Locum Consultant in Public Health

Consulting & Corporate Strategy
Midlothian
May 25, 2026
Permanent
Urgent

Job Description

NHS Lothian

Reference: 249096

Position: Locum Consultant in Public Health

Base: 102 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DN

Closing date: 04/06/2026

Equality statement: NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self motivated Consultant to join the Public Health and Health Policy Directorate on a one year fixed term basis. The post will ensure provision of strategic population health insight, with a focus on informing service redesign and improving delivery in priority areas as set out in the Operational Performance Improvement Plan.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support collaboration between Public Health Scotland and Directors of Public Health, working closely with Healthcare Improvement Scotland, the Centre for Sustainable Delivery and Public Services Delivery Scotland.
  • Promote a population healthcare approach to support planning, service redesign and delivery of health and care in Scotland.
  • Provide strategic leadership and expert specialist advice on healthcare public health issues, supporting partners to translate insight into practical action.
  • Champion whole system collaboration, prevention, and decision making focused on population health outcomes and value. Integrate population evidence, healthcare and improvement expertise to strengthen planning consistency, equity and sustainability.

Key Qualifications

  • Full GMC registration, license to practise and eligibility for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. UK trained doctors must have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within six months of confirmed entry from the date of interview.
  • Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once the award has been granted.
  • Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
  • Applicants must be included in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a licence to practice, the GDC Specialist List, or the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) at the time of application. Public health registrars not yet on the register must provide verified signed documentary evidence of being within six months of gaining entry by the date of interview.

Applications are welcome for the above fixed term, one year post. Secondments would be considered.

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