Consultant In Public Health / Public Health Medicine

Company: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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Location: Norwich
Job Description:

Consultant In Public Health

The Trust is recruiting a full-time Consultant In Public Health for our new Health Equity team.

Position Summary

This full-time (10 session/day) role leads on improving the health and wellbeing of residents, particularly those living with a serious mental illness. The post-holder will have a senior clinical leadership role within the Health Equity Team and will influence across the Trust and with stakeholders across the system.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Lead on the development and delivery of health equity priorities, applying specialist public health expertise.
  • Influence and collaborate with colleagues in Public Health teams across Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils, Integrated Care Board, provider Trusts and general practice.
  • Drive and support change management programmes across organisational boundaries.
  • Use complex data to explain public health issues to diverse audiences.

Qualifications (Essential)

  • Registered or eligible for GMC Full and Specialist Register, GDC Specialist List, or UKPHR for Public Health Specialists.
  • Equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice if registered in a different specialty.
  • Evidence of being within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview (portfolio route exceptions).
  • UK‑trained Public Health holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of award of CCT at interview.
  • Up to date with minimum CPD requirements in accordance with Faculty of Public Health or other recognised body.
  • Evidence of successful completion of the MFPH examination or equivalent.

Experience (Essential)

  • Delivery of successful change management programmes across organisational boundaries.
  • Understanding and experience navigating the complexities of the health and care system.
  • Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences.

Knowledge (Essential)

  • In‑depth understanding of the health and care system and relationships with local & national government.
  • Knowledge of methods for developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, evaluations and evidence‑based public health practice.
  • Demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (wider determinants of health).

Benefits

  • NHS pension.
  • Comprehensive in‑house and external training programmes.
  • Career progression.
  • Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays).
  • Staff physiotherapy service.
  • NHS discounts and many more.

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Posted: April 30th, 2026