Consultant

Consultant in Public Health

Herefordshire Council

Hereford

Salary

£91,210 – £96,081

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Public Health team in Herefordshire. We are a small, well established team in an organisation and system that values public health and prevention. The role will be of interest to either a newly qualified or seeking your first Consultant post or an experienced Consultant. We would like to hear from individuals that share our desire to make a difference, innovate and take pride in their work. As one of the most rural counties in England, Herefordshire has a dispersed population with over half of people living outside of Hereford City or a market town. Herefordshire Council is a unitary authority providing a wide range of services to 192,000 people living in the county. People who come here consistently comment on the warm welcome they receive and theres a real appetite and commitment to improving our practice and supporting each other in doing so. Our staff tell us how they value the teams they work in and the knowledge and experience of our team managers and heads of service. As one of the Councils senior leaders, your role will involve leading across adult Health Improvement and Public Health Intelligence. This includes smoking, physical activity, healthy weight, population health management, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and other programme areas as priorities dictate. The rurality of Herefordshire combined with its small city and market towns provides a challenge in how we commission and provide services.

Consultant in Public Health

Herefordshire Council

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The Consultant in Public Health works collaboratively with the Director for Public Health (DPH), the Public Health Senior Leadership Team, councillors, colleagues and partners to deliver the statutory duty placed on local government to improve health, protect health and reduce inequality. The post holder will act in an expert advisory capacity on public health knowledge, standards and practice, across the spectrum of public health and lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of significant public health programmes. The Consultant in Public health will ensure the high quality, cost-effective delivery and safe delivery of public health services and will lead work across all Council directorates and system wide partnership to maximise opportunities to create the conditions for health and reduce inequalities. This is a full time post of Consultant in Public Health (CPH) for Herefordshire Council.

The Public Health Team is led by the Director of Public Health. We are a small core public health team who work closely with colleagues across the Council and through our external partners to improve the health and wellbeing of Herefordshire residents. The team also incorporates our asset based community development approach (Talk Community), emergency planning, community safety and work with adults with complex needs. We are an approved training location providing quality training opportunities for Public Health Specialty Registrars, the Foundation Programme and Local Government Graduate trainees. As a large rural authority, we are conscious that access to services can have a huge impact upon health inequalities, and we are determined to work more closely with health partners and community and voluntary groups to ensure a more joined up approach. Our Herefordshire Council Plan 2024-28 sets out how the council will make its contribution to the ongoing success of Herefordshire. With the overarching vision, 'Delivering the best for Herefordshire in everything we do'. The plan set out how we will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and benefit from communities that help people to feel safe and supported. Herefordshire Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2023 2033 sets out the vision for good health and wellbeing.

Person specification

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
Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, UKPHR register or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview.
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.

Desirable

Masters in Public Health or equivalent