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About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland (PHS) is an organisation between the Scottish Government and Local Government, working in partnership, to provide leadership to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland. PHS launched 1st April 2020 with the formal status of a National Special Health Board employing around 1100 people, and with an annual budget of around £60 million. PHS provides authoritative information and services to support people and communities across Scotland. PHS leads the national response to unforeseen health emergencies and contributes to national and local government policy through provision of robust data and intelligence.
The Posts:
The role of Clinical and Protecting Health is to monitor and investigate the extent and impact of a number of factors on health. This will drive healthcare public health and research activities and support health improvement programmes that aim to reduce the burden of factors that create poor public health.
The post-holders will provide strategic pharmaceutical public health and professional advice within PHS providing services, working in partnership with a wide range of strategic partners and stakeholders, to support public health advocacy, policy and service delivery.
We have posts in the following programmes (see additional information in attachments):
- National Medicines Intelligence Programme (up to 37.5 hours per week)
- Vaccination Programmes (up to 22.5 hours per week)
Please state in your application your programme preference.
The Candidate:
You will bring experience of working at a senior level in clinical and /or pharmaceutical public health practice with practical experience of managing projects and using data to facilitate change and drive service improvement.
You must be a registered pharmacist with the GPhC with evidence of continuing professional development.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
Location and Working Pattern:
Based at Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Meridian Court, Glasgow. Currently operating a hybrid working model. There is an expectation for some travel between the base and other Public Health Scotland offices.
Full time/ part time hours considered.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with PHS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Professor Marion Bennie, Chief Pharmacist via Margaret Anderson at margaret.anderson8@phs.scot.
Closing date for completed applications is 23 April 2023
Interviews will take place on 11 May 2023.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.