Consultant in Public Health Medicine - Fixed Term

NHS Tayside; Dundee; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Scotland seeks a fixed-term Consultant in Public Health Medicine with an interest in Health Protection. The successful candidate will join a supportive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to various aspects of public health. Applicants must hold full GMC registration or be eligible within six months of the interview. On-call commitment and flexible working hours are part of this opportunity.

Benefits

Skilled Worker visa sponsorship

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Holding full GMC registration and inclusion in GMC Specialist Register (Public Health Medicine) is required.
• Public health specialists should hold a CCT in public health.

Responsibilities

• Join a multi-disciplinary Public Health workforce.
• Participate in Health Protection, Health Improvement, and Health Intelligence.

Skills

Full GMC registration

CCT in public health

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

NHS Tayside seeks to appoint a fixed term Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Public Health with an interest in Health Protection. You would be joining a well-established and supportive team within the Public Health Directorate of NHS Tayside.

The Directorate comprises a multi-disciplinary Public Health workforce, spanning all the domains of Health Protection, Health Improvement, Health Intelligence and Healthcare Public Health, led by a close working strategic leadership team of consultants and senior management support.

Key Details

• Fixed Term: 3 months
• Working Hours: 8 PAs/30 hrs per week for Agenda for Change / less than full time
• On-call commitment: 1 in 8 frequency

Applications are welcomed from public health doctors who hold full GMC registration and who are included in the GMC Specialist Register (Public Health Medicine) or are eligible for such inclusion within six months of the interview date, and from public health specialists who hold a CCT in public health and are registered specialists with the UKPHR or are eligible for such inclusion within six months of the interview date.

A successful candidate who is appropriately qualified on the GMC register will be offered a post under the terms of the new Consultant Contract, or if an appropriately qualified public health specialist, the post will be offered under the terms of Agenda for Change.

Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Simon Hiton, Associate Director of Public Health ([e-mail]) or Heidi Douglas, Associate Director of Public Health ([e-mail]).

We are a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship employer and as such, welcome applications from international candidates. Further information can be found at www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.