National Lead Inequalities and Life Course - London, United Kingdom - UK Health Security Agency

UK Health Security Agency

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £79,592 - £119,133- per annum (pro rata)
Job grade:

Other
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant or AfC Band 8d
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Health Adviser
Health Professionals
Medical
Senior leadership
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Homeworking, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Bristol, Cardiff, Fareham, Gloucester, Harlow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, NottinghamAbout the job

Job summary:

The postholder will be joining the Health Equity and Clinical Governance Directorate which is part of the Clinical Public Health Group.

The directorate collaborates across the public health systems to provide trusted health security, and clinical and public health professional leadership, through reliable advice, guidance, evidence and assurance, which delivers measurable improvements in keeping people safe.

The directorate also focusses on delivering patient and public safety and delivering the best possible health security outcomes.

The Health Equity and Inclusion division is responsible for developing and implementing the organisation's health equity strategy - working across the organisation and especially with strategy, policy and programmes to embed health equity considerations across the organisation and ensure organisational compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty.

The post-holder will lead the work of UKHSA, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to provide expert public health advice on health security for deprived and vulnerable populations and communities.

In particular, the role will focus on the needs of people living in the most deprived parts of the country, inequalities related to protected characteristics such as ethnicity, and the specific needs and inequalities that arise through the life course, including children and young people.

Job description:

The post-holder will be required to provide system leadership within UKHSA and with wider partners including across DHSC, NHS England and DfE, to address the health security needs of relevant populations in the community and specific settings (such as schools and early years settings).

The post-holder will actively contribute to the work of specific networks within UKHSA and with partners, including the Health Equity Network and other working groups or project/programme boards relating to health protection issues which impact on relevant populations, including COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses, TB, blood-borne viruses, sexually transmitted infections, vaccine preventable diseases, and environmental, climate, radiation and chemical hazards.

Working for your organisation:

At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards.

We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.

Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight.

We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work.

Creating our working culture is an ongoing process which we are developing by listening and learning together, hearing and acting upon diverse voices and opinions to develop a common sense of identity and effective ways of working.

Person specification:

The work will be with key partners (including the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) & the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC), the Department for Education (DfE), and NHS England) and stakeholders including the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), the Local Government Association, Royal Colleges, service providers & service users and their representatives/advocates, to prevent, contain and control infectious diseases and other hazards impacting these populations and their communities.

Benefits:

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:

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

GMC full and specialist register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health