Locum Consultant in Public Health SJM

NHS Lothian

Job Title:        Consultant in Public Health / Consultant in Public Health  Medicine (fixed term)

Base:  102 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DN.

NHS Lothian is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

To this end, NHS Lothian welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Consultant only if applicable:

Applicants must have full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR - Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once it has been awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.  

Applications are welcome for the above Fixed Term, Full time (40 hours per week) post based in Waverley Gate/West Port. 

We are a looking for a forward-thinking Consultant to join our Population Health Division within the Directorate of Public Health and Health Policy. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position providing maternity cover (full-time posts are currently 10 programmed activities per week; other, more flexible arrangements such as part-time, job share etc. will be considered).

Your focus will be around leading and delivering approaches to health inequalities, health intelligence, public health improvement, and health and social care service improvement with community planning partners in West Lothian. West Lothian is home to just over 180,000 of Lothians 900,000 residents. There are good public transport links with Edinburgh and other neighbouring areas in Scotland.

In addition to Lothian place-based work you will be the lead for public health consultant leadership of maternal, children and young people public health. Final remit would be subject to job planning discussions, considering your skill mix and that of the team.

As a senior member of our team, you would help shape and lead our Place-based partnership work, while also sharing and learning from others across Lothian. In Lothian, we are working to a place-based model, aligned with Community Planning Partners including Health and Social Care Partnerships. Our priority themes for this work are around collaborative work to develop a sustainable inclusive economy, shape vibrant communities and support prevention and early intervention for children and young people.

The main departmental office base is presently 102 WestPort, located in central Edinburgh with excellent travel links to surrounding areas. NHS Lothian currently operates an agile working model supporting a blend of working at home and days on site each week.

This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate who can lead a team, inspire partners and demonstrate the importance of a health in all policies approach to addressing population health challenges and public service reform. A key skill set will be relationship building and the ability to build alliances to influence policy and decision-making with key partners. The post holder will report to the Lead Consultant, Population Health (NHS Lothian).

If you are interested and would like an informal discussion or to request any further details, please contact:

Philip.Conaglen@nhs.scot (Lead Consultant, Population Health)

If viewing from an external site, please visit https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk for a job pack detailing the minimum requirements for this post and details of how to apply. 

We cannot accept CVs as a form of application and only a completed online application form will be accepted.  Personal information will not be sent with the application for short listing. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that all applicants are treated equally. 

***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***

Interview Date: TBC