Consultant in Public Health/Consultant in Public Health Medicine

We are seeking a Consultant in Public Health/Consultant in Public Health Medicine to join our team at London Borough of Bromley. You will provide professional public health leadership and expertise to the Council, the ICB and other stakeholders.

Job Summary The post is a permanent, full-time position with a salary range of £81,000-£101,000. You will be based at Bromley Civic Centre with hybrid working arrangements.

Main Duties of the Job You will be expected to have the skills and experience to lead across the full spectrum of public health and hold a work plan with specific lead areas of responsibility. You will carry important leadership responsibilities for key areas both within the Council and externally.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the 0-19 Public Health Nursing services, including commissioning and monitoring performance and budget;
• Lead the child death review function, including chairing the Child Death Oversight Panel;
• Work with colleagues in the public health intelligence team to produce a Children's Joint Strategic Needs Assessment every two years;
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of universal drug and alcohol prevention programmes for children and young people;
• Commission and oversee child oral health services, childhood obesity services, and antenatal and newborn screening;
• Provide public health input to child safeguarding, children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and ICB commissioning of maternity services;
• Deputise for the Director of Public Health as necessary.

Requirements

• GMC, GDC, or UKPHR Public Health specialist registration, or eligibility for registration within six months of interview;
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment;
• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Voluntary Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists;
• Equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine practice if included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health;
• Up-to-date CPD requirements in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body.

Benefits We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices, and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex, and a wide range of local and national discounts.