We are recruiting two permanent Public Health Advisers and one 12-month fixed term/secondment opportunity Public Health Adviser (maternity cover) to the Public Health Science Service in Public Health Scotland.
As per the Fixed Term Contacts Policy - Where individuals with continuous service within the NHS apply for fixed-term contract roles, PHS reserves the right to refuse any such appointment.
About the Organisation:
Public Health Scotland launched 1st April 2020 as a national health board, employing around 1200 people, and with an annual budget of around £101 million. Public Health Scotland wants to see a Scotland where everybody thrives, a Scotland where life expectancy improves and the difference in life expectancy between our poorest and wealthiest areas gets smaller.
The Posts:
The Public Health Science Service is made up of approximately 40 staff, committed to improving population health and reducing health inequalities. We focus on the social and economic determinants of health and health inequalities, employing three main approaches: data and intelligence; evaluation; and evidence synthesis. These three posts sit in the data and intelligence function of the Service. We use information from a range of sources to better understand the health of the Scottish population, the factors that affect it and contribute to evaluation, monitoring and policy reviewing activity.
Our current work includes the following:
• Understanding economic determinants of health and how to deliver an economy that supports health and wellbeing
• Understanding trends in health inequalities
• Evaluating action on the commercial determinants of health
• Generating high quality information about children’s health and wellbeing and reducing child poverty
• Understanding and promoting public mental health
• Contributing to a range of work within the Scottish Public Health Observatory (https://www.scotpho.org.uk/)
The Candidate:
Your work will involve leading in the provision of evidence-informed public health intelligence to address the key public health needs; building relationships with a range of stakeholders to enable meaningful engagement to ensure our work meets their needs; contribute to the overall planning and development of the team’s work; and providing advice, guidance and leadership around national data sources, to ensure that they best meet public health intelligence needs.
Public Health Scotland is Scotland’s lead national agency for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of all of Scotland’s people. We work in a wide range of policy areas, focusing on reducing inequalities and improving health and wellbeing in Scotland.
This post can be based in our Edinburgh or Glasgow offices. Our work generally allows us to also work from home for some of the week. A laptop, monitor, keyboard and mouse will be supplied.
Please apply if you:
● Want to work in an exciting and changing public health environment, in a supportive and enthusiastic team
● Want to lead projects which influence policy and practice in Scotland
● Enjoy working collaboratively and have strong analytical skills
● Want a challenge – our work is complex and requires excellent analytical and research skills
Location and Working Pattern:
The posts are based in either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Central Quay, Glasgow. We are currently hybrid working; therefore, you will be expected to spend time in both PHS offices as well as the option to work at home.
Please note that PHS will be relocating from Central Quay, Glasgow to Bothwell Street, Glasgow in 2025.
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week
PHS is a flexible employer, and we are happy to discuss requests for alternative working patterns
During times of public health emergency, or other urgent business need, you may be required on a temporary basis to work your normal contracted working hours over 7 days including weekends, in order to meet the needs of the service.
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 PHS.
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. Click here to view the full range of the PHS Employee Benefits.
Further Information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Anna Macintyre (Tue-Thur) anna.macintyre2@phs.scot, or Lucie Giles, lucie.giles@phs.scot.
Closing date for completed applications is 09th March 2025
Candidates should expect to receive the outcome of their application on 24th March 2025
Interviews are likely to be week commencing 21st April 2025.
Further information on PHS is available from: www.publichealthscotland.scot
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
Public Health Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.