Clinical advisor - alcohol

In the Department of Health and Social Care, we are proud of our purpose - to enable everyone to live more independent, healthier lives for longer. To achieve this, and create a great place to work, we have four values: we are inclusive, we constantly improve, we challenge, and we are agile. If this sounds like an environment you would like to work in, we would love to hear from you. The Health Improvement Directorate leads on evidence based public health policy and programmes to prevent and reduce the health and social impact caused by drugs, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, unhealthy diets, obesity and physical inactivity.

• We have a hugely challenging work programme, which if successful will drive real change:
• If everyone ate in line with our dietary advice we would increase population life expectancy by eight years .
• We are creating the first smoke free generation - the biggest public health intervention in a generation.
• We are reducing alcohol and gambling harms .
• We are expanding drug and alcohol treatment and recovery support .
Appointment a) This post is for an alcohol clinical advisor employed by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), DHSC. b) Candidates who wish to work flexibly will be considered. c) A detailed job plan will be agreed between the post holder and the Head of Alcohol and Gambling. This is a senior role within OHID, and the post holder will have responsibility for providing specialist clinical and policy leadership in the area of alcohol policy. The job purpose is to provide specialist clinical and academic advice and leadership to central government, to drive improvements in health outcomes and reduction in health inequalities based on evidence and cost-effectiveness.