Scottish Director of Screening

Consultant in Public Health (Medicine): Scottish Director of Screening

Salary - Consultant Grade (Full GMC Registration or GDC on the Specialist Register in Public Health, with a license to practice) OR Agenda for Change Band 8d (UKPHR registered)

1 WTE

About The Organisation

National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.

The Post

The Director of Screening leads Screening Oversight and Assurance Scotland (SOAS), which co-ordinates Scotland’s national screening programmes, providing whole-system leadership, oversight and assurance.

At a time of major change for population screening, the Director of Screening provides professional leadership and expertise for the introduction of new screening programmes, developing existing screening programmes, and ensuring the transition to new digital capabilities in the coming years.

The Director of Screening leads a team within the Clinical Directorate of National Services Scotland.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will be a confident leader, with extensive experience in public health practice and population screening. They will be skilled in working in a complex programme meeting challenging targets and developing high standards of governance and performance. They will have a track record of leading and delivering change in a health and care context.

As a skilled negotiator and strategist, they will have demonstrated the ability to forge strong working relationships at a senior level with government, executive and clinical colleagues, set direction and motivate their team to deliver outcomes.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who has lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Candidates must have current /GMC/GDC/UKPHR registration at the time of applying.

Location and Working Pattern:

Currently hybrid working, with a base location at an NHS National Service office.

Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week (agenda for change) or 40 hours per week (M&D T&Cs)

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits.

Inclusion

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on NSS.wfrs@nhs.scot

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Gareth Brown at Gareth.brown@nhs.scot in the first instance.

Closing date for completed applications is 8th February.

The provisional date for interviews is 27th February.

Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).

NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies