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Job title: Consultant in Public Health / Consultant in Public Health Medicine (Permanent)
Department: Directorate of Public Health and Health Policy
Main base: Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG
Salary : Consultant in Public Health - Agenda for Change Band 8D £88,385 - £92,424 or Consultant in Public Health Medicine - Consultant Salary Grade £96,963 - £128,841
Hours :40 hours per week (Medical Consultants) / 37.5 hours per week (Agenda for Change)
NHS Lothian 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 Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.
We are a looking for a forward-thinking Consultant to join our Population Health Division within the Directorate of Public Health and Health Policy. This is a permanent full-time position (full-time posts are currently 10 programmed activities per week; other, more flexible arrangements such as part-time, job share etc. will be considered).
Your focus will be around leading and delivering approaches to health inequalities, health intelligence, public health improvement, and health and social care service improvement with community planning partners in West Lothian. West Lothian is home to just over 180,000 of Lothian’s 900,000 residents. There are good public transport links with Edinburgh and other neighbouring areas in Scotland.
In addition to Lothian place-based work you will be the lead for at least one public health priority across the Lothian region, lead programmes of work across the Health Board and provide senior leadership across the Directorate. At present, this role includes responsibility for public health consultant leadership of maternal, children and young people public health. Final remit would be subject to job planning discussions, considering skill mix across our team.
As a senior member of our team, you would help shape and lead our Place-based partnership work, while also sharing and learning from others across Lothian. In Lothian, we are working to a place-based model, aligned with Community Planning Partners including Health and Social Care Partnerships. Our priority themes for this work are around collaborative work to develop a sustainable inclusive economy, shape vibrant communities and support prevention and early intervention for children and young people.
The main departmental office base is presently at Waverley Gate located in central Edinburgh with excellent travel links to surrounding areas. NHS Lothian currently operates an agile working model – supporting a blend of working at home and days on site each week.
This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate who can lead a team, inspire partners and demonstrate the importance of a health in all policies approach to addressing population health challenges and public service reform. A key skill set will be relationship building and the ability to build alliances to influence policy and decision-making with key partners. The post holder will report to the Lead Consultant, Population Health (NHS Lothian).
Candidates must be included in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice / GDC Specialist List (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) OR be included in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview).
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
If you are interested and would like an informal discussion or to request any further details, please contact: Philip.Conaglen@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk (Lead Consultant, Population Health Division)
- Closing date is the 20th November 2023
- Interviews to take place on the 4th December 2023
We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted. Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.
If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply.
NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian is responsible for meeting the health needs of circa 800,000 people living in and around Edinburgh. We employ approximately 27,000 staff and provide a comprehensive range of primary, community and acute care services for the populations of Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian and West Lothian. Across all areas of care, we seek to provide specialist and general services fairly and efficiently and to the highest standards. State-of-the-art buildings and our forward-looking and innovative approach have earned our hospitals recognition as centres of excellence. Our clinical care, teaching and research have a national and growing international reputation. NHS Lothian provides an extensive range of primary care services, including mental health, GP and other community-based services. Primary care services are also provided at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Liberton Hospital and the Royal Victoria Building. We also provide a comprehensive range of acute adult, paediatric and maternity services. Acute care is provided from the following sites: the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh at Little France; the Western General Hospital; St Johns Hospital at Howden, Livingston; the Royal Hospital for Sick Children; Liberton Hospital; the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, and the Lauriston Building. A move to NHS Lothian will give you the chance to develop your NHS career and enhance your lifestyle. There is much to admire and enjoy in the Lothian region in locations of exceptional beauty and contrast, from the historic skyline of Edinburgh, Scotlands historic capital city, to the wonderful surrounding countryside and coastline of the Firth of Forth.