Job summary
Cornwall Council is passionate about Community Wellbeing, and we work with a range of health and voluntary sector partners to enable our communities to start well, live well and age well. As part of our pioneering approach, we are bringing together our Public Health, Waste, Regulatory and Community Services to create a unified and unwavering focus on providing excellent services to our residents now and into the future. This strategy is underpinned by a critical focus on prevention, community involvement and partnership working, and this role is right at the heart of our next phase of transformation and improvement.
Main duties of the job
As the statutory Director of Public Health, youll take responsibility for shaping and promoting a clear public health vision across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and developing a strong, expert and influential team which ensures that public health themes underpin of all our wellbeing work. Youll engage with elected members, communities and system partners to ensure that you have a nuanced and empirical understanding of the issues, context and potential for transformative public health work.
About us
Our Health & Wellbeing Strategy for 2030 is simple, powerful and inspiring: by working together to tackle health inequalities, we believe everyone can enjoy good health and wellbeing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be registered public health specialists, and able to demonstrate high levels of competence in the ten criteria stipulated by the Faculty of Public Health. As well as an excellent technical skillset, you will bring a wealth of practical knowledge and insight into how we can optimise and integrate our services to make life better for residents. Its essential that you understand the significance of being a visible, influential leader of place, and that you can make an immediate and valuable contribution to the wider responsibilities of the Councils senior leadership team. Extensive experience in a comparable role would be a definite advantage, as would a good grasp of how to work effectively with system partners across an extensive geography.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Candidates must be registered public health specialists, and able to demonstrate high levels of competence in the ten criteria stipulated by the Faculty of Public Health. As well as an excellent technical skillset, you will bring a wealth of practical knowledge and insight into how we can optimise and integrate our services to make life better for residents. Its essential that you understand the significance of being a visible, influential leader of place, and that you can make an immediate and valuable contribution to the wider responsibilities of the Councils senior leadership team. Extensive experience in a comparable role would be a definite advantage, as would a good grasp of how to work effectively with system partners across an extensive geography.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Candidates must be registered public health specialists, and able to demonstrate high levels of competence in the ten criteria stipulated by the Faculty of Public Health.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Candidates must be registered public health specialists, and able to demonstrate high levels of competence in the ten criteria stipulated by the Faculty of Public Health.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
