Public Health Manager

Job summary

Public Health Manager (Inclusion Health) x 4fte

The starting salary is £39,571 (Level One) rising to £41,591 (Level Two) on the first year anniversary, subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period (pro rata for part time workers).

Are you passionate about making a difference to the health and wellbeing of Nottinghams communities? If so, we would love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for talented individuals to join our growing public health team. We are looking for four Public Health Managers, who will be based within our Inclusion Health team.

What is Inclusion Health?

Led by a Helen, a Consultant in Public Health, the Inclusion Health team work on a wide range of public health agendas including: alcohol and drug use, mental health, suicide prevention, severe multiple disadvantage, homelessness, asylum seeker and refugee health, gambling, domestic abuse, violence reduction and financial wellbeing. It is a busy but important and rewarding area!

Alongside Helen the team includes; a Public Health Principal, Senior Public Health Manager, Public Health Managers and Public Health Commissioners, as well as colleagues working specifically on Severe Multiple Disadvantage as part of our Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Changing Futures Programme. The team also benefits from colleagues with expertise in involving those with lived experience of the issues being tackled.

Main duties of the job

Each Public Health Manager will have the same roles and responsibilities as laid out in the Job Description but with a different area of focus:

1) Mental health and suicide prevention 1fte Permanent

2) Vulnerable populations 1fte Fixed Term (31 March 2025)

3) Alcohol and Drug Use 1fte Fixed Term (31 March 2025)

4) Workplace mental wellbeing 1fte - Fixed Term (31 March 2026)

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to indicate their preference against these roles at the point of interview.

You will work alongside your colleagues in the Inclusion Health team, as well as across the wider public health team and beyond, to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of those in Nottingham who are most vulnerable. You will use a variety of methods to assess and understand their needs, influence and implement strategies, re-design services and pathways, evaluate our progress and much more!

There will be plenty of personal development opportunities, including the possibility of postgraduate study with the University of Nottingham.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 28th November in person.

About us

What to do next:

• We will be holding a virtual event for people who would like to hear more about these roles and more generally about working as part of the public health team in Nottingham. There will be chance to hear from Helen Johnston, Consultant in Public Health, who leads the Inclusion Health team, as well as hear from current Public Health Managers about their journey in to public health and what their working day looks like.

If you would like to attend this event please register your interest with Caroline Keenan, Senior Public Health Manager (Inclusion Health) at caroline.keenan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk and further details will be shared.

We are keen to give all applicants an opportunity to shine and show their full potential. Therefore, in addition to your application we are asking all applicants to send us their response to the following question:

Thinking about where you live, what three things could or already do, make a big difference to the local communitys health and wellbeing?

You can provide this response in any format you like it can be a word document (no more than 1500 words), a set of powerpoint slides, a short video or something else entirely! These should be emailed to caroline.keenan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk before the closing date and named using your applicant number (provided by either the NHS Jobs or EMSS Jobs system).

Important - Applications will not be considered during shortlisting unless this requirement has been met.