Medical Officer of Health: Appointment

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A decision made 19 September 2011 regarding:

Decision Reference: MD-HSS-2011-0036
Decision Summary Title :	Appointment of Medical Officer of Health		Date of Decision Summary:	12 September 2011
Decision Summary Author:	Human Resources Director		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	-
Written Report Title :	Appointment of Medical Officer of Health		Date of Written Report:	12 September 2011
Written Report Author:	Human Resources Director		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Appointment of Medical Officer of Health
Decision(s): The Minister, with support and approval from the States Employment Board and the Appointments Commission, appointed the current acting Medical Officer of Health (MOH) into the substantive post and deleted the existing Deputy MOH post.
Reason(s) for Decision: An external recruitment process is not deemed appropriate or best use of resources on the grounds that: The acting MOH has undertaken full MOH duties since September and has clearly demonstrated an abundance of essential competencies, skills and knowledge An external appointment would potentially result in the acting MOH returning to the role of Deputy MOH thereby retaining both roles and associated expenditure – or creating a potential redundancy requirement with associated financial and personal costs. The calibre of expertise provided by the MOH and the development of the public health function, including joint working with Guernsey, has resulted in an Deputy MOH post no longer being as essential as the resource/expertise required to take forward HSSD Strategic Roadmap.
Resource Implications: A saving of approximately £130k is created through the deletion of the Deputy MOH post. This will be invested in securing the resources and expertise required to take forward HSSD’s Strategic Roadmap initiative, Caring for each other, caring for ourselves.
Action required: Human Resources Director to issue offer letter and Contract of Employment.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Health and Social Services
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):