Health Improvement Manager

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X3 (full-time 36 hours) positions available in total:

X2 permanent posts

X1 FTC/Secondment

One post is a 12-Month Fixed Term / Secondment position. 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.

Candidates applying on a secondment basis must secure prior agreement from their current line manager before applying for this vacancy. Please refer to the Once for Scotland Secondment Policy for further information

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 Post:
Public Health Scotland works in collaboration with partners across local and national systems to provide leadership for improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.

The Population Health and Wellbeing Directorate of PHS is seeking to appoint 2 x full-time Health Improvement Managers on a permanent basis and 1x full-time Health Improvement Manager for 12 months. These are generic health improvement posts and the current vacancies sit within the health improvement portfolios of: Fairer, Healthier Economies (child poverty, income maximisation, fair work, economic inactivity and community wealth building); Equity, Inclusion and Mental Health (suicide prevention, public mental health and groups at greatest risk of inequalities); and Early Years, Children and Young People.

Candidate:
The candidate will have necessary skill and experience to develop and manage complex programmes of work that will ensure a cohesive and coordinated approach to the reduction of health inequalities and improve population health and health equity, in order to support the organisation in the delivery of corporate outcomes, its 10-year strategy and the Population Health Framework. They will also be able to demonstrates skills in partnership and relationship building, particularly within a strong political and public sector context. They will also be able to demonstrate significant experience in health improvement, employing evidence, data and intelligence to support knowledge into action principles to influence local / national policy and practice. They will display the Public Health Scotland values of collaboration, integrity, respect, innovation and excellence in delivering all aspects of the role.

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Location and Working Pattern:
The post is based in either Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Bothwell Street, 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.

The work pattern is e.g Monday to Friday 36 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.

Inclusion:

Public Health Scotland (PHS) is a national NHS board committed to being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming employer. We support a range of flexible working options to help colleagues balance work and personal responsibilities. As an Established Carer Positive employer, we are committed to supporting staff with caring responsibilities and fostering a flexible, understanding workplace culture.

We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support colleagues to grow and thrive. Staff are also welcome to join our active equality networks.

As an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer, we aim to guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria, and we are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience.

PHS is working towards becoming a trauma informed organisation and recognises that trauma may affect people in different ways, including during the recruitment process.

If you need reasonable adjustments or support, please contact the Recruitment Team on View email address on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

Further Information:

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Heather Williams, Organisational Lead View email address on apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk

It is anticipated that interviews will be held during weeks commencing 2 nd or 9 th November 2026.

Closing date for completed applications is 15 th October 2026.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance