Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Public Health Practitioner to work jointly between Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool City Council Public Health Department. The post should provide further development opportunities for people who already have significant post Masters experience of public health or equivalent and are interested in applying their skills in the healthcare public health domain.
Main duties of the job
Lead public health strategy development and advice for designated priority needs assessment areas, support the commissioning (including Joint Commissioning for Children and Adults), delivery, evaluation and performance management of major health programmes for the population of Liverpool.
Work effectively with senior post holders within the Strategy and Planning office, Public Health and Stakeholders Engagement Directorates, and with relevant providers and external agencies to support Liverpool City Council (LCC) and Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in commissioning cost effective, high quality, services, interventions and programmes, operating within an evidence-based, outcomes focused environment.
Ensure that health programmes are developed with the involvement of relevant stakeholders, including communities, patients, clients and/or carers.
The scope of the post is across the breadth of healthcare public health and the post holder will take responsibility for specific areas, with a focus on non-communicable diseases and recovery post COVID.
The post holder will take responsibility for specific priority areas. Priority areas will be reviewed to take account of changing priorities of the organisation, and post holders will be expected to take responsibility of new priority areas as agreed.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop a strategy to align hospital and community public health priorities.
- Improve outcomes in healthcare and service delivery of prevention and early intervention of long-term conditions in Liverpools population.
- Provide public health support to healthcare facing COVID-19 responses for adults and older people, and their families and carers.
- Initiate and/or support investment planning and funding bids, preparing plans/submissions as appropriate to internal and external funding sources.
- Interpret national and local policy and guidance (UKHSA, NICE, Health Care Commissioning Standards) and ensure inclusion in local plans, programmes, and service contracts.
- Ensure that new national and local public health developments, including investment implications, are identified and included in work programmes and/or plans with public health, the wider Trust, and partner agencies.
- Provide public health analysis and advice to support needs assessment, evaluation of the impact of existing and new health programmes/services, development of appropriate health outcome measures, assessing implementation options, and to inform decision making at all levels.
- Provide expertise to support Health Equity Audit and Health Impact Assessment.
- Produce reports for Board(s) and Committees and wider audiences, using in-depth analysis and interpretation of health information, effectiveness of programmes, utilising data to compare a range of options, some of which may be contentious.
- Commission research projects, evaluation and audit to support needs assessment, collaborating with colleagues and partners wherever possible.
- Effectively communicate complex public health advice to all relevant audiences including management and workforce, internally and externally, where language and practice may be barriers to understanding, or where conclusions may be contentious.
- Ensure that performance management/reporting systems are in place for designated health programme areas covering outputs, outcomes, impact and expenditure.
- Lead on and coordinate relevant Committees, Steering and Working Groups as required to support designated health programme areas.
- Support involvement of the public, patients and local communities in development, implementation and evaluation of health programmes/services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Develop a strategy to align hospital and community public health priorities.
- Improve outcomes in healthcare and service delivery of prevention and early intervention of long-term conditions in Liverpools population.
- Provide public health support to healthcare facing COVID-19 responses for adults and older people, and their families and carers.
- Initiate and/or support investment planning and funding bids, preparing plans/submissions as appropriate to internal and external funding sources.
- Interpret national and local policy and guidance (UKHSA, NICE, Health Care Commissioning Standards) and ensure inclusion in local plans, programmes, and service contracts.
- Ensure that new national and local public health developments, including investment implications, are identified and included in work programmes and/or plans with public health, the wider Trust, and partner agencies.
- Provide public health analysis and advice to support needs assessment, evaluation of the impact of existing and new health programmes/services, development of appropriate health outcome measures, assessing implementation options, and to inform decision making at all levels.
- Provide expertise to support Health Equity Audit and Health Impact Assessment.
- Produce reports for Board(s) and Committees and wider audiences, using in-depth analysis and interpretation of health information, effectiveness of programmes, utilising data to compare a range of options, some of which may be contentious.
- Commission research projects, evaluation and audit to support needs assessment, collaborating with colleagues and partners wherever possible.
- Effectively communicate complex public health advice to all relevant audiences including management and workforce, internally and externally, where language and practice may be barriers to understanding, or where conclusions may be contentious.
- Ensure that performance management/reporting systems are in place for designated health programme areas covering outputs, outcomes, impact and expenditure.
- Lead on and coordinate relevant Committees, Steering and Working Groups as required to support designated health programme areas.
- Support involvement of the public, patients and local communities in development, implementation and evaluation of health programmes/services.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Education to first -degree level or equivalent.
- Higher degree or postgraduate qualification relevant to Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualification to Masters level
- Specialist public health knowledge acquired over a significant period or through extended specialist training
Desirable
- Clinical Qualification Professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Skills in high level analysis of complex data and the ability to make judgements based on analysis
- Evidence or knowledge of Health Impact Assessment and/or Health Equity Audit
- Evidence of Project Management/ leadership
- Evidence of implementing long-term strategy and change
- Evidence of evaluation, audit, performance monitoring, and standard setting
- Thorough understanding of NHS Health Improvement Plan, national and local strategies, guidance and priorities
- Understanding of public health practice and health improvement/health inequalities
- Excellent influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills to achieve change
- Excellent communication skills and evidence of communicating at all levels to CEO/Chair level within the NHS and other agencies
- Skills working with communities and individuals
- Proven ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver on objectives
- Computer literacy including Microsoft and statistical packages
- Evidence of strategic and forward thinking
Desirable
- Evidence of leading public health commissioned service
- Evidence of commissioning public health services
- Evidence of commissioning or conducting research
- Evidence of service development and/or commissioning.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health infrastructure including NHS, Local Authority, Regional, and National structures
- Knowledge of effective multi-level, multi-agency partnership working
- Substantial knowledge of health related posts, including public health practice at a Senior level
- Evidence of in-depth involvement and/or skills in Health Needs Assessment/Health Improvement
- Commitment to the aims and objectives of Liverpool University NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool City Council in particular the reduction of health inequalities and community involvement.
Skills
Essential
- Strong Public Health leadership with commitment to Public Health principles.
- Ability to see 'big picture' and think strategically. Ability to lead and direct
- Ability to rapidly assimilate a diverse range of information and facts.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload.
- Ability to work in emotionally charged or distressing situations
- Ability to perform when periods of intense concentration are required and deliver against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Situation adaptability with skills to interface with people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals and organisations
- Sound decision making abilities
- Ability to lead and manage staff to deliver agreed objectives
- Ability to communicate and work closely with communities and the public
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Diplomatic, discreet, with understanding of confidentiality at all levels
- Highly self-motivated, proactive and innovative
- Commitment to ethical values and belief in public service ethos
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to mediate between team members and resolve conflict
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Education to first -degree level or equivalent.
- Higher degree or postgraduate qualification relevant to Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualification to Masters level
- Specialist public health knowledge acquired over a significant period or through extended specialist training
Desirable
- Clinical Qualification Professional registration
Experience
Essential
- Skills in high level analysis of complex data and the ability to make judgements based on analysis
- Evidence or knowledge of Health Impact Assessment and/or Health Equity Audit
- Evidence of Project Management/ leadership
- Evidence of implementing long-term strategy and change
- Evidence of evaluation, audit, performance monitoring, and standard setting
- Thorough understanding of NHS Health Improvement Plan, national and local strategies, guidance and priorities
- Understanding of public health practice and health improvement/health inequalities
- Excellent influencing, negotiation and persuasion skills to achieve change
- Excellent communication skills and evidence of communicating at all levels to CEO/Chair level within the NHS and other agencies
- Skills working with communities and individuals
- Proven ability to prioritise competing demands and deliver on objectives
- Computer literacy including Microsoft and statistical packages
- Evidence of strategic and forward thinking
Desirable
- Evidence of leading public health commissioned service
- Evidence of commissioning public health services
- Evidence of commissioning or conducting research
- Evidence of service development and/or commissioning.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of public health infrastructure including NHS, Local Authority, Regional, and National structures
- Knowledge of effective multi-level, multi-agency partnership working
- Substantial knowledge of health related posts, including public health practice at a Senior level
- Evidence of in-depth involvement and/or skills in Health Needs Assessment/Health Improvement
- Commitment to the aims and objectives of Liverpool University NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool City Council in particular the reduction of health inequalities and community involvement.
Skills
Essential
- Strong Public Health leadership with commitment to Public Health principles.
- Ability to see 'big picture' and think strategically. Ability to lead and direct
- Ability to rapidly assimilate a diverse range of information and facts.
- Ability to work autonomously and manage own workload.
- Ability to work in emotionally charged or distressing situations
- Ability to perform when periods of intense concentration are required and deliver against a background of change and uncertainty.
- Situation adaptability with skills to interface with people of all capabilities and attitudes
- Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals and organisations
- Sound decision making abilities
- Ability to lead and manage staff to deliver agreed objectives
- Ability to communicate and work closely with communities and the public
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Diplomatic, discreet, with understanding of confidentiality at all levels
- Highly self-motivated, proactive and innovative
- Commitment to ethical values and belief in public service ethos
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to mediate between team members and resolve conflict
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
