Consultant in Health Protection (East Midlands)
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £83,571.00 to £126,281.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £83571.00 - £126281.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG2 4LA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | K9919-24-0296 |
Summary
The post is subject to the core competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health for Consultant appointments and the post holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in all of them (Appendix A). Please see the attached Job Description outlining full responsibilities of the role. Other Information Selection process details STAGE 1 Application & Sift: This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your Qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and capabilities outlined in the person specification. You will be required to complete an application form. You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria. At sift stage you will be assessed on the essential criteria listed in the job advert and statement of suitability. Your statement of suitability must be no more than 1250 wordcount.Please note: The system will allow you to write up to 1500 words but please do not exceed 1250 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Applicants are strongly advised to use the person specification section as sub-headings in the application to make it clear how you meet each of the selection criteria. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview and assessment, a presentation will form part of this assessment. STAGE 2 Interview All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will progress to an interview and will be assessed on the essential criteria as advertised. This vacancy is being assessed against the essential and desirable criteria as outlined in the Job description You will be asked to prepare and present a 5-10 minute presentation. The subject of this will be sent to you prior to interview. Option 3 External- Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants) Security Clearance Level Requirement: Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. TheCivil Service Codesets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission'srecruitment principles. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction.Read more about prison leaver recruitment. Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following: life sentences arson sexual offences hate and terror offences Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role. The successful candidate will be appointed to the point of the Consultant salary scale appropriate to their years of seniority or if from a background other than medicine to NHS Agenda for Change Band 9. Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) If included in the GMC Specialist Register/ in a specialty other than public health medicine, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice Public Health Specialty Registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register 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 Reserve List: Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available. If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available Further information The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email:Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission websitehere. For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact: (David Pearce, Deputy Director of Regional - East Midlands david.c.pearce@ukhsa.gov.uk) UK Health Security Agency promoted diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunities employer.