Director of Clinical and Protecting Health

Director of Clinical and Protecting Health

Edinburgh or Glasgow Based

Consultant pay scale 107,144 - 142,369

Executive and Senior Management Level F - 106,955 - 141,596

Public Health Scotland has a unique opportunity for you to join our Executive Team and make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.

We are Scotland's national public health body. Our aim is to protect the health of the people of Scotland, and through our efforts increase healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities. We are accountable to the Scottish Government and Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, working closely with partners across all sectors in Scotland to realise our ambition of a Scotland where everybody thrives.

The post

The role of Director of Clinical and Protecting Health is critical. The country is facing significant challenges to public health; challenges that require innovative and creative leadership, a clear vision, robust response and close working between local and national partners. We are looking for a highly motivated and visible public health leader with a commitment to collaborative working to deliver results. You will direct our clinical and health protection function, working closely with partners in other NHS boards and in local authorities. You will lead and support emergency and contingency planning in relation to serious threats to public health. Working with fellow members of the Executive Team, you will lead on the delivery of the PHS Strategy, work across our organisation, driving forward transformational change and displaying our values in your work to realise the ambitions of public health reform with partners and stakeholders across the system.

The candidate

You will have cross-organisational professional responsibility for specialist public health professionals and will lead our support for externally facing activity on learning and workforce development for public health professionals. You will be a credible and respected adviser, providing expert professional advice to the Public Health Scotland Board and its relevant committees, the Chief Executive, the Executive Team, the Scottish Government, COSLA and other partner organisations. You will be a motivational leader, creating the capacity for transformational change, leading on research and innovation and driving forward system-wide developments, while ensuring that core services are maintained.
We look forward to hearing what you will bring to our organisation and how your expertise will help us meet our ambitions for health and wellbeing in Scotland.

Disclosure
A consultant appointment will require a PVG Scheme check. If you have lived or worked overseas for more than 12 months in the last five years you will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.
An Executive and Senior Management appointment will require a Standard Disclosure check

Location and working pattern
The post is based in either Gyle Square, Edinburgh, or Bothwell Street, Glasgow. Hybrid working arrangements are possible, though with an expectation of working in person and with partners each week. Applicants on any working pattern are welcome to apply for this post, and job-share proposals would also be welcomed.

Work pattern
Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week (Senior and Executive Management) or 40 hours per week (M&D T&Cs).
The post-holder will be expected to participate in the out-of-hours on-call service provision which is around a 1 in 4 frequency.
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over seven days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK when you are employed with PHS.

Benefits
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work-life balance policies, occupational health services, online learning resource and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact PHS.ChiefExecutive@phs.scot
Further information on PHS is available from: https://publichealthscotland.scot

Closing date for completed applications is 15 April 2025.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an assessment centre which will take place in the week beginning 28 April 2025.
Final panel Interviews will be held on Monday 19 May and Wednesday 21 May 2025.