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This post is Fixed Term until 31/03/2022.
The Public Health Service Manager will be accountable for the operational and strategic management of the service including responsibility for performance, resources and activity.
In general the post holder will:
• Provision of managerial input into Public Health Service strategic structure and development of future Public Health Strategy.
• Through the line management structure will direct and lead staff members across a range of professions and disciplines taking responsibility for service performance, service quality, recruitment, appraisal, continuing professional development and all aspects of staff governance.
• In addition to Directorate business, the Service Manager, directed by the Director of Public Health Services, is expected to work on a range of Public Health specific and NHSL wide issues.
Additional Information Specific to the Role:
The specific role of this post will:
• Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Public Health Service including NHS Lanarkshire Covid-19 Test and Protect (T&P) Programme.
• Lead and implement a consistent, integrated and effective approach to align the T&P Programme with the national strategy, and ensure delivery of a professional health protection clinical service across NHS Lanarkshire.
• Work as part of the Public Health Directorate senior management team to plan and deliver the annual business objectives and Public Health strategy.
• Work closely with the Head of Health Protection to ensure the effective delivery of key aspects of health protection such as communicable disease and infection control, emergency planning and management outbreaks of disease.
Please note :The base for this post will be Kirklands Hospital but will also invole home working.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Gabe Docherty, Director of Public Health on 01698 858241
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Jenna MacLarty, Recruitment Administrator on 01698 377 745.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.