Appointment of Chair to Public Health Scotland
Appointment of Chair to Public Health Scotland
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Job Description
ROLE SUMMARY
The Chair would be expected to be physically at Board Headquarters in Glasgow or Edinburgh on a regular basis and be available to attend meetings held elsewhere possibly at locations across Scotland. Work commitments andBoard and governance committees will be in a mix of virtual hybrid and physical meetings with other NHS Board Chairs and the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care are held six times per year.
Responsibilities
- ensuring that the public body delivers its functions in accordance with Scottish Ministers policies and priorities
- providing strategic leadership
- ensuring financial stewardship
- holding the Chief Executive and senior management team to account.
Qualifications
You must be able to demonstrate the following essential criteria:
- Leading the Board
- Longer term planning and seeing the bigger picture
- Oversight of performance and delivery
- Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively
- Deep personal understanding of health inequalities in Scotland
Before you start your application please download this pack: Applicant Information Pack
The applicants who most closely meet the requirements being sought will be invited to the final assessment stage. The scheduled dates are:
- Situational role play exercise on 5 June 2025 held virtually via MS Teams.
- Interviews held in person on 18 June 2025 in Edinburgh.
The annual remuneration for this role is 48516/311 per day (nonpensionable).
The time commitment for the role is three days per week. Reasonable expenses incurred will be reimbursed.
EQUALITY STATEMENT
There will also be an online information session for all interested applicants on 30 April at 18:00 until 19:00 where the Chair will provide a brief overview of the Chair role and the work of the Board and offer the opportunity for those attending to ask any questions about the role or the work of Public Health Scotland. If you are interested in attending this session please contact the Governance Team at Public Health Scotland atby midday on 29 April 2025 and you will be sent a link to the session.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the appointments process or further support with your application please contact the Public Appointments Team by email at.
The closing date for applications is17:00 on Thursday 15 May 2025.
Employment Type
Part-Time
