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Public Health Scotland is responsible for leading and enabling the drive to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across Scotland.
We deliver:
- Strong public health leadership across the whole public health system in Scotland
- High quality, effective and supportive health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health functions.
We are:
- Intelligence, data and evidence led;
- Have a key role in enabling and supporting delivery at local level.
We deliver leadership roles in relation to:
- Public health research;
- Innovation to improve population health and wellbeing;
- Supporting the broad public health workforce across Scotland.
PHS is a values driven organisation and we expect all our staff to role model our values in everything they do.
The role of the Digital & Data Innovation Directorate is to harness the power of innovation and data science to transform, expand and release the potential of our data and information assets in order to lead a data driven approach to improving public health outcomes nationally and locally.
We now have a vacancy for the Director for Data & Digital Innovation & Head of Profession for Statistics. The purpose of this role is to provide strong system wide leadership to develop and approach to data-driven innovation that facilitates access to data and drives whole system behavioural change. The post-holder in this role is also accountable for the professional statistical functions within Public Health Scotland and oversees the productions of official statistics within NHS National Services Scotland.
As part of the Executive Team, you will lead, direct and manage the work and ongoing development of Public Health Scotland as we build our reputation as the expert public health body in Scotland.
In this post you will have responsibility to lead, direct and manage the development and production of comprehensive service strategies and plans that ensure that Public Health Scotland delivers on the Scottish Governments ambition to the reform of Public Health and the development of an organisation which will transform the delivery of public health services. Along with Director colleagues, you will have responsibility for the delivery of the strategic plan of the organisation.
Additionally, as lead Professional Statistician you will undertake the role of “Head of Profession” for statistical services in PHS, NSS, NES, NHS 24 and the Scottish Ambulance Service, interpreting and implementing the provisions set out in statistical legislation.
To fulfil the requirements of the “Head of Profession for Statistics”, you must be educated to degree level in a mathematics or statistics discipline (or hold a post-graduate qualification in statistics if the primary degree is in another subject).
You should have considerable experience of operating at a senior level in a diverse, complex and expanding organisation which requires the operation and understanding of matrix management. Evidence of continuing professional/personal development is required.
The post will report directly to the Chief Executive of Public Health Scotland.
Closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 19th April.
Location and Working Pattern
The post is based in either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Meridian Court, Glasgow. Applicants on any working pattern are welcome to apply for this post.
Further Information
For an informal discussion or to find out more, please contact Angela Leitch, CEO Public Health Scotland on 0131 275 6792 or via email Angela.Leitch@phs.scot
For advice on the process please contact Jayne Marie McIntyre, Recruitment Manager on Jayne-Marie.McIntyre@nhs.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