communicated effectively to different audiences, in line with our communications strategy
• Provide expertise to the division to support divisional business planning and ongoing programme management, working closely with the Directorate Senior Programme manager to embed processes

Working for our organisation: We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• Essential criteria:
• Master's in Public health, or higher degree in a related subject, or evidence of CPD in public health and documented experience at master's level practice
• Substantial experience in a public health role at a senior level with knowledge and expertise in PHSM or Evaluation sciences
• Proven experience and ability to prioritise own work effectively and be able to direct activities of/to others including managing and motivating a team and reviewing individual standards
• Co-ordination and management of public health projects and initiatives (e.g. quality improvement and/or research)
• Knowledge and understanding of the wider public health agenda, and working knowledge of the principles of epidemiology
• Effective verbal, written and presentation communication skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences, and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Word, and Excel
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and committed to self-development and willing to share experience with others to influence practice
• Proven capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Evidence of ability to handle challenging issues taking a problem-solving approach to ensure proactive and effective resolution
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, and in relation to management systems and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
• Desirable criteria:
• Current registration with an appropriate health or science related professional body
• Experience of facilitating and maintaining quality and governance frameworks, including robust audit and service improvement practices
• Ability to identify areas for policy development and experience of delivering these for service improvement utilising a variety of literature and resources
• Experience of building trusted stakeholder relationships and networks in a politically sensitive and/or changing environment
• Experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex and/or sensitive information in a concise yet insightful way, pre-empting and evaluating issues and recommending appropriate course of action(s)
• Experience of leadership within a changing environment

Selection Process Details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

• Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application)
• Up to 1,000 word supporting statement. This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V –please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.

Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1,000 words. We will not consider any words over 1,000 words.

Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we may longlist into 3 piles of:

• Meets all essential criteria
• Meets some essential criteria
• Meets no essential criteria

If used, the following will proceed to shortlisting: Meets all essential criteria

Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we may conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of: Masters in Public Health, or higher degree in a related subject, or evidence of CPD in public health and documented experience at masters level practice. Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview - Success profiles

You will be invited to a single remote interview. Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills will be tested at interview. You will be asked to prepare and present a 5 minute presentation, which will be assessing the following: Knowledge and understanding of the wider public health agenda, and working knowledge of the principles of epidemiology. Further details will be provided at interview stage.

The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions – Lead behaviour
• Working at Pace

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location: This is a homeworking role.

Security Clearance Level Requirement: Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.

Eligibility Criteria – External: Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including internal applicants).

Salary Information: If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.

Grade 7: £56,185- £66,581 (National) £58,340- £68,574 (Outer London) £60,494- £70,566 (Inner London)

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This is a Non-Reserved post under the Civil Service Nationality Rules. To be eligible for employment in the UK Civil Service applicants must meet the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs) which operate independently of and additionally to the Immigration Rules. Applicants must also meet necessary security and vetting requirements, along with any other relevant pre-employment checks.

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), 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.