Assistant Director Public Health - Healthcare Public Health and Prevention

Manchester is a special place. A regionally and globally significant city, it’s the nucleus of the largest metropolitan area in the north of England. Vibrant, lively, diverse, cosmopolitan and ambitious, the city continues to develop as a centre of national and international significance, where residents and businesses alike benefit from ongoing economic and social improvements.

We’re well-aware that our communities and residents face real challenges in relation to inequalities and we need to improve health outcomes across all of Manchester compared to other parts of the country. We’re totally committed to responding to this challenge, narrowing the gap between the healthiest and least healthy, and improving health and life chances across the city.

The Roles

We're looking for 2 public health visionaries.

At the heart of Manchester is spirit, friendship, ambition, diversity and drive - and we want all our communities to be part of it.  For that we need exceptional public health professionals to join our dynamic team.

We have two exciting opportunities for registered Consultants in Public Health/Public Health Medicine to join the leadership team of the Department of Public Health – driving the approach to improving health equity across the city. Both roles are Assistant Directors of Public Health with specific portfolios of responsibility, as well providing leadership for the department and promoting health equity across all the domains of public health and all life course areas.

Role 1 – Healthcare Public Health and Prevention

This role will focus on “downstream” prevention and outcomes for people who face multiple disadvantage and some of the most complex challenges to improving their health. As a city of sanctuary, Manchester becomes home to many people who have experienced trauma, poverty and homelessness which can lead to poor physical and mental ill-health as well as addiction and contact with the criminal justice system. Structural inequalities also underpin some of the highest premature mortality rates from long-term conditions and cancer in the country.  The Assistant Director with this portfolio will lead work together with partners across the system to tackle these issues.  

Role 2 - Health Improvement and Health Creation Portfolio

This role will focus on “upstream” prevention – working with partners to tackle the social determinants of health inequalities as well as leading life course specific workstreams for children and young people, and older people. Making Manchester Fairer (MMF) is the city’s plan to improve health equity with a strong focus on the impact of poverty, housing, work, and the environment as well as racism and discrimination – recognising that a significant of Manchester’s diverse population don’t have the same opportunities to be healthy and well or to reach their full potential. The Assistant Director with this portfolio will support the DPH in leading the MMF programme and ensure that community voice and place based approaches are at the heart of what we do.

We invite applications from those who have completed higher specialist training in public health or equivalent and are on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register.

For further information and how to apply

• Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement to our managing consultants Gatenby Sanderson via our microsite here: Public Health Service | Manchester City Council (mccleaders.com)
• Please address the person specification criteria, describing why you want the role and evidencing how you meet the criteria. Please also let us know if you are interested in one or both roles in your application.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

Contact

The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions

Contact: Gary Evans Telephone: 07809 195 593

Contact: Rachel Salvia Telephone: 07393 013 067

Applicants in training grades

1. Medical and dental applicants

All medical/dental applicants must have Full and Specialist registration (with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council or General Dental Council (GMC/GDC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview. Once a candidate is a holder of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), registration with the relevant register is guaranteed.

Applicants that are UK trained 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 demonstrated by a letter from their Training Programme Director (TPD).

1. Non-Medical Applicants in training programme

All non-medical applicants must be registered with the UKPHR or be within six months of registration at the date of the interview. Applicants must provide proof (letter of confirmation from their TPD or the CCT) at interview.

1. Applicants in non-training grades

Applicants that are non-UK trained, will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.

Applicants from a medical background will be expected to have gained full specialist registration with the GMC through the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) route.

Applicants from a background other than medicine are expected to have gained full specialist registration with the UKPHR at the point of application.

Employers are advised that individuals should not take up consultant in public health posts (including DPH posts) until such point as they have gained entry to the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UK Public Health (Specialist) Register. Although applicants will be able to provide documentary evidence that an application is in progress, no guarantee can be made as to the outcome of an application to the GMC/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers. The exception to this is when the candidate holds the CCT.

The above guidance applies to applications for both general and defined specialist registration with the UKPHR. Individuals with defined specialist registration are eligible for consideration for shortlisting for, and appointment to, consultant posts including those at DPH level. In all appointments, employers will wish to ensure that an applicant’s areas of competence meet those required in the person specification.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. 

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council 

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.  We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.   

If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.   
 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work. 

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us 

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role. 

Other relevant information 

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