Consultant in Public Health / Associate Director Public Health

Consultant in Public Health / Associate Director Public Health

Contract type: Permanent

Department: Public Health

Salary Grade: 16-17 (£77,503 to £102,389 per annum)

Location: County Hall, Newport, Isle of Wight

We recently launched our new Public Health service on the Isle of Wight, moving away from our previous partnership with Hampshire County Council. Our aim is to bring a deeper focus to the unique challenges and opportunities for our Island community, to improve healthy lives and reduce inequality.

We have a clear focus on the communities that are at the heart of our Island, with plans to build capability and independence, improve outcomes and create healthy environments through our place based approach to health and well being.

Why are we different?

This is a unique chance to join a new leadership team in the early stages, shaping the future of public health in a fantastic coastal location surrounded by beauty, in a warm and welcoming community.

We will give you the opportunity to have significant influence across the council, the Island and partner organisations to make a real difference to residents.

You'll spearhead work, alongside a well established local team, to lead the next phase for public health and community services on the Island, enhancing residents' health and well being, mitigating health inequalities and safeguarding local communities.

This strategic systems leadership post offers potential career growth and progression, leading work on health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health, all with a real community focus.

Main responsibilities

This senior post sits within the Public Health Senior Management Team, reporting to the Director of Public Health. The post is well supported within an established team of Consultant, Public Health Principals, Senior Practitioners, Practitioners and Analysts.

Alongside corporate responsibilities, you'll provide strategic leadership across a range of portfolio areas including:

• healthy weight
• physical activity
• healthy ageing
• sexual health
• tobacco control
• healthcare public health

Working alongside the Consultant in Public Health and Director of Public Health, you'll take a significant leadership role and be outward facing, providing public health leadership across the Island and Hampshire and Isle of Wight system to improve health and reduce inequalities.

A key element of this role will be deputising for the Director of Public Health and leading the development and implementation of system strategies, alongside operational and financial management in the delivery of public health functions.

There will be opportunities to shape and develop the role in areas of personal and professional interest, including building on existing relationships with research partners and providing educational supervision for Public Health Registrars.

Ideal candidate

We're looking for an exceptional leader with superb communication skills, able to engage, listen, inspire and influence as you build relationships with the public, media and partnership organisations, including the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities, NHS England and UKHSA.

You should challenge traditional thinking and identify risk aware innovative solutions that enhance the potential for improvement.

Collaboration to deliver our ambitious Health and Wellbeing Strategy is essential.

Applicants should demonstrate significant leadership experience and skills, managing or leading a public health service or function, alongside extensive knowledge of local government and the wider public health system.

Qualifications

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Voluntary Register (UKVR) for Public Health Specialists.
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine practice must be demonstrated.
• Applicants who are not yet on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register/UKVR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide such evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/GDC Specialist Register/UKVR.
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment.

Benefits and opportunities

As a career graded post in a newly recruited leadership team, this role offers excellent development opportunity, including recruitment as - or for those recruited into the Consultant in Public Health role, development towards - Associate Director of Public Health.

37 hours per week

Join and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a plus public holidays.
• Local Government pension scheme.
• Discounted Solent ferry travel.
• Island bus network discount.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Staff parking permit scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership.
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes.
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000.
• Travel allowance if commuting from the mainland.

For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Martine Raby, Corporate Management Support at .

Interviews will be held on 10th and 11th December. The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a licence to sponsor overseas workers.

We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and provide flexible working options. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities.

We are a Disability Confident employer and, where necessary, we provide adjustments to accommodate disabled applicants.

The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination. The council's Terms & Conditions of employment are available on request; please contact our recruitment team via for a copy.

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