Consultant in Public Health/ Health Protection and Health Inclusion

1 month ago


Newport, United Kingdom Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

We are seeking a motivated individual to join the Public Health team, working on Health Protection locally. The post holder will work with a range of teams and services to deliver health protection objectives, and lead a team of practitioners. There are key work themes: preparedness response and communicable disease control. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their ability to work with multi-disciplinary/multi-agency teams of diverse individuals and be able to manage conflicting perspectives. Key working relationships that the post holder will be expected to establish and maintain, both internally and externally of ABUHB, include fellow Public Health team members, other ABUHB departments, Public Health Wales, other Health Boards, and Local Authorities. There may be times when the post holder will be expected to work with, engage and/or communicate with members of the public.

This role will also lead our work on Health Inclusion. This will span sexual health and our commitment to preventing new transmission of HIV, the elimination of new hepatitis infection by 2030, working with strategic partnerships to reduce harms relating to substance use and alcohol dependency. Driving public mental health and suicide prevention

Main duties of the job

Preparedness - ensure the Health Board has robust plans and protocols for current and future threats to public health. including planning, facilitating and participating in exercises and training, in partnership with EPRR colleagues, to ensure relevant teams are familiar and trained to deliver incident plans.

Response - support acute response to any public health incident. This includes attending IMTs/OCTs, working as part of the Health Board response, and deputising for the Consultant in Public Health where appropriate. Recent examples include the Gwent measles outbreak, and the Infected Blood Inquiry report response. The post holder will be expected to manage as part of a multi-disciplinary team the identification, prevention, control and response to infectious and non-infectious threats to the local population. This may include establishing situational awareness, surveillance, mobilising vaccinations or testing in partnership with relevant clinical teams, supporting contact tracing, and engagement with relevant stakeholders.

Communicable Disease Control - have oversight of health protection workstreams, leading on some whilst also supporting practitioner-led work eg Hepatitis B and C elimination vaccination equity sexually transmitted infections. This will require close working with clinical teams, good project management, and providing progress reports to senior management team as required.

Line management -provide line management to senior public health specialists.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Full details of the role and main responsibilities can be viewed in the attached job description and person specification.

Medical and Dental Consultant scale (point commensurate with previous experience). Agenda for Change Band 9 for non-medical staff.

Applicants must be on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register/UK Public Health Register for Public Health Specialists

Candidates for Consultant posts must also be on the GMC Specialist Register (including via CESR/European Community Rights) or will have a CCT/CESR(CP)date within 6 months of interview

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

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Desirable

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Research
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Clinical Experience
Essential

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Research
Essential

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Teaching
Essential

Evidence of organising programmes and teaching students and Public Health Trainees and/or junior doctors Willingness to teach medical undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

Organisation of further teaching programmes in medical education Training the Trainers experience

Management
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Clinical Governance
Essential

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Other requirements
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