Consultant in Public Health/Consultant in Public Health Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£81,000 to £101,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bromley, BR1 1AS
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Nov 2026
Closing date:	1 Dec 2026

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Summary

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: The post is responsible for covering a portfolio of specialist public health functions: Strategic leadership of all children public health for the department, working with colleagues and key partners such as SEL ICB to implement national strategies. Provide strategic leadership for the 0-19 Public Health Nursing services, including commissioning and monitoring performance and budget; Leading the child death review function, including chairing the Child Death Oversight Panel; Working with colleagues in the public health intelligence team to produce a Childrens Joint Strategic Needs Assessment every two years and ensure surveillance of child health in the borough. Strategic leadership and oversight of universal drug and alcohol prevention programmes for children and young people. Oversight of antenatal and newborn screening; Commissioning and oversight of child oral health services; Commissioning and oversight of childhood obesity services; Public health input to child safeguarding Public health input to children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Public Health input to ICB commissioning of maternity services Deputise for the Director of Public Health as necessary. Support the London-wide and SE London approach to specific joint programmes of work where relevant to their expertise. Work closely with other teams in the Public Health team to deliver substance misuse, health protection and sexual health services to children and young people in Bromley and the department wide Public Health in the Community Programme. Provide expert public health advice to Local Authority commissioners, including Public Health commissioners and undertake direct commissioning and procurement where relevant. Taking responsibility for the training obligations of the directorate by supervising and supporting Public Health and GP registrars on placement within the department in liaison with other senior colleagues. Support the Director of Public Health in the provision of expert public health advice to the Council, SEL ICB and partner agencies as required; presenting at meetings and attending the SEL ICB and Council meetings and committees as required. Strategic Responsibility and Key Tasks In delivering the strategic objectives the postholder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in the full range of relevant competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health. This includes evaluation techniques, policy analysis and translation and ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders often including politicians. Strategic objectives will include: On behalf of the authority to take responsibility for ensuring delivery of the key public health mandated services (eg; mandated reviews as set out in the Healthy Child Programme) such that the full range of benefits are delivered to children living in Bromley, registered with a Bromley GP or attending school in Bromley. To work across the Council as well as influencing partnership boards (dealing with health determinants) to maximise health improvement opportunities and the reduction of inequalities in health outcomes amongst babies, children and young people. In negotiation with the DPH (&/or the Council), the postholder may be asked to take on responsibilities that are underpinned by any of the FPH competencies. Postholders will be expected to maintain both the general expertise as well as develop topic based expertise as required by the DPH and will be expected to deputise for the DPH as and when required. The range of duties expected of the postholder include: Taking responsibility for a range of public health issues and work across organisational and professional boundaries acting as a change agent managing complexity to deliver improvements in health and wellbeing. Providing briefings on the health and wellbeing needs of local children and young people to Councillors, Council Officers, ICSs, the 3rd sector, the public and partners. Taking responsibility for development, implementation and delivery of robust policies and strategies for improving the health of local population. This may include taking the lead in developing detailed inter-agency and interdisciplinary strategic plans and programmes based on needs assessments which may lead to development of service specifications and procurement. Utilising (and if appropriate developing) information and intelligence systems to underpin public health action across disciplines and organisations. This will include providing leadership for collation and interpretation of relevant data and appropriate use of outcome frameworks. Providing the key local authority link to the research community, providing advice/support to colleagues and co-ordinating appropriate access to scientific information. The postholder will be expected to take part in relevant research networks and to influence research programmes of such networks so that the research needs of the local authority are taken into account. Underpinning much of these duties are public health tasks such as: Undertaking health needs assessments as required to enable actions to be taken to improve the health of the local population. Developing prioritisation techniques and managing their application to policies, services and to help resolve issues such as the investment-disinvestment debate. Effective communication of complex concepts, science and data and their implications for local communities, to a range of stakeholders with very different backgrounds. Understanding of evaluation frameworks and applying those frameworks to the benefit of local communities. A capacity to apply the scientific body of knowledge on public health to the policies and services necessary to improve health and to formulate clear practical evidence-based recommendations. The understanding of human and organisational behaviour and the application of this knowledge to the achievement of change. Inspire commitment to public health outcomes and to prevention as a core feature of public sector reform. Expert public health advice Provide expert public health and epidemiological advice and leadership to support and inform an evidence-based approach within ethical frameworks for commissioning and developing high quality equitable services, across primary, secondary and social care, and across sectors including local health commissioners and providers, voluntary organisations, etc. Support to Local Authority and public health commissioners in terms of pathway remodelling, service design, services review and evaluation. Provide public health advice to the ICS particularly related to strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation of services and needs assessments. Management arrangements and responsibilities The postholder will be professionally accountable to the employing authority and managerially accountable to the employing authority via their line manager, the Director of Public Health. Professional appraisal will be required. An initial job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate prior to that individual taking up the post. This job plan will be reviewed as part of the annual job planning process. The post holder: Will manage the Public Health Childrens team (2 people) and relevant budgets (approximately £5 mil) Will be responsible for teaching/delivery of core training on a range of subjects or for specialist training. Will deputise for the Director of Public Health as required. Will undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, as required to ensure the efficient and effective running of the Department / Section. Professional obligations These include: Participate in the organisations staff appraisal scheme and quality improvement programme, and ensure appraisal and development of any staff for which s/he is responsible. Contribute actively to the training programme for Foundation Year Doctors / Speciality Registrars in Public Health and Las management trainees as appropriate, and to the training of practitioners and primary care professionals within the locality. Undertake an annual professional appraisal including completion of a programme of CPD, in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements, or other recognised body, and undertake revalidation, audit or other measures required to remain on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health (Specialist) Register or other specialist register as appropriate. It is a duty of a health professional to foster scientific integrity, freedom of scientific publications, and freedom of debate on health matters, and public health professionals have a further responsibility to promote good governance and open government. In agreement with the DPH contribute as an appraiser to the professional appraisal system. Practise in accordance with all relevant sections of the General Medical Councils Good Medical Practice (if medically qualified) and the Faculty of Public Healths Good Public Health Practice and UKPHR requirements. Contribute to professional leadership within the health system. Public health practice must be carried out within the ethical framework of the health professions. The post holder will be expected to maintain effective, courageous, and responsible public health advocacy.

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