Whole System Obesity Officer

2 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

Advert
**Whole System Obesity Officer**

**12 months Fixed term**

The Public Health Team is looking for two individuals to join our team who are passionate about health and wellbeing and who can support us in reducing obesity within the County. The posts will be fixed term for 12 months; one of the positions is a maternity leave cover.

The Whole Systems Approach to Obesity (WSO) in Kent commenced in 2020 and a Healthy Weight Network is under development, recruiting support from a wide range of partner agencies and developing a whole system approach to tackling obesity. The post holder will be, working closely with a wide range of public, private, voluntary and academic sector partners from across the system in Kent who will form the Kent WSO Network, to drive wider partner action.

We are looking for highly skilled officers who will be responsible for coordinating and directing partner activity, developing the network, promoting the network’s activities and recruiting new stakeholders to the support the network vision. Working closely with the Whole Systems Obesity Public Health Specialist and the supporting Healthy Weight team, this role will support the development and delivery of Kent’s Whole System Approach to obesity and support the reduction of health inequalities, with a focus on the East and West Kent. This role requires a high degree of relationship building skills, excellent organisation skills, strong data skills and a passion for this agenda. Additionally, the role will support and facilitate referrals into Tier 2 weight management services.

**Interviews will be held on - 22nd and 23rd of May**

**Important Information**:
**Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.**

**Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement**

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
- We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date._

Contact Details
Janette Brayshaw

03000 417 563

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