Consultant in Public Health Medicine OR Consultant in Public Health

NETSCC

Location:  Southampton Science Park, Chilworth
Salary:   Salary terms and conditions to be agreed subject to experience and qualifications
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date:  Friday 18 November 2022
Interview Date:   Wednesday 07 December 2022
Reference:  1911522VB-R

The NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC) is part of the School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton. NETSCC is the largest externally funded contract held within the School, and is located on the University of Southampton Science Park, Chilworth.

This new Consultant in Public Health Medicine (CPHM) / Consultant in Public Health (CPH) post is a senior post with a high level of responsibility, the postholder will be part of the NETSCC Senior Leadership Group. The planned responsibilities of this post lie largely within the NIHR research programmes that NETSCC manages. The NETSCC managed NIHR research programmes can include research in any aspect of all specialties of clinical medicine and applicants will need to demonstrate and provide evidence that they have the necessary knowledge and experience to support the full breadth of clinical research that NETSCC commissions and manages.

The post will provide CPHM / CPH leadership to the identification, prioritisation and funding of important research questions, across health, public health and social care, as well as providing support to monitoring the delivery of the research commissioned through to publication in the NIHR Journals Library. This is a technically challenging role and applicants will need to demonstrate and provide evidence that have the necessary knowledge and experience to support the full breadth of clinical research in the NETSCC portfolio of ongoing studies.

The postholder will be expected to provide agile and flexible CPHM / CPH leadership across any of the current NETSCC research programmes as is required and agreed through the job planning process, and to any new funding initiatives managed by NETSCC in the future. There will also be additional opportunities to contribute to cross-NIHR initiatives.

We are looking for a CPHM / CPH, or a Public Health Specialty Trainee who is at the appropriate point in their training to be eligible to apply, with the necessary knowledge and experience to support the full breadth of clinical research that NETSCC commissions and manages. Applicants must be highly motivated and strongly committed to public health principles, who can be flexible and adaptable, who can work as part of a team and is also able to work effectively under their own initiative.

The successful candidate will work extensively in collaboration with partners and key stakeholders within and outside the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the NIHR strategy and the NIHR Research Programmes.

For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact Bryn Lee (B.K.Lee@soton.ac.uk) to arrange a call with Dr Martin Ashton-Key, Scientific Director & Consultant in Public Health Medicine.

Closing date for applications: Friday 18 November 2022

Interview date: Wednesday 07 December 2022

At the University of Southampton, we value diversity and equality. We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

You should submit your completed online application form at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Holly Shergold (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 5719, or email recruitment@soton.ac.uk. Please quote reference 1911522VB-R on all correspondence.