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Consultant in Public Health
The closing date is 17 November 2025
Thisis an exciting opportunity to provide Public Health leadership across theTrust, the local system and the wider North East and North Cumbria region.
Youwill be responsible for delivery of the Trust Population Health strategy whichincludes four key areas of focus;
Prevention
Health Equity
Sustainability
Anchor Organisation
Youwill lead a small Population Health team and seek to influence the widerorganisation, and partners in relation to Public Health. The postholder willregularly engage with senior leaders and provide advice and guidance across theTrust for all matters relating to Population Health. Working with a wide rangeof stakeholders including NHS staff, local authorities, the voluntary sector,researchers and local communities you will be responsible for supporting anambitious work plan.
This role would suitsomeone who is passionate about fairness and tackling health inequalities. Youshould be highly motivated and enjoy working in a changing environment withmultiple partners. You will be supported by a team at STSFT and a large networkacross the region. This is a challenging and rewarding role offering the chanceto make a positive difference for communities in South Tyneside and Sunderland.
Main duties of the job
Thepostholder will provide strategic advice to the Trust and also be responsiblefor operational management of the Population Health department. The postholderwill establish strong working relationships with internal and externalcolleagues to support an increased focus on prevention and tangible steps totackle longstanding health inequalities.
Ahigh level of intellectual rigour, political awareness and flexibility arerequired. The postholder will be experienced in demonstrating negotiation andmotivation skills. The ability to establish and maintain effectiverelationships and advise, challenge and advocate to enable effective workingacross organisational boundaries are crucial. The postholder will work withLocal Authority Public Health teams, NHS bodies, voluntary and communityorganisations and the Integrated Care System to ensure a coherent and strategicapproach to improving population health across our geography throughevidence-based action.
Theportfolio of work is broad but includes specific responsibilities for tacklinghealth inequalities, supporting a shift to more preventative care, meeting ouraspirations around environmental sustainability and working with partnersincluding local communities.
Youwill be a Consultant in Public Health / Medicine and depending on yourbackground will have either obtained specialist registration in public healthor be included on the GMC Specialist Register for Public Health Medicine.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full duties of the role.
We are looking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic Consultant in Public Health who will leadthe Population Health department and be responsible for delivery of thePopulation Health strategy.
Provide public healthleadership, expertise and population insight into the planning and delivery ofcare across the organisation. The post holder will lead a defined portfolio ofwork, develop and support new ways of working to promote prevention and equityof access, experience and outcome as part of the organisations core businessensuring effective collaboration with the wider system.
The post holder willhelp progress the Trusts contribution to health improvement and reducinghealth inequalities for patients, their families, staff and the widerpopulation. The post holder will be expected to cope with multiple and changingdemands and to meet tight deadlines.
A high level ofintellectual rigour, political awareness, negotiation and motivation skills andflexibility are required. Working in partnership across multiple organisationsincluding the NHS, Local Government and voluntary, community and social enterprisesector partners across the Integrated care system. The postholder will have theability to maintain effective relationships and understand other cultures andadvise, challenge and advocate to enable effective working acrossorganisational boundaries.
The post holder willcontribute to and influence system wide strategies, plans and programmesworking closely with Local Authority Public Health teams to ensure a coherentand strategic approach to influencing the wider determinants of health andimproving population health across the health economy.
To role modelcompassionate and inclusive leadership across the Trust and wider system
To lead the Trusts workon Environmental Sustainability, working closely with colleagues across theTrust and other agencies.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
* Understanding of NHS and local government cultures, structures and policies
* Financial and commercial awareness, with an excellent aptitude for developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
* Successful strategic management and a proven track record of leading in the formulation and delivery of strategic objectives and policies within a large, multi-disciplined organization.
* Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice.
* Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills.
* Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills having the ability to engage and command the confidence of a range of people including senior managers, clinicians and other staff, the public, external partners and other stakeholders.
* Effective interpersonal, motivational and influencing skills.
* Skills in making judgments involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
* Ability to respond appropriately in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances.
* Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies
* Skills in the planning and organisation of a broad range of complex activities or programmes, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans.
* Substantially numerate, with highly developed analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data.
* Computer literate and competent in the use of IT.
* Able to engage effectively with others at a senior level and building productive partnerships with key stakeholders.
* Able to prioritise work and work well against a background of change and uncertainty.
* Must be able to demonstrate the English language proficiency level required for this post.
* Able to influence senior colleagues including directors, clinicians, Elected Members and CEOs
* Able to lead teams and to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
* Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations
* Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the publics health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
* Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies.
* 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.
* Strong commitment to public health principles.
* Able to prioritise work and work well against a background of change and uncertainty.
* Commitment to team working and respect and consideration for the skills of others.
* Self-motivated, proactive and innovative.
* High standards of professional probity.
* Learning agility and commitment to self-development
* Skills in public health leadership within and across a range of systems.
* Knowledge and experience of patient safety and quality improvement principles and practice.
* Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc.
* Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
* Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Physical Skills
* Working to relevant Code of Conduct and Professional Guidelines.
* Adaptable and able to work flexibly when required, e.g. in the light of changing service priorities
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
* Ability to sit at workstations as necessary to perform the post
Experience
* Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
* Experience of teaching, training and mentoring staff.
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting.
* Practical experience of project management and facilitating change.
* High level of understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and healthcare evaluation
* Extensive experience and demonstrable success in facilitating organisational and cultural change and of securing the support of others in the process.
* Recent extensive experience and consistent achievement at a senior management level within an organisation of comparable scope and complexity
* Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour messages and working with the media/press
* Experience of teaching, training and mentoring staff in an NHS setting.
* Experience and proven track record of NHS project and service design, development and, management.
* Experience and proven track record of developing and delivering the public health agenda in a range of NHS settings.
* Experience of commissioning and managing large budgets within the NHS
* Experience and a proven track record of developing strategies/resources and delivering on projects within the NHS
Qualifications
* Public health skills and knowledge to Faculty of Public Health accredited level acquired through degree plus extended specialist training to Faculty membership and fellowship level
* Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists
* 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 medicine practice.
* Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers.
* 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.
* Masters in Public Health
* Educational Qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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