Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack Application reference number: 041965 © NHS Fife 2021 Published: January 2021 This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution- Non commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International Licence. This allows for the copy and redistribution of this document as long as NHS Fife is fully acknowledged and given credit. The material must not be remixed, transformed or built upon in any way. To view a copy of this licence, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ www.nhsfife.org Contents Message from our Chair and Chief Executive ................................................ 2 Post Advert ..................................................................................................... 4 Job description ............................................................................................... 6 Organisational chart ..................................................................................... 12 Person specification ..................................................................................... 13 NHS Fife – Our vision, mission and values.................................................... 14 NHS Fife – our priorities ............................................................................... 15 National context ........................................................................................... 16 Appointment arrangements ......................................................................... 18 Summary of NHS Fife terms and conditions ................................................ 21 Appendix one: Discover NHS Fife ................................................................. 22 NHS Fife Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack | 1 Message from our Chair and Chief Executive Welcome Thank you for your interest in the position of Director of Public Health for NHS Fife. This post provides an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with a strong and effective Executive Team, to truly drive the transformation and reform of our health and care services for the citizens of Fife. We are a high performing, forward thinking organisation constantly seeking to deliver our performance targets in the mid to upper quartile benchmark across Scotland, to ensure quality, person-centred and clinically excellent care. If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others then NHS Fife will provide a great opportunity for you to realise your potential. As one of the most dynamic health boards in Scotland, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of over 370,000 across the Kingdom of Fife. We are rooted in the communities we serve and are driven by our vision to improve the health of our population by developing integrated healthcare services delivered thorough our highly talented and committed workforce. We now require an outstanding Director of Public Health to provide the inspired leadership to a talented and dedicated public health team and to collaborate with other health and care professionals, policy makers, planners, politicians as well as the independent and voluntary sectors to drive forward the public health agenda in Fife. Never before have the roles and responsibilities of Public Health come so sharply into focus, with the response to the global Covid-19 pandemic and the need to protect our communities, reduced transmission and support the most vulnerable. Health matters to everyone and touches on every part of our society and the communities we serve, and its impact can have far reaching consequences not just for the current population, but for future generations. Fife like many Boards in Scotland is not renowned for being the healthiest part of the UK, but considerable improvements have taken place for example in addressing health inequalities, screening, smoking cessation, encouraging physical activity and uptake in our immunisation programmes. NHS Fife 2 | Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack Yet, the difficult life circumstances of many people resident in our area mean that their health suffers, and we have an duty to try to tackle this by working with partner agencies in promoting good work, good housing and raising educational attainment. Ensuring that hazards to health are effectively recognised and controlled. As well as providing services to support behaviour change. We are realistic in respect of the challenges we face, but highly ambitious for our staff and our communities. We are seeking a compassionate and inspiring individual who has the ability to lead wide ranging and sustained and community focused service development. You will be committed to collaboration and partnership working, demonstrating outstanding people and engagement skills to forge new relationships with public and partner organisations. You will play a key role in the planning and evaluation of health services across Fife to make sure they properly meet the needs of the public and that they use the best and most up to date research evidence on what works best to treat and manage illness. In joining us as Director of Public Health, you will have the opportunity to make a career defining impact within the NHS in Scotland, developing our staff to their fullest potential and improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. We look forward to receiving your application. Tricia Marwick Carol Potter The Right Honourable Tricia Marwick Carol Potter Chair of NHS Fife Board Chief Executive, NHS Fife NHS Fife Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack | 3 Post Advert Director of Public Health Salary: Non-Medical Appointment – £83,463 - £109,127per annum, Executive Grade E Medical Appointment –£84,984 - £112,925 per annum, plus DPH supplement, Consultant Salary Do you have the passion to make a difference in a Health Board dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of people living in the Kingdom of Fife? We are looking for a driven and experienced public health professional to provide strategic direction and embrace partnership working and to lead us through this demanding and challenging period and beyond. The vital role of Public Health and social determinants of health have recently come to the fore as we manage our ongoing response to the Covid-19 global pandemic. Never before has there been greater public awareness of the range of factors that can impact on our own health and wellbeing. The focus on health inequalities has now moved beyond individual behaviour, to the heart of our communities and the collective responsibility required to address public health challenges. Key to this role will be building on this awareness and championing the public health agenda in our services and in the wider community. As a member of NHS Fife’s Executive team the post holder will be responsible for the development and delivery of Fife’s public health agenda to ensure that we can make a lasting difference to the life chances of children and adults in an area that has some significant inequalities in relation to the rest of Scotland. We want to use your significant aptitude for managing change, leading and inspiring others to build on previous successes and address remaining challenges, making a real difference within Fife. NHS Fife 4 | Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack This post presents an exciting opportunity to influence and shape strategies and actions that will reduce inequalities within the Fife population. It also presents an opportunity to enhance the provision of services within an integrated landscape working with Health and Social Care Partnership colleagues and other community and planning partners. Experience of operating at a senior level within the NHS and partnership settings is essential. The successful candidate will have the ability to influence thinking both locally and nationally and be able to demonstrate a track record in addressing health inequalities. You can find out more about this exciting and challenging role and how to apply, by visiting https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk For an informal discussion with Carol Potter, Chief Executive, NHS Fife, please contact Valerie Muir PA to Chair and Chief Executive on Tel: 01592 648080. The closing date for applications Sunday 7 February 2021. Indicative dates for selection processes: Assessment – 22 February 2021 Interview – 25 February 2021 Please note we are unable to accept CV applications. NHS Fife Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack | 5 Job description Job purpose To actively contribute to the strategic direction and effective performance of the NHS Fife Board and Executive Directors Group, routinely providing challenge beyond the area of their functional expertise, to secure delivery and achievement of success across the aspects of the health and care agenda in Fife. The post has responsibility for the provision of high-profile public health leadership across Fife. NHS Fife 6 | Director of Public Health Recruitment Pack Population of Fife: 373,550 NHS Fife Budget: £779m Public Health Budget: £3.23m Public Health Directorate Workforce WTE: 36.54 Role of the department The Public Health Directorate makes a vital contribution to Fife NHS Board’s corporate aim of maintaining and improving the health of the community in Fife. The primary tasks of the department are: surveillance and assessment of the health and health care needs of the population protecting and promoting health including communicable disease control and environmental health managing knowledge and putting research evidence