General Manager Public Health Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Post Title: General Manager - Public Health
Grade: Agenda for Change Band 8C
Salary Range: £79,466 - £85,181 per annum (pro rata part-time)
Tenure: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours (pro rata part-time)
Location: JB Russell House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital Campus, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OXH
Relocation Package where appropriate
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of General Manager – Public Health within NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. We are looking to appoint an experienced senior operational manager with a vision for the future. The successful candidate, will have the privilege of leading and supporting highly committed teams in the Public Health Directorate.
About Us
NHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest health system and teaching Board in Scotland with an annual budget of circa £3.9 billion (2022/23) it employs around 40,000 staff. We provide the full range of Acute, Mental Health, Community and Primary Care services to a diverse population of 1.2 million people in six local authority areas. Regional and national services are also provided across a range of clinical specialties.
This is a good time to consider joining us as we are in the recovery phase from COVID 19 and are working through our transformational healthcare strategy, ‘Moving Forward Together’, to ensure we continue to deliver better health and healthcare outcomes for the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Our communities include some of the areas of greatest social need in Scotland with inequalities in income, health and quality of life persisting in many parts of the population. Our ambitious ‘Turning the Tide’ Public Health Strategy sets out our commitment to prioritising public health and tackling inequalities by bringing prevention to the fore with the aim of accelerating improvements in health life expectancy for both men and women by 2028. We are looking for a highly motivated, transformational and visionary leader with the strategic and professional skills, drive and passion to support taking forward this agenda.
The Role
The purpose of the Public Health Directorate is to provide a clear and effective focus in the prevention of ill health and on the improvement of wellbeing in order to increase the healthy life expectancy of the whole population, reduce health inequalities and achieve health equity.
The post will sit within the remit of the Public Health Directorate and will provide professional leadership for the corporate, clinical, staff and financial governance.
With a budget of £39.7m, the Public Health Directorate employs 220 people who cover Public Health Protection, Health Services, Health Improvement, Delivery, Resilience and Child Health Commissioning. Directly responsible also for the Civil Contingencies Unit and the Equalities and Human Rights Team, the post holder will also manage the Service Manager, five Programme Managers.
Reporting directly to the Director of Public Health the post holder will undertake a comprehensive General Management role for the Public Health Directorate managing and leading corporate, clinical staff and financial governance and at the same time will lead discrete pieces of work and contribute to a range of projects across all programmes of work in the Directorate.
We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us who will bring the right value set and leadership competencies expected in a person centred environment.
This role demands an individual who will have the resilience to operate in the public sector, including NHS Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships facing challenging times requiring improved performance, innovation and significant change.
Essential to the role is a track record of service delivery in a senior management position within a complex environment, preferably within the NHS or a similarly complex organisation in addition to significant experience of managing a range of multi-discipline NHS staffing groups.
Our ideal candidate will be educated to a Masters level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent, with in-depth, professional knowledge over a range of disciplines. Essential to the role is a high level of interpersonal, strategic, technical and person-centred leadership skills. A prerequisite for the role is the ability to demonstrate integrity and effective leadership together with a proven track record of achievement in strategy and policy implementation along with a comprehensive knowledge of NHS secondary/tertiary services.
If you think you have the skills, along with being a compassionate leader, we would welcome your application.
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.
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, for a confidential discussion you can contact:
Emilia Crighton, Interim Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde email at [email protected] or telephone 0141 201 4612.
The Job Description and Person Specification for the role is contained within the Candidate Information Pack attached below.
To apply for this post and to access the online application form please click the Apply for the Job button which can be found on the NHS Scotland job portal www.apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk under the job reference number 146580.
Closing Date for Applications: 23:59, Monday 8th May 2023
Interviews expected to take place Mid June 2023
Additional Information
Please note candidate applications for this post are being invited via the NHS Scotland Online Recruitment system - Jobtrain where you can access the NHS Scotland online application form.
NHS Scotland does not accept CVs instead candidates are asked to complete and submit the online application form. Please ensure all sections of the application form are fully completed. Please do not a send CV as an alternative to completing the online application form as it won't be considered.
Regardless of nationality the recruitment process for all candidates includes a Right to Work in the UK check. EU Settlement Scheme: As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.
Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at www.nhsggc.org.uk
