About this role
Job summary
The Trust is looking to recruit a full time Consultant In Public Health / Consultant In Public Health Medicine to join our new Health Equity team.
This new and exciting Trust wide post is being recruited as part of our commitment to tacking the health inequalities experienced by the people who use our services. The post-holder working with colleagues across the Trust and system will lead on improving the health and wellbeing of the residents, particularly those living with a serious mental illness.
This is a full-time (10 session) / 1 WTE role, however applications for part time and job share are welcome.
AAC Reference number: AAC0002515: Consultant In Public Health
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to have a senior clinical leadership role within the Health Equity Team, and critically, have an influential leadership role across the Trust, and with stakeholders across the system. We have recently developed our first health equity strategy to address the health inequality challenges faced by the communities we serve. You will play a key leadership role in the ongoing development and delivery of the health equity priorities, using your specialist expertise to influence and work in partnership. We have developed strong and effective relationships with colleagues in the Public Health teams in both Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils and the Integrated Care Board and there are exciting opportunities to develop strong partnerships with colleagues within the provider Trusts and general practice across the two counties.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Some of the benefits you can expect:
NHS pension a comprehensive in house & external training programmes career progression starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays) staff physio service NHS discounts and many more. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Stakeholder Panel Date: Monday 8 June 2026 (Via Teams)
Interview Date: Tuesday 9 June 2026 (In Person)
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Experience Essential
Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries In depth understanding and experience in navigating the complexities of the health and care system Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
Knowledge Essential
In-depth understanding of health and care system and relationships with both local & national government In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluations and evidence based public health practice Strong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address County Hall, Norwich
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)