Consultant in Public Health

NHS National Services Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job description

Hours - 10PAs / 40 hours per week Medical Consultant

37 hours per week Agenda for Change

Salary Scale – Medical Consultant (£107,144 - £142,369 per annum) or Agenda for Change Band 8D (£99,634 - £103,795 per annum)

NHS Highland is offering an exciting opportunity to take up an appointment in its Public Health Team. This post has a remit across the team, including a focus on tackling health inequalities. There is a specific focus on screening and marginalised groups together with the lead role for specialist training. You will work in a friendly Public Health department and will have close links to department colleagues working in Health Improvement, Health Services and Health Protection.

The successful candidate will bring the skills and drive to build on a successful track record of health intelligence, disease prevention and service organisation. You will take the lead on screening for breast and cervical cancer, lead for specialist public health training and lead the public health input for prison health and refugees and asylum seekers.

NHS Highland serves a total population of around 325,000. You can be based in Inverness, the capital of the Highlands renowned for its beauty and quality of life which offers a lifestyle only dreamt of in other parts of the country. It will also be possible to be based in other parts of NHS Highland and consideration can be given to people who are not able to be based within NHS Highland. However, the successful applicant will need to attend meetings in Inverness and will be expected to be in Inverness for the equivalent of one to two days each week as a minimum.

The department trains Specialist Registrars and it would be essential for the successful applicant to be an educational supervisor. You may also have the opportunity to contribute to undergraduate teaching if you wish to do so for University of Aberdeen and Scot Gem students. There are extensive up-to-date postgraduate and library facilities located on the Raigmore Hospital site (a ten-minute walk away). Good research links exist with the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Medical applicants should be on the Specialist Register of the GMC for Public Health Medicine. Applicants from a background other than medicine should be on the UKPHR or, if in a specialist training programme, be within 6 months of obtaining this at time of interview. The successful applicant would be expected to participate in the public health on-call rota.

Dr Tim Allison, Director of Public Health, would welcome an informal discussion with all interested individuals on 07929 840900 or at [e-mail].

Closing date for applications is: 07/05/2025

Interviews will be held 05/06/2025

Job Reference: 213116

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.

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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.

Care and compassion

Dignity and respect

Openness, honesty and responsibility

Quality and teamwork

NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.