City of York Council - Director of Public Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are passionate about making sure that we provide the best quality of life for all our 202,000 plus residents, both now and in the future. There is a huge amount to be proud of in our beautiful and historic city, including the fact that the majority of our residents are generally healthy and are living well. However, this is not the case for everyone and so our focus is on supporting those who need us most to tackle health inequality, so that everyone in York enjoys the best possible health and wellbeing.

We are looking for a public health leader and professional who share these core values - who are just as ambitious for the people of York as they are for themselves- with a passion for driving health improvements, healthcare and health protection and who can form collaborative partnerships with many different stakeholders. All the while you will be inspiring and encouraging your own teams to flourish and prosper.

The Director of Public Health will report directly to Ian Floyd, Chief Operating Officer. This is a very high profile role, and you will be a key member of our corporate management team. You will be responsible for senior strategic decisions and as such, you will have the opportunity to shape and influence across the whole Council and beyond.

You will be working alongside Council colleagues as well as our partner organisations in the integrated care system to ensure that our citizens experience the best health possible in all stages of life: where children have the best possible start in life, adults have equal access to things which produce health, older adults flourish in an age friendly city and whenever they reach the end of life, people in York die well.

Our approach is very much based on working in partnership with organisations, groups and individuals in our neighbourhoods, something for which York has always been renowned, and supporting our communities to become as inclusive as they can be to improve health equalities and outcomes for all.

You will find that the role will provide you with the kind of professional challenge and complexity you will naturally aspire to as an ambitious public health professional- our size means that we are large enough to provide the rich mix of complexities facing local government, but at the same time we are small enough to enable you to get things done - we are not tied up by bureaucracy and red tape. So, this high profile public health role will provide you with the opportunity to make a significant difference as well as a platform to enhance your career.

We are a stable authority, our resources and finances are well managed, and you will be welcomed by an experienced and hardworking team, united in our ambition for York residents.

About the role

Our Public Health Team works to three key areas - Health Improvement; Healthcare and Health Protection.

Our work covers a variety of areas and offers a fantastic opportunity to lead cutting-edge and innovative public health work, such as:

Assessing the health impact of decision-making around major developments, planning, open spaces, licensing and community projects, in the context of the advent of the North Yorkshire and York Mayoral Combined Authority in 2024 and the York Local plan which will increase the size of the city by around 20%

Commissioning services such as, weight management, specialist sexual health services, health checks and substance misuse, and overseeing our Health Trainer service which is developing an innovative model with primary care and leading the way in tobacco control through the Humber and North Yorkshire Centre for Excellence

Delivering the 0-19s Healthy Child Programme as an in-house service, including a strong public health input into the emerging Family Hub model and the award-winning Early Talk for York offer

Supporting the Health and Wellbeing Board delivering our new 2022-2032 Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Overseeing screening and immunisation programmes and assuring other health protection functions

Leading on an integrated prevention offer which is asset-based, integrated with primary care and community services as well as council programmes, for instance to increase physical activity levels for both young and older age groups, and those with disabilities or medical conditions

Working with voluntary, statutory and other health organisations.

If you are interested in joining our team and are inspired to help lead the next phase of our journey, we look forward to your application. In the meantime, following an initial conversation with our recruitment partners at The Resourcing Solution I would be delighted to discuss this opportunity with those who might wish to learn a little more.

Find out more and apply: https://nyresourcing.co.uk/city-of-york-council-director-and-assistant-director-of-public-health/

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The qualifications, skills and experience necessary to be appointed as a Director of Public Health are set out in law and national guidance updated at 2018:
• Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview) or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health practice
• Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in dental public health/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion in the GMC/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview
• If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment
• Must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with the Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
• Significant experience of senior leadership and management with extensive understanding of the interface between health and social care, the cultures, structures and policies.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation along with highly developed knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice.
• The job holder needs the ability to develop and deliver strategies to meet organisation objectives in a complex multi-functional organisation. They must be able to interpret complex information to develop plans, set priorities and problem solve. This requires the ability to analyse, draw conclusions, make decisions and manage risk.
• The job holder must be experienced and highly skilled in the management of resources and budgets. Beyond the ability to identify efficiencies and deliver value for money, the budget holder needs to work with system partners on transformation that creates both sustainability and high-quality outcomes.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and motivate others and facilitate change across complex systems is critical to ensure delivery of results.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Yorkshire Council

Address

City Of York Council

Station Rise

York

YO1 6GA

Employer's website

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)