Consultant jobs in Großbritannien

This consultant post has 10 PAs (FTE on AfC). The appointee will work to the Group Chief Medical and Innovation Officer and will work closely with the Trust Medical Director teams in NBT and UHBW and play a fundamental role in providing public health leadership and advice, inputting into public health prevention and inequality priorities, research and audit, and data insights. The post holder will play a key role in liaising with local, regional and national stakeholders, including working closely with the BNSSG Directors of Public Health.

The appointee will be expected to take part in the development and improvement of clinical services in BNSSG and support delivery of the acute hospital's Joint Clinical Strategy. The post-holder will also be expected to participate in the activities of appropriate Directorate or Trust Committees and Working Groups as required. The consultant will also support public health registrars and will be expected to be an accredited educational supervisor.

GMC Consultant applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC's specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.

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Promote equity in access, experience, and outcomes.

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Influence whole-system approaches to population health.

Data & Intelligence Use data and metrics to inform planning, design, and evaluation.

Align insights with service improvement.

Trust-Wide Public Health Develop staff capacity, training, and integrate public health into clinical pathways.

Policy & Service Improvement Lead evidence-based policy, planning, and service development through health needs assessments and collaboration.

Stakeholder Engagement Advise Boards, Committees, ICSS groups, and forums.

Influence practice and promote culture change.

Research & Innovation Engage academic partners to drive applied research and innovation.

Training & Workforce Development Supervise public health trainees and support CPD system-wide.

External Representation Represent Trusts locally, regionally, nationally, and support international partnerships.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award‑winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti‑discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Job reference number: 339-CMO2436-LB

Job locations: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB

Grade: Consultant

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year or AfC band 8d for multi‑disciplinary applicants

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Date posted: 12 December 2025

Education/Training/Qualifications

• In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice / GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
• 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 practice
• Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non‑UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT [see shortlisting notes below]
• 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, or equivalent

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent

Work Experience

• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organisational boundaries
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences

Desirable

• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational nous
• Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
• Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Analytical skills able to utilise both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information
• Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies
• In-depth understanding of health and care system and relationships with both local & national government
• In depth knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluations and evidence based public health practice
• 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

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

• Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs
• Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
• Commitment to work within a political system irrespective of personal political affiliations

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Name: North Bristol NHS Trust

Address: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB

Employer's website: https://www.nbt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)