Public Health Improvement Officer-migrant Health

**Public Health Improvement Officer-Migrant Health (CDC)**:

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- Bentley Office

12/01/2025
- Public Health Improvement Officer-Migrant Health (CDC)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

Grade 8, £32,662 - £36,239

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Region**

Doncaster

**Job category/type**

Public Health

**Date posted**

02/01/2025

**Job reference**

REQ19009

Job description

**Based at**:Bentley Resource Centre, Doncaster**

**Salary details: Grade 8,**£32,662 - £36,239**

**Contract Type: Temporary**fixed term until March 2027**

**Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week**

**Flexible working arrangements: flexible working**

**Closing date: 12th January 2025**

**Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure**is required**for appointment to this post**

An opportunity has arisen to work in Public Health as part of the Well Doncaster team offering an exciting opportunity to work within our communities to improve health outcomes for residents.

We are passionate about our Place, and we passionately believe we have one of the strongest propositions in the country. Building on the strengths of being the UK’s best-connected location, Doncaster is transforming the way it looks and feels. Anyone joining our council can look forward to working for a confident, ambitious organisation with big plans to develop further and deliver for our residents, workforce and visitors.

It is an exciting time to be involved in health, wellbeing, and community support in Doncaster. The Doncaster Growing Together Borough Strategy has set out to change the way that public services deliver community support. Our ambitions are being realised through our inclusion in two national programmes which will test place-based, community-led health and well-being approaches across Doncaster.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with a passion for improving public health and wellbeing to join our Well Doncaster team. The team undertake community centred approaches to address health inequalities across Doncaster. Working within our communities with residents and voluntary, community and faith organisations to improve the wider determinants of health. The approaches have been recognised nationally for our strengths-based approach for working with, and for our residents, influencing whole systems change across team Doncaster.

We are looking for an individual who is experienced/has lived experience in Community Centred approaches to understand and improve minority health, who can demonstrate a working knowledge of implementing community based public health approaches and has excellent interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Asset Based Community Development and key partners would also be beneficial.

The post holder will support the delivery of the Minorities Partnership Board Action Plan using community centred approaches to improve the health and wellbeing of residents and reduce health inequalities. They will support the Fairness and Inclusion forum to increase the understanding of the challenges related to inclusion and fairness facing those who live, work or visit Doncaster. Working with community leaders, voluntary sectors and wider stakeholders to identify needs for development and support, in line with relevant public health professional standards, delivering interventions.

They will undertake research, consult with and examine people’s views on key priorities and the impact of making significant changes to services.

With additional investment through our status as a Local Delivery Pilot, we work closely partnership with the Get Doncaster Moving team to further expand what we do to build in innovative solutions to tackling inactivity in our communities. The link between health and physical activity has a compelling evidence base and this post will be at the forefront of developing sustainable and innovative approaches to improve health outcomes across all communities.

You will require the willingness and ability to travel around the borough to meet the needs of the service / role.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing 13th January 2025 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on Monday 20th January 2025.
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