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NHS Highland
CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE/CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Permanent
Salary Scale - Medical Consultant OR Agenda for Change Band 8d
Hours – 10 Programmed Activities per week Medical Consultant
37.5 hours per week Agenda for change
Location – Inverness
NHS Highland is offering an exciting opportunity to take up an appointment in its Public Health Team. This post will focus on health services public health. You will work in a friendly Public Health department, and will have close links to department colleagues working in Health Improvement, Screening and Health Protection.
The successful candidate will bring the skills and drive to build on a successful track record of health intelligence, disease prevention and service organisation. You will take the lead on health services public health in secondary care, oversight of health intelligence and oversight of adult screening. You will also have a life-course focus for the department on older people.
NHS Highland serves a total population of around 325,000. You can be based in Inverness, the capital of the Highlands renowned for its beauty and quality of life which offers a lifestyle only dreamt of in other parts of the country. It will also be possible to be based in other parts of NHS Highland and consideration can be given to people who are not able to be based within NHS Highland. However, the successful applicant will need to attend meetings in Inverness and will be expected to be in Inverness for a minimum one to two days each week.
The successful applicant may have the opportunity to contribute to undergraduate teaching if they wish to do so for University of Aberdeen and Scot Gem students There are extensive up-to-date postgraduate and library facilities located at the Centre for Health Sciences (a ten-minute walk away). Good research links exist with the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Medical applicants should be on the Specialist Register of the GMC for Public Health Medicine. Applicants from a background other than medicine should be on the UKPHR or, if in a specialist training programme, be within 6 months of obtaining this at time of interview. Applicants who also wish to contribute to the on call rota for Public Health are welcome to discuss this.
Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health, would welcome a informal discussion with all interested individuals on 01463 704700 or 07929 840900.
Closing date for applications is: 16th December 2021