Regional Director of Public Health (East of England)

The Regional Director of Public Health (RDPH) is DHSCs senior public health representative in the East of England. As both the DHSC (OHID) and NHS Regional Director of Public Health, the role requires public health expertise and exceptional leadership ability.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer and to the NHS Regional Director (East of England), the RDPH leads the regional OHID and NHSE public health teams and provides strategic expertise on health improvement, healthcare quality and health inequalities.

The DHSC Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) leads the Governments health improvement and inequalities work. Under the professional leadership of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), OHID develops and delivers cross-government action to improve health outcomes, focusing on the shift to prevention and reducing health inequalities. The RDPH plays a vital role in the development and delivery of national OHID policy and programmes.

As part of the regional NHS East of England Executive team, the RDPH provides senior public health leadership across DHSC, OHID and NHSE, leading on regional population health.

The role ensures alignment between national policy and regional and local delivery, working with mayors, local government, NHS partners and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)., The key areas of focus for the Regional Director role includes
1. Leadership and management of the DHSC/OHID and NHSE Public Health teams to ensure business continuity and delivery of current organisational objectives.
2. Managing the ongoing transformation programme, particularly the implementation of the NHSE Regional Model Blueprint.
3. Strengthening the one Public Health East of England way of working across the DHSC/OHID and NHSE Public Health teams.
4. Enhancing partnership and collaborative initiatives with stakeholders across the wider regional health systems including ADPH, ICBs, academia and VCSE.

For full details of the role along with the key skills and essential criteria please see the attached candidate pack.

The Office of Health and Disparities (OHID) in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) drives the Governments health improvement agenda. Under the professional leadership of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), OHID will lead the development and delivery of the Governments work to improve and level up health outcomes with a clear focus on public health, prevention and health disparities. This includes cross-government action on the wider determinants of health.