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Director of Public Health, NHS Grampian
Salary: £107,144 to £142,369 per annum plus Band B Director of Public Health Supplement or Senior Manager F (£106,955 to £141,596 per annum)
NHS Grampian is the third largest teaching health board in Scotland, with a healthcare system which extends across city, towns and remote and rural landscapes. We have very strong links with the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University, and provide tertiary services to the people of Grampian and residents of neighbouring NHS boards. Acute services are provided from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and from Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin. Services in primary and community care are organised into three Health and Social Care Partnerships in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
With a strong corporate role across the whole NHS Grampian agenda, this role is the chief source/conduit of expert advice to the Board and their partners on protecting and improving the health of the population, reducing inequalities in health and wellbeing, delivery of key public health goals and ensuring NHS Grampian are suitably prepared for major emergencies affecting the population.
The role leads and directs the Directorate of Public Health; ensuring staff are supported and professionally developed and that Health and Care planning is needs led and focused on services which will be safe, effective, equitable and sustainable, cost-effective and consistent with targets, whilst promoting academic excellence and continuing learning/development.
NHS Grampian’s current strategy, Plan for the Future, developed collaboratively with partners, colleagues and the public in 2021-22, sets out our commitment to balance the established health board role of responding to ill-health with that of promoting wellbeing in support of improved population health outcomes. This strategy is the backbone of transforming the health of our population.
Why Join Us?
As Director of Public Health, you will have a unique opportunity to lead in one of Scotland’s most forward-thinking healthcare systems, working in close partnership with our three Community Planning Partnerships and Health, as well as local universities and research institutions. NHS Grampian offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment, with the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare for generations to come.
Grampian is a beautiful place to live and work, offering an excellent quality of life. We are a progressive board leading an innovative organization, full of colleagues with a passion for doing the best for the local population. If you believe that you can meet the brief and would embrace our values, then we would be pleased to hear from you.
To arrange an informal discussion with interim Chief Executive, please contact: gram.grampianchiefexecutive@nhs.scot
Key Dates:
* Closing date for applications: 12pm Wednesday 23rd July 2025
* Stakeholder session will take place on: Friday 8th August 2025
* Selection interviews will be held in Aberdeen on: Friday 22nd August 2025
* Psychometric Assessments will be issued approximately one week prior to the Stakeholder session
Applications are by CV with a supporting statement outlining the qualifications, experience and leadership competencies you will bring to the role. Please include the names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your current employer. These should be returned to: paulina.stephen@nhs.scot, Senior Recruitment Advisor, by 12pm Wednesady 23rd July 2025.
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NHS Grampian forms one of the fourteen regional health boards of NHS Scotland and is responsible for providing health and social care services to a population of over 500,000 people living in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.