Public Health Practitioner Tackling Inequalities and Health Behaviour

1 month ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Council Full time

Job summary

Do you develop evidence based and innovative public health projects and evaluate your work?

Do you have a track record of working in partnership across organisations to make changes, find solutions and make a difference for local populations?

Buckinghamshire Council is looking for a Public Health Practitioner to join its Public Health team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit into a full time Public Health Practitioner post on a permanent basis. This role will be responsible for developing and delivering an effective range of evidence based and innovative public health programmes to tackle health inequalities and health behaviour.

The successful postholder will work with other local authority services areas, other service providers both in the NHS and voluntary and community sector, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and other relevant national and area leads to maximise health improvement and reduce inequalities in health.

The post will be part of a wider team of Public Health Practitioners.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Stephanie Moffat, Public Health Programme Lead

Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 29thMay.

Interviews: The provisional date for interviews is Wednesday 19thJune.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.

About us

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

The Council is an innovative and high performing organisation, and public health is embedded in the councils core business.

Buckinghamshire is generally more affluent and as a result has better health outcomes than the national average. There are however significant inequalities across the county, and the population is ageing.

We recognise and reward you

Hard work and success deserves recognition. Thats why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in Public Health related posts and have a first degree and postgraduate qualification in an area related to health promotion and/or public health, orat leastthree years experience in posts related to health promotion and/or public health, either in a local authority, NHS or voluntary sector setting.

You will also be willing and able to change your work areas according to the needs of the Public Health Department.

We offer flexible working and opportunities for continuing professional development, including support to work towards registration on the UK Public Health Register as a Public Health Practitioner.

For full details about the role, please see job summary attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good first degree OR equivalent professional qualification. Postgraduate degree (masters level) in an area related to Public Health ( Masters degree in public health related subject such as Masters in Public Health (MPH) and/or MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualifications OR 3 years experience in a post related post to public health health improvement in either a local authority, NHS or the voluntary and community sector.

Desirable

Please see the attached job descriptions for more details.

Experience

Essential

Access to vehicle, UK driving licence and ability to travel across county regularly. DBS check is required. Substantial experience in public health related posts. Demonstration of the ability to work in partnership in the fields of health inequalities and communities and a track record of working with successful programmes projects or outcomes. Demonstration of the ability to deliver effective multi-agency work including experience of responding successfully to the challenges of joint working, representing a public health or organisational view and experience of leading or chairing a multi-agency group. For more details please see the attached job descriptions.

Desirable

For more details please see the attached job descriptions.

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