Head of School of Public Health
The Head of School of Public Health is an ambassador for NHSE East Midlands and will understand NHSE priorities including the Mandate and will ensure the effective delivery of training in the School. They are responsible for the overall quality, management and supervision of the programmes in line with the standards laid out by their School Board, its committees and the curriculum. This includes the structure, organisation and delivery of training. They will ensure all the programmes within the School continue to have a population-focused public health approach, with the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality of opportunity and access.
The Head of School will ensure there is a fair and transparent approach to decision making, which is compliant with employment legislation and good HR practice. The post holder will promote excellence in training and ensure that all trainees are equipped with the quality improvement skills to ensure high quality of care and patient safety. They will be responsible for identifying the service implications of any changes to training and for ensuring that training programmes continue to deliver the curriculum when there are changes in service delivery.
The Head of School is professionally and managerially accountable to the Postgraduate Dean. The Head of School will focus upon improvement of learner supervision, assessment and experience, engagement of faculty and ensuring effective educational outcomes, both now and in the future. The role is evolving and will also focus on whole workforce transformation and developing multi-professional links mas well as innovative ways of curriculum delivery and workforce well-being strategies.
Although the main role is to lead and develop the Postgraduate School of Public Health, all senior clinicians within NHSE may have wider roles and projects as agreed with the Postgraduate Dean.
Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities
* Ensure the overall quality, management and supervision of all programmes in line with the standards laid out by the School Board, its committees and the curriculum.
* Structure, organise and deliver training with a population-focused public health approach, eliminating discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity and access.
* Maintain a fair and transparent approach to decision making, compliant with employment legislation and good HR practice.
* Promote excellence in training and ensure all trainees are equipped with quality improvement skills to deliver high quality of care and patient safety.
* Identify service implications of any changes to training, ensuring programmes continue to deliver the curriculum when service delivery changes.
* Improve learner supervision, assessment and experience, engage faculty, and ensure effective educational outcomes.
* Drive whole workforce transformation, develop multi-professional links, and innovate curriculum delivery and workforce well‑being strategies.
* Provide effective clinical leadership contributing to the strategic development of NHSE.
* Work closely with the Postgraduate Dean to implement the NHS Quality Framework.
* Ensure delivery of the specialty specific aspects of the NHSE mandate through local initiatives.
Additional Requirements
* Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in‑person.
* If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
* Experience in strategic and operational aspects of NHS public health education and workforce development.
Closing Date
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026.
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