About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of truly integrated public health by joining the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Consultant in Public Health Alliance. If you are looking for a challenge in a system that has bold ambitions and a vision for the people we serve to prosper, be healthy and happy this could be the role for you.
In the context of emerging integrated care systems, this is a unique opportunity to shape a new approach, with public health at the forefront of system leadership. Along with your fellow Consultants in Public Health, you will build a collaborative approach, maximising public health capacity and expertise across the Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint.
The Alliance is an integrated team of Consultants in Public Health, providing public health capacity and expertise across the ICS.
The Alliance will be guided by a steering group made up of the following:
Chief Medical Officer: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Director of Public Health: Staffordshire County Council
Deputy Director Strategy & Transformation: University Hospital North Midlands
Salary for the post(s): NHS Medical Consultant (dependent on experience and qualifications) or NHS Agenda for Change Scale 8d/9 (dependent on experience).
Main duties of the job
You will play a key role providing strategic leadership across organisational boundaries, working with partners and communities to improve public health outcomes.
The Alliance will be underpinned by a formal accountability structure, governed through a workforce sharing agreement between partners (available ahead of interview upon request). These two posts will be employed by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB and hosted by Staffordshire County Council. See attached Service Agreement for further detail. One post will have a portfolio which includes children and young people's public health, and the other post will have a portfolio which includes health protection and the wider determinants of health, as well as other responsibilities, to be determined following successful appointment.
About us
The Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.
Location: Home based/hybrid working.
New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if working from home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations.
Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.
Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.
Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person.
We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. It's important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
This role forms part of an integrated Alliance of Consultants in Public Health (CPH), providing public health capacity and expertise across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System (ICS). Members of the Alliance include: Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the employer), and Staffordshire County Council (SCC) and the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) (the hosts).
The Alliance will maximise public health capacity, with a formal accountability structure, governed through a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between partners.
The post will be employed by Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB and hosted by the respective partner organisation (as defined in the Service Agreement). See Service/ Workforce Sharing Agreement for further detail.
As a Consultant in Public Health in Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Public Health Consultant Alliance (the Alliance) you will have the chance to work across the local system to improve the lives our local population.
The post holder will provide public health leadership, advice, and action to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for the local population through work with communities and partners.
Due to the Alliance approach, a high level of tact, diplomacy and public health leadership skill is required, including the ability work across different organisations, with local politicians and senior management. The successful candidate(s) will need to challenge and advocate for effective working and on specific issues to achieve public health outcomes and objectives.
All posts will work across the ICS where projects/arrangements necessitate but will have line management and supervision arrangements via the host organisation.
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 be eligible for registration within six months of interview) 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 Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, GDC Specialist List in dental public health or UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body 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 MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment
Desirable
Masters in Public Health or equivalent
Experience Essential
Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
Desirable
Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour messages and working with the media/press
Skills Essential
Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nous Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances. Analytical skills able to utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information. Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies.
Knowledge Essential
In depth understanding of the English health and care system and the 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). Understanding of the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice.
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 NHS Staffordshire & Stoke On Trent Integrated Care Board
Address Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB
Stafford
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)