Public Health Development Officer

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Interim Public Health Development Officer
Reference no: Walsall (HQ) TCL WC16434
Pay Rate: £20.31 per hour PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: WALSALL
The post holder will be a member of the Public Health team. They are to provide leadership and advocacy for health and wellbeing across Walsall and support the development and implementation on reducing inequalities across Walsall. The post holder will take a lead on many areas of work identified in the Public Health Work Plan, including supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of work.
They will be able to understand and work with local communities to bring about sustained behaviour change and work across the Borough to influence improvement by changing the health and wellbeing impacts of the fundamental determinants of wellbeing; social, economic, commercial, environmental and behavioural. The post holder will be required to deputise for the Senior Public Health Development Manager when required.
Key Responsibilities
Act as a catalyst for change, as part of the specialist Public Health team to achieve our health and wellbeing goals by identifying the main issues in complex problems, and clarifying understanding or stakeholder expectations to seek best option to manage the effective action to deliver improved health outcomes and reduce inequalities. This will require actively building and maintaining a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on objectives and shared interests.
Ensure the development and delivery of the relevant elements of the JSNA and Health and Wellbeing Strategy reporting to the Health and Wellbeing Board
There is a research and analytical component to this post with complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options. The post holder will be required to scrutinise and evaluate both quantitative and qualitative data and research evidence from a range of sources and make recommendations to inform decision making which has long-term impact. He/she will evaluate new programmes and models of support.
Ability to work across departmental and other boundaries and support the management of services for prevention, intervention and treatment from a range of providers, ensuring a high level of performance and cost effectiveness of spend. Support providers in moving from activity to outcome- based performance reporting and commission Public Health advice from external providers when required.
Work independently without the need for substantial supervision and provide Public Health advice and information to partner agencies and relevant groups and ensure information is interpreted appropriately for the audience
Provide advice and support to enable groups, communities and organisations to identify their health needs, formulate plans to address their needs, take actions and evaluate their impact under guidance of the Senior Public Health Development Manager
Be an advocate for the health of communities and vulnerable groups
Review performance data from a variety of sources to identify unmet needs for specific parts of the Public Health Service. This may require reasonable conclusions to be drawn from a wide range of evidence/best practice.
Management of Public Health grant under their purview and advice to improve wellbeing across the authority and partners.
Support the management of effective planning, deployment and control of the resources available to enable the achievement of agreed targets, objectives and standards.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in a relevant field A
Holds or working towards UKPHR Practitioner registration
Knowledge:
Has a working knowledge of the principles of Public Health, theory and practice as well as a working knowledge of health and other systems including government policy
Experience:
Demonstrates some experience of identifying key stakeholders and developing effective relationships of working in the public sector
Demonstrates experience of influencing policy and practice and managing change and influencing other professionals and organisations to improve health and services for the public
Demonstrates experience of managing projects that lead to change
Demonstrates experience of working with local public/practitioners to deliver projects effectively
Has a demonstrable level of post-graduate qualification expertise and extensive experience working as a Public Health practitioner
Has experience in project management, including budgeting, needs assessment, monitoring and evaluation
Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrates effective organisational skills and is able to work unsupervised, and to plan and prioritise an agreed workload
Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, valuing the contribution of other groups
Demonstrates an ability to think creatively, introduce innovative ideas and be proactive
Demonstrates self-motivation, enthusiasm and ability to motivate others
Demonstrates an ability to be diplomatic, sensitive and to respect/maintain confidentiality at all times
Demonstrates an ability to use IT software to word process, email and access the internet
Demonstrates an ability to deliver training packages
Ability to engage, verbally or written, with a wide range of audiences from community members to Directors, Senior Managers/Professionals in varied multi-agency settings
Demonstrates an ability to undertake desk-based research including gathering, interpreting, analysing and effectively presenting conclusions and recommendations
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Job Ref: Walsall (HQ) TCL WC16434
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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