Job summary
The Public Health Department is a progressive
multi-disciplinary department committed to improving health and tackling
inequalities in West Sussex. The Departments key role is to protect and
improve lifelong health and wellbeing of everyone in West Sussex, by
commissioning evidence-based services and empowering people to make healthier
choices."
The Health Protection Team lead and deliver the
following key areas:
- Infection
diseases
- Non-infectious
environmental hazards to health
- Emergency preparedness, resilience
and response
- Working with stakeholders to
improve immunisation and cancer screening programmes.
Main duties of the job
Salary:£43,516 - £46,549 per annum
Working Pattern:Full time, 37 hours per week flexible working
available
Location: County Hall, Chichester
As our Advanced Public Health
Practitioner, you will support infection prevention and control workstreams and
the wider health protection agenda. The Health Protection Team are at the
forefront of key strategies and programmes that impact on the health and
wellbeing of the population whilst contributing to the planning and
implementation of health improvement initiatives that impact on health and
wellbeing.
You will play a key role in forging partnerships with and
influencing all key stakeholders with a focus on your portfolio areas of
responsibility. You will be responsible for oversight of implementation and
steering delivery to support key elements of the Councils public health vision
and strategic plan.
Support public health Leads to develop, and hold the overview of implementation, monitoring and quality of key public health programmes.
You will work with partners to ensure the programmes are aligned with the broader context, and are visible as well as tailored to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.
About us
As an
employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything
we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where
employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance
and are rewarded for the work they do.
In addition
to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access
to:
30
days annual leave + bank holidays.
A
generous pension scheme.
Training
and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring.
A
strong supportive management team.
A
range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the
opportunity to save over £1,000 (Including: Argos, Samsung, Asos, B&Q and
many more).
Free
access to employee assistance programmes.
Discounted
membership at selected local sports and fitness centres.
Car
benefit scheme.
A
range of commuting and business travel discounts and initiatives
For a full
list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee
you can find them on ourRewards and
Benefits page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Skills:
1. Strong
problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve
issues independently, planning solutions and making sound pragmatic decisions
which will have a direct impact on the business / service. Ability to challenge
existing practices and identify innovative solutions.
2. Highly
developed analytical and judgemental skills to diagnose, research, analyse and
interpret highly complex or technical information to make effective business
strategies and decisions.
3. Ability to
present written information such as reports and briefings to internal and
external stakeholders that will impact on wider service areas and improve
services and outcomes for residents within West Sussex.
4. Highly
developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact
effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders and create and
maintain effective working relationships. Including the ability to influence
stakeholders to make decisions that they would not otherwise make, to promote understanding
of the health improvement areas and to successfully advise and guide
stakeholders to make sound decisions which could have a significant impact
5. Ability to
apply professional project and programme management skills to analyse and make
judgements based on principles to address complex issues of a technical,
professional, resource or people related nature.
6. Effective
people management skills including performance management skills and the
ability to provide direction and support to individuals and teams. Ability to forward
plan over the long term, making effective judgements in order to continuously
develop and review the effectiveness of service and staff to meet deadlines and
objectives.
Qualifications
and/or experience:
Masters
degree or equivalent post graduate qualification in Public Health or related
subject or experience, demonstrating that level of applied public health
technical knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and
information.
Registered
nurse, environmental health officer, or allied health professional with at
least 3 years post registration experience.
Experience
of working within a Public Health, Healthcare or other relevant setting.
Experience
of working and leading programmes within a multi-agency environment and
developing and delivering business improvements, preferably within a
performance management framework.
Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer
focused service to others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key
Skills:
1. Strong
problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve
issues independently, planning solutions and making sound pragmatic decisions
which will have a direct impact on the business / service. Ability to challenge
existing practices and identify innovative solutions.
2. Highly
developed analytical and judgemental skills to diagnose, research, analyse and
interpret highly complex or technical information to make effective business
strategies and decisions.
3. Ability to
present written information such as reports and briefings to internal and
external stakeholders that will impact on wider service areas and improve
services and outcomes for residents within West Sussex.
4. Highly
developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to interact
effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders and create and
maintain effective working relationships. Including the ability to influence
stakeholders to make decisions that they would not otherwise make, to promote understanding
of the health improvement areas and to successfully advise and guide
stakeholders to make sound decisions which could have a significant impact
5. Ability to
apply professional project and programme management skills to analyse and make
judgements based on principles to address complex issues of a technical,
professional, resource or people related nature.
6. Effective
people management skills including performance management skills and the
ability to provide direction and support to individuals and teams. Ability to forward
plan over the long term, making effective judgements in order to continuously
develop and review the effectiveness of service and staff to meet deadlines and
objectives.
Qualifications
and/or experience:
Masters
degree or equivalent post graduate qualification in Public Health or related
subject or experience, demonstrating that level of applied public health
technical knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and
information.
Registered
nurse, environmental health officer, or allied health professional with at
least 3 years post registration experience.
Experience
of working within a Public Health, Healthcare or other relevant setting.
Experience
of working and leading programmes within a multi-agency environment and
developing and delivering business improvements, preferably within a
performance management framework.
Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer
focused service to others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent post graduate qualification in Public Health or related subject or experience, demonstrating that level of applied public health technical knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and information.
- Registered nurse, environmental health officer, or allied health professional with at least 3 years post registration experience.
- Experience of working within a Public Health, Healthcare or other relevant setting.
- Experience of working and leading programmes within a multi-agency environment and developing and delivering business improvements, preferably within a performance management framework.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer focused service to others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters degree or equivalent post graduate qualification in Public Health or related subject or experience, demonstrating that level of applied public health technical knowledge in researching, analysing and evaluating arguments and information.
- Registered nurse, environmental health officer, or allied health professional with at least 3 years post registration experience.
- Experience of working within a Public Health, Healthcare or other relevant setting.
- Experience of working and leading programmes within a multi-agency environment and developing and delivering business improvements, preferably within a performance management framework.
- Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer focused service to others.
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).
