Job summary
- Main area
- Public Health Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Secondment: 3 years
- Hours
- Part time - 3 sessions per week (12 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 990-NW-6419751-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Any office in the North West Region
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Head of School - Public Health
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
The Head of School of Public Health Medicine is an ambassador for NHSE NW 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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide effective clinical leadership contributing to the strategic development of NHSE.
To work closely with Postgraduate Dean to implement the NHS Quality Framework.
To ensure delivery of the specialty specific aspects of the NHSE mandate through local initiatives.
For full role information, please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Primary clinical healthcare qualification
- Membership/Fellowship of a College, Faculty, professional association and/or regulatory body
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at courses aimed to support educational development (example: educator courses, Train the trainer, etc)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable Leadership skills and an ability to influence and motivate others
- A strong sense of vision and an ability to innovate
- Politically astute with an ability to sensitively manage complexity and uncertainty
- Ability to problem solve and maintain objectivity
- Strong interpersonal, communication, written and presentation skills
- Ability to quickly establish personal and professional credibility with colleagues and other key stakeholders
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Committed to own personal development and an ability to support others to develop and progress
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable experience of working with learners or doctors in training in an educational context
- Experience of clinical and educational leadership and innovation, including managing a multi-professional team
- Demonstrable track record of delivery in service and education
- Understanding of developments involving the relevant Colleges/Faculties, professional bodies, related NHS organisations and regulatory bodies
- Understanding of the workforce transformation agenda
- Trained and experienced in recruitment, selection and equality and diversity trained in last 3 years
- Active involvement in, and up to date with, appraisal processes
- Knowledge of the NHS, its structures and processes, including an understanding of healthcare/multi-professional workforce matters, the Gold Guide and educational theory
- Applicants who are doctors require a Licence to Practise
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nadeem Khwaja
- Job title
- Deputy Dean
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
You can also contact Simon Carley, Associate Dean
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