Overview
The Regional Director of Public Health (RDPH) is DHSC's senior public health representative in the East of England and acts as NHS Regional Director of Public Health. The role requires public health expertise and exceptional leadership ability.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and to the NHS Regional Director (East of England), the RDPH leads the regional OHID and NHSE public health teams and provides strategic expertise on health improvement, healthcare quality and health inequalities.
The DHSC Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) leads the government’s health improvement and inequalities work. Under the professional leadership of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), OHID develops and delivers cross-government action to improve health outcomes, focusing on prevention and reducing health inequalities. The RDPH plays a vital role in the development and delivery of national OHID policy and programmes.
The RDPH is part of the regional NHS East of England Executive team, providing senior public health leadership across DHSC, OHID and NHSE, leading on regional population health. The role ensures alignment between national policy and regional and local delivery, working with mayors, local government, NHS partners and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).
Key Focus Areas
* Leadership and management of the DHSC/OHID and NHSE Public Health teams to ensure business continuity and delivery of current organisational objectives.
* Managing the ongoing transformation programme, particularly the implementation of the NHSE Regional Model Blueprint.
* Strengthening the one Public Health East of England way of working across the DHSC/OHID and NHSE Public Health teams.
* Enhancing partnership and collaborative initiatives with stakeholders across the wider regional health systems including ADPH, ICBs, academia and VCSE.
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