Job summary
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Public Health or Consultant in Public Health you will have responsibility for leading key public health programmes, providing public health expertise and leadership for improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities through delivery of action, influence and advice to the Council, NHS and other Wigan partners. Working flexibly on an ongoing basis, you will have responsibility across a broad portfolio, adapting to service and transformation needs as required. We currently have two posts available.
- 1x Wider Determinants of Health
- 1 x Health Protection & Healthcare Public Health
Main duties of the job
- Provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of public health programmes to improve health and
tackle complex health inequalities, in line with evidence and best practice and based on an
understanding of local need.
Lead, facilitate and influence multi-agency partnerships to effectively drive improvements in
health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for our residents.
Lead, manage and supervise projects that consist of cross directorate colleagues and multi agency partners to solve complex public health challenges. This requires responsibility for
supervising work areas and progress against key milestones and challenging timeframes.
Deputise for the Assistant Director of Public Health/Consultant in Public Health and represent the
service at strategic level in both internal and external settings.
Ensure you operate within GDPR guidelines by regularly reviewing data held and destroying
information in line with retention schedules
About us
Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place).
Wigan Council prides itself onequality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of public health programmes to improve health and
tackle complex health inequalities, in line with evidence and best practice and based on an
understanding of local need.
Provide specialist advice on public health knowledge, standards and practice in relation to your
areas of responsibility.
Lead, facilitate and influence multi-agency partnerships to effectively drive improvements in
health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for our residents.
Work with partner agencies, community organisations and the public to build community
involvement and engagement approaches to health and wellbeing, using asset-based
approaches.
Strategically influence and act on the broad determinants and behaviours influencing health at a
system, community and individual level. This will include transforming and redesigning
population health programmes to enhance health & wellbeing outcomes for our residents.
Job specification
Be a member of the Public Health senior leadership team with responsibility for ensuring delivery
of relevant priorities within the Public Health Business Plan and corporate priorities relating to
the improvement of health and wellbeing.
Lead, manage and supervise projects that consist of cross directorate colleagues and multi agency partners to solve complex public health challenges. This requires responsibility for
supervising work areas and progress against key milestones and challenging timeframes.
Be responsible for commissioning of multiple and concurrent activities in relation to your areas
of responsibility, working with local, national and regional partners.
Deputise for the Assistant Director of Public Health/Consultant in Public Health and represent the
service at strategic level in both internal and external settings.
Influence and inform budget planning for the service and effectively manage delegated budgets
for your areas of responsibility.
Contribute to training and development of the public health workforce.
Ensure you operate within GDPR guidelines by regularly reviewing data held and destroying
information in line with retention schedules
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of public health programmes to improve health and
tackle complex health inequalities, in line with evidence and best practice and based on an
understanding of local need.
Provide specialist advice on public health knowledge, standards and practice in relation to your
areas of responsibility.
Lead, facilitate and influence multi-agency partnerships to effectively drive improvements in
health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for our residents.
Work with partner agencies, community organisations and the public to build community
involvement and engagement approaches to health and wellbeing, using asset-based
approaches.
Strategically influence and act on the broad determinants and behaviours influencing health at a
system, community and individual level. This will include transforming and redesigning
population health programmes to enhance health & wellbeing outcomes for our residents.
Job specification
Be a member of the Public Health senior leadership team with responsibility for ensuring delivery
of relevant priorities within the Public Health Business Plan and corporate priorities relating to
the improvement of health and wellbeing.
Lead, manage and supervise projects that consist of cross directorate colleagues and multi agency partners to solve complex public health challenges. This requires responsibility for
supervising work areas and progress against key milestones and challenging timeframes.
Be responsible for commissioning of multiple and concurrent activities in relation to your areas
of responsibility, working with local, national and regional partners.
Deputise for the Assistant Director of Public Health/Consultant in Public Health and represent the
service at strategic level in both internal and external settings.
Influence and inform budget planning for the service and effectively manage delegated budgets
for your areas of responsibility.
Contribute to training and development of the public health workforce.
Ensure you operate within GDPR guidelines by regularly reviewing data held and destroying
information in line with retention schedules
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered, or working towards registration, with the UK Public Health Register (Practitioner Registration).
- Relevant degree plus additional training or experience to Masters level or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building and facilitating multi-agency partnerships, managing change and risk and delivering projects in a dynamic, political and demanding environment.
- Experience of successfully developing, implementing and evaluating local strategies and plans involving a range of agencies and strategic partners to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Experience of strategic commissioning and procurement of services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered, or working towards registration, with the UK Public Health Register (Practitioner Registration).
- Relevant degree plus additional training or experience to Masters level or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of building and facilitating multi-agency partnerships, managing change and risk and delivering projects in a dynamic, political and demanding environment.
- Experience of successfully developing, implementing and evaluating local strategies and plans involving a range of agencies and strategic partners to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.
- Experience of strategic commissioning and procurement of services.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wigan Council
College Avenue
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1NJ
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
