Public Health Consultant

UK Health Security Agency; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health security organization in Camden Town is seeking consultants to enhance professional standards and lead revalidation and training initiatives. The ideal candidate will excel in clinical governance and workforce strategy, contributing to the organization's mission to promote quality and inclusiveness in health services. The role offers a unique opportunity to influence public health standards and initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in public health consultancy or similar role.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and quality improvement frameworks.
• Ability to provide advice on appraisal and revalidation for healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support the revalidation and appraisal service.
• Provide operational advice to the team and HR colleagues.
• Lead strategy development for workforce planning and specialist training.

Job description

An exciting opportunity for existing consultants to broaden their professional and leadership activity working on agreed areas of work across PH consultant professional standards, appraisal and revalidation; specialist training and workforce strategy. The Revalidation and Clinical Governance division provides functions to ensure the organisation has a robust clinical governance and quality improvement framework and the medical / public health professional workforce is working to appropriate standards to progress the Agency's wider agenda on quality, clinical governance, training and professional development. Whilst initially focused on workforce and professional standards the role may also include information sharing and/or clinical quality and governance responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Public Health system wide revalidation and appraisal service, supporting the DD Revalidation & Clinical Governance in making appropriate recommendations to UKHSA and DHSC Responsible Officers; and addressing concerns about doctors and dentists for whom UKHSA provides professional leadership.
• Providing advice to consultants undertaking appraisal and revalidation, the operational team providing the service, and working with HR colleagues to address causes for concern under "Maintaining High Professional Standards in the NHS".
• Providing advice on the implementation of consolidated local and national Clinical Excellence Awards, particularly advising on complex queries.

Specialist Training and Workforce Planning

• Lead strategy development and implementation for Clinical and Health Protection specialist workforce strategic planning and lead UKHSA consultant workforce development.
• With the Head of the Postgraduate Training and Development Faculty: ensure high quality specialist training and specialist workforce development.

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.