Job Description

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Reference number

432184
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Salary

91,342 - 145,478
per annum, pro rata
GBP
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Job grade

Other
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant or AfC Band 8d###

Contract type

Permanent###

Type of role

Other###

Working pattern

Flexible working, Job share, Part-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London Canary Wharf

About the job

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Job summary

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 may include information sharing and/or clinical quality and governance responsibilities.

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Job description

The main duties and responsibilities include:

Professional Standards

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.

Management and Leadership

Line managing the revalidation & appraisal and Training & Workforce teams. Deputise for the Deputy Director, Clinical Governance, Medical & Public Health Training, Workforce and Revalidation; and Caldicott Guardian in leading the division's development, business planning, HR and financial management. Support the implementation of the UKHSA Health Protection Quality and Clinical Governance strategy working with the DD Revalidation & Clinical Governance and/or the Head of Clinical Excellence and Quality on quality improvement and establishing risk and assurance systems for clinical governance. Acting as required, as an Associate Caldicott Guardian in UKHSA supporting the Caldicott Guardian. Particularly offering advice on complex queries, developing policy and procedures to develop the Caldicott Advisory Panel, and widening the research, information governance and ethical basis on which decisions are made.

Personal and Professional development

The post-holder will undertake appropriate CPD activities in line with Faculty of Public Health Requirements and their Personal Development Plan and participate fully in Professional Revalidation as required by their professional body (GMC, UKPHR etc.).

The Consultant will be expected to

Participate in the Organisation's appraisal scheme including the professional appraisal scheme and ensure appraisal and development of any staff for which s/he is responsible. Contribute actively to the training Programme for Specialty Registrars in Public Health as appropriate, and to the training of practitioners and primary care professionals Pursue a programme of CPD, in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements, or other recognised body, and undertake revalidation, audit or other measures required to remain on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health (Specialist) Register, or another specialist register as appropriate

Other duties

The above is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. You will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by your line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of UKHSA

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Internal

CEO Chief Medical Advisor Director of Health Equity and Clinical Governance (line manager) Deputy Caldicott Guardian(s) Deputy Director, HR, People Directorate Deputy Director Professional Leadership for Nursing and Partnerships Occupational Health UKHSA Executive Management Committee UKHSA Local Negotiating Committee Professional and managerial staff at all levels of the organisation SIRO, Data Security, DPO and information governance colleagues in other directorates Other members of the CPH Senior Management Team UKHSA colleagues in other directorates, Corporate colleagues, including Finance, Communications, HR and Health and Safety

External

Department of Health (Higher Level Responsible Officer) OHID and NHSE Responsible Officers/Medical Directors General Medical Council Employment Liaison Advisors United Kingdom Public Health Register General Medical Council General Dental Council NHS Resolution (Practitioner Performance Advice Service) Local Government Association British Medical Association Local Authorities National Quality Board, NHS England Association of Directors of Public Health Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence (ACCEA) UK Council of Caldicott Guardians Department of Health and Social Care colleagues NHSE, MRHA and devolved administrations Peer networks of Responsible Officers and Caldicott Guardians ###

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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 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

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

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

Experience

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

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

Knowledge

Essential criteria

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

Skills

Essential criteria

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 utilize both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information Ability to design, develop, interpret and implement strategies and policies Knowledge

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria

An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management system

Benefits

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Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Working for your organisation

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.

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

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Selection process details

External

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Stage 1: Application & Sift

This vacancy is using the Civil Service Competency Framework.


At sift stage you will be assessed against the essential criteria listed in the job description & person specification attached to this job advert.


You will be required to complete an:

Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) up to 1000 word Statement of Suitability

The Application Form and Statement of Suitability will be scored together.


This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role.


You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V -please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible)


Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1000 words.


Please note feedback will not be provided at this stage.

Stage 2: Interview stage (competency based)

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You will be invited to a virtual interview over Teams


This vacancy is being assessed using Civil Service Competency framework. During the interview we will assess against the below:


Knowledge

Experience

Skills and Abilities


You will be asked to prepare and present an 5 minute presentation at the start of your interview. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview. Use of slides will be permitted.


Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQ's. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's core HQ's (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London)


Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.


Link below:


Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.


Successful candidates must also meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant's personal details - name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

Future location

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK.

The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.###

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Health Equity and Clinical Governance Team Email : HE-CG.ops.grp@ukhsa.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : SCS.MDrecruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk ###

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk