Locum Consultant Communicable Disease/Health Protection

Locum Consultant Communicable Disease/Health Protection

To complement our existing team, the Health Protection Division in Public Health Wales is seeking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Public Health Specialist to the position of Locum Consultant in Health Protection (Communicable Disease Control).

Public Health Wales is committed to flexible and agile working, and this role offers significant opportunities for remote working, balanced with the operational requirements of delivering a responsive health protection service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic health protection service, providing leadership and expert advice across a broad range of health protection activities, including communicable disease control, outbreak management, incident response and emergency preparedness.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide specialist leadership, advice and input across a wide range of health protection issues, playing a key role in protecting and improving the health of the population of Wales.

The post holder will be responsible for dealing with the surveillance, prevention and management of communicable and non-communicable hazards. S/he will provide specialist advice and support Health Boards across NHS Wales together with other consultants in the team.

You will support the response to communicable disease outbreaks and health protection incidents in both community and healthcare settings, working closely with local, regional and national partners.

Subject to suitability and agreement with the post holder there may be the opportunity to participate in the Health Protection Out of Hours Consultant On-Call Rota, providing expert consultant advice and leadership for incidents, outbreaks and urgent enquiries outside normal working hours.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an established consultant, a newly qualified specialist, or a senior trainee nearing CCT who wishes to gain valuable consultant-level experience within a supportive and high-performing health protection service.

About us

Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. Our vision is 'Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales' where we play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales. Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.

To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/

Job responsibilities

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register in a specialty other than public health medicine, infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine, infectious diseases medicine or medical microbiology practice
• Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Register/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/UKPHR
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the requirements of the Faculty of Public Health/Royal College of Pathologists/Royal College of Physicians or other recognised body
• MFPH, or MRCPath, or MRCP

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Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register
• Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Register/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/UKPHR

Personal Qualities

• Strong commitment to public health principles
• Commitment to team-working, and respect and consideration for the skills of others

Experience

• Experience of communicable disease control in a wide variety of settings
• Experience and demonstrable competency in dealing with environmental hazards/chemical incidents
• Experience of working with other agencies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Head of Operations, Health Protection Division