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Clinical Fellow in Public Health
This post is a 12 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position
Salary: Clinical Fellow £36,472 - £48,251
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland 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.
Public Health Scotland 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, Public Health Scotland will provide authoritative information and services to support people and communities across Scotland. It will lead the national response to unforeseen health emergencies and will contribute to national and local government policy through its provision of robust data and intelligence.
The Post:
We are looking for a junior doctor, who has recently completed or about to finish UK Foundation Training Programme, or equivalent, to gain experience within the field of Public Health. This would include possible experience within the three 'domains' of Public Health at a national level- Health Protection, Health Improvement and Healthcare Public Health.
This will be an opportunity for the post holder to gain insights into how Public Health operates at a national level. They will have the opportunity to gain career development experience in research or leadership projects in line with the Directorate objectives.
You will be joining teams embedded within the NHS, but working closely with Community Planning Partnerships, Local Authority, Integrated Health and Social Care Partnerships, third sector, resilience partnerships and others.
The post will report directly to a Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Consultant in Public Health.
The Candidate:
The post holder must be registered with the General Medical Council with a license to practice.
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:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Meridian Court, Glasgow. Please note that PHS is currently in the process of relocating from Meridian Court to another Glasgow City Centre location, to be confirmed.
Currently hybrid working.
The work pattern is Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.
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 Fredi Garbe, Director of Medical Education / Consultant in Public Health Medicine, at frederike.garbe3@phs.scot or Hester Ward, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, at hester.ward3@phs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 20 August 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