Principal Screening & Immunisation Manager (Public Health England)
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Principal Screening & Immunisation Manager (Public Health England)
Reference number 85616
Salary £61,565 – £71,893
Grade Grade 6
Contract type Permanent
Business area Other
Type of role Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern Full-time
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE15 8NY
About the job
Summary
The Principal Screening and Immunisation Manager has a key leadership role within the screening and immunisation team embedded in the NHS England and Improvement regional team. They are responsible for screening and immunisation system leadership, provision of specialist public health advice at relevant points in the commissioning cycle and specifically for supporting the effective and efficient commissioning of all screening and immunisation programmes on behalf of the NHS England and Improvement regional team.
Job description
The postholder will lead on the monitoring, surveillance, governance and improving the quality and uptake of screening and immunisation programmes at a local, regional and national level in partnership with Public Health England colleagues including Health Protection teams, Epidemiologists and Screening Quality and Assurance teams. They will actively engage with the strategic work of the Integrated Public Health Commissioning team, deputising for the Screening and Immunisation Lead and NHS England Heads of Public Health Commissioning where appropriate, and lead and coordinate defined complex areas of work including regional and national workstreams as agreed with the Screening and Immunisation Lead.
Responsibilities
The postholder will work across complex systems, building and managing a wide range of stakeholder relationships and partnerships to coordinate a safe system for the commissioning and delivery of local screening and immunisation services keeping the ‘patient’ at the centre and addressing local inequalities and variations
The post holder may be expected to work across regional sites, providing leadership and development to the service.
Benefits
• Learning and development tailored to your role
•An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
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Grade: CLINICAL: Agenda for Change: Band 8c OR NON-CLINICAL: Civil Service: Grade 6
Salary: CLINICAL: Agenda for Change: Band 8c £63,751-£73,664 per annum OR NON-CLINICAL: Civil Service: Grade 6 £61,565-£71,893 per annum
Applicants are strongly advised to use the criteria in the person specification as sub-headings in their application to make it clear how they meet each of the selection criteria.
On 18 August 2020, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced plans to establish the National Institute for Health Protection and consult on the best future options for strengthening health improvement and other public health functions in the wider system. Public Health England and many of its employees will be in scope for transition to new organisations in Spring 2021. Any new or current employees working for Public Health England during this time, will receive appropriate communications and consultation prior to any formal transfer taking place. Employees who compulsorily transfer to successor bodies will remain on their existing contractual terms and conditions and this applies both to current employees and those recruited during the transition. The recruitment, growth & development of our workforce is vital for the continuing success of PHE and the future National Institute for Health Protection.
CLINICAL & NON-CLINICAL
Please note that there are two potential sets of criteria in order to fulfil this role, which are outlined within the attached job descriptions. Should you be successful in applying for this post, you will be offered the terms and conditions that correspond to the person specification and criteria that you meet. Clinical roles are part of the PHE Clinical Ring Fence and as such are offered under analogous NHS Terms and Conditions. Non-clinical roles are offered under PHE Terms and Conditions.
Option 3 – External
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.
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.
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