Senior Wellbeing And Public Health Officer

Senior Wellbeing and Public Health Officer

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £37,357 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Anywhere worker

Closing Date: 28th January 2024

Interview Date: 13th February 2024

This role of a Senior Wellbeing and Public Health Officer plays a very important part within Economy, Investment and Public Health (EIPH) and wider Essex County Council structures, to the Council’s aspiration to become an outcome focused and evidence-based commissioning authority.

The role

As one of our Senior Wellbeing and Public Health Officers, you’ll be a key member of our Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities function, providing a specific focus on health care Public Health. Working alongside the consultants in Public Health, you will be instrumental in providing Public Health specialist expertise and advice to NHS and County Council health and care commissioners for adults and children and to the wider health and care system in Essex.

Collaboration will be key to your success as you focus on objectives that will improve health and reduce inequalities throughout Essex, and our excellent relationships with the world-class universities of the county mean that you’ll also enjoy research and teaching opportunities. We’re committed to helping everyone who works for us to develop, learn and grow, and with this in mind you’ll have access to our Continuous Development Programme. We will support your journey to Public Health Practitioner registration, and/or Specialty Training in Public Health.

What will you bring

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working with numbers, is a critical thinker and curious about how things work, willing to challenge the status quo, can work with complexity, and can communicate information to a wide variety of audiences verbally and in writing. You will provide an independent interpretation of published evidence; provide advice and support for evaluation of service change; and advise on the design of services to promote health and tackle inequalities.

You will be educated to degree level, or equivalent by experience, with evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional areas, in particular demonstrating ability to analyse data and/or evaluate evidence.

Ideally knowledge and experience of all aspects of the commissioning cycle, project life-cycle and related activities gained within a commissioning environment.

We are looking for excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to a wide audience.

You should also have evidence of successfully delivering outcomes, demonstrating breadth of thinking and managing change in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

If you would like any further information regarding the role, please contact maggie.pacini@essex.gov.uk . A full Job Description can be requested from Jane.smith2@essex.gov.uk

To read more about us please visit: Economy, Investment and Public Health

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

What you should do next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.

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