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Person specification

Essential

The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk) 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 (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
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. All other applicants NOT YET granted specialist registration, must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence from the REGISTER concerned that they have submitted satisfactory evidence and therefore registration within six months of date of interview is assured.
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 [see shortlisting notes below for additional guidance]
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
Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs
Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations
Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries
Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
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
In depth understanding of the 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

Desirable

Masters in Public Health or equivalent
Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages

Consultant in Public Health

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