Job Advert
Consultant in Public Health Medicine/
Consultant in Public Health
Waverley Gate, Edinburgh
Reference: CG2503
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.
Applications are welcome for the above Permanent, full time and/or part time posts based in Waverley Gate.
To provide Consultant level expert leadership for the Health Protection response across Lothian, as part of a department that provides a comprehensive public health function encompassing: population health, health protection, and health intelligence. This post will sit in the Health Protection team and the post-holder will contribute to the health protection function in Lothian, as a competent person under the Public Health (Scotland) Act 2008 through participation in the Out of Hours on-call duty rota for the full range of health protection and specialist public health emergencies.
To work with colleagues across Scotland, as appropriate, to safeguard the population’s health through the development of public health strategies and policies for communicable disease, reduction of vaccine preventable disease, infection control and environmental health. The post holder will be responsible for agreed areas of work within the health protection agenda, including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The role will require a high level of tact, diplomacy and ability to provide leadership on complex and contested areas of the health protection response. The post holder will advise, challenge and advocate to enable effective working across organisational boundaries. The post holder will be a strong advocate for public health and reducing inequalities and able to contribute at Consultant level to the wider work of the department and profession at local and national level.
The Health Protection Team core hours are Monday to Friday 8.30-5pm. However due to COVID requirements, the service is moving towards a 7 day a week service between the hours of 8am and 8pm and you will be required to be available to work a shift pattern within these hours.
More detailed departmental and specialty information can be found in the job description available via email address / link below.
For an informal discussion please contact:
Rachel Gill Email: Rachel.gill2@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 07773744816
Katie Dee Email: Katie.Dee@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk 0131 465 5822
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We cannot accept CV’s 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.
Closing Date: 07/11/2022
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
Interview Date: 18/11/2022