Job summary
Public health sits at the heart of Barnsley Council. As a Head of Public Health (CPH), you can
expect to provide advice on all health matters to elected members, employees
and stakeholders. As someone who can build
strong relationships of trust and confidence across and beyond the council, you
will enjoy working in a collaborative and supportive senior team.
Maintaining and developing specialist Public Health skills
across the domains is important to us and therefore you will be stimulated by a
portfolio which will span the domains of Public Health and will stretch and
develop your Public Health and systems leadership. Its exact scope will develop over time but,
from the outset, you will take a strategic, public health lead for mental
health, learning disabilities and autism, influencing and directing resources
across health and care to deliver Place aims and ambitions. You will be an active contributor at a Place
and System level driving programmes of work which address prevention, early
help and the wider determinants of health.
The role requires a high level of intellectual rigour, political
awareness, negotiation and motivation skills and flexibility in order to deal
with complex public health issues, advise and make recommendations. Tact and
diplomacy are also essential as is the ability to understand, work with and
influence others.
Main duties of the job
You will be included in the UK Public Health Register
(UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or you will be included
in the GMC Full and
Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List at the point
of application. (Public health specialty registrar
applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist Register, UKPHR register
or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable
signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry
to a register at the date of interview).
You will be able to evidence CPD requirements in accordance
with Faculty of Public Health requirements.
You will also be able to demonstrate the following:
In depth understanding of the health and care system and other
key system partners and their relationships with both local and national
government
Ability to influence at senior level, including directors and
CEOs
Ability to lead teams and contribute effectively in matrix teams
led by colleagues
Experience of using complex information to explain public health
issues to a range of audiences
In depth knowledge of evidence based public health practice and
commitment to continuous improvement.
Our people are vital to our success. Thats why we need you to build on strong
foundations to inspire, enable, empower and support the public health team to
be the best they can be and drive a high-support, high-challenge culture,
ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and value for money.
About us
Youll receive
great pay, generous holiday entitlement, an excellent pension scheme and development
opportunities. Were a family friendly
organisation and support employees to work flexibly and maintain a healthy work
life balance.
Theres so much
happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make
Barnsley the place of possibilities.
If you have the
ambition and expertise to progress your career in a team like this and to help
us make a real impact for people in Barnsley, then we would love to hear from
you.
Barnsley Council is looking for a Head of Public Health (Consultant
in Public Health) with ambition, energy and vision to bring about change for
our residents, working in a varied and challenging environment and within a
strong public health leadership team.
Barnsley really is the place of possibilities. Were a double award-winning, high-performing
council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly
impressive outcomes in our communities.
This is why we've been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local
Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ). Our excellent public health team has been a
key part of our win; were so proud of what we've achieved not just for the
council but for our partners and Barnsley.
It's the perfect time to join our excellent team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake a significant strategic leadership role across the council and a wide range of partner agencies
locally, regionally and nationally. Develop a clear vision and strategy for leading cross cutting
programmes of work, providing professional leadership, operational service management and workforce
development and delivery against relevant standards with a particular focus on mental health and health
improvement across the life course. Work as a member of the Directorate Management Team (DMT);
work with the Director of Public Health, Service Director for Public Health and Regulation and Elected
Members to ensure the Council's vision, priorities and values are actively promoted and delivered.
Deputise for the Director of Public Health and Service Director as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertake a significant strategic leadership role across the council and a wide range of partner agencies
locally, regionally and nationally. Develop a clear vision and strategy for leading cross cutting
programmes of work, providing professional leadership, operational service management and workforce
development and delivery against relevant standards with a particular focus on mental health and health
improvement across the life course. Work as a member of the Directorate Management Team (DMT);
work with the Director of Public Health, Service Director for Public Health and Regulation and Elected
Members to ensure the Council's vision, priorities and values are actively promoted and delivered.
Deputise for the Director of Public Health and Service Director as required
Person Specification
General and Special Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to the area of work.
- Strategic understanding of the legal, financial and political workings of local government and current best practice on tackling the kind of challenges facing local government
- Substantial knowledge of, and sensitivity to, working within a political context and governance framework
- Applied understanding and implementation of effective performance management tools
- Specialist knowledge to recognise strategic opportunities via best use of available assets from local government, key partners and providers, and apply outcomes-based approaches to realise results
- Substantial specialist operational knowledge and understanding relevant to the service
- Portfolio (e.g. epidemiology, statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics, health care evaluation) and the contribution of partners within this, to a level that allows the post holder to act as a lead officer on behalf of the Authority
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Will be expected to take part in on call arrangements as appropriate
- Willing to work flexibly in accordance with policies and procedures to meet the operational needs of the council
- Work in accordance with the council's values and behaviours
- Able to undertake any travel in connection with the post.
- Practice in accordance with all relevant sections of the General Medical Council's Good
- Medical Practice (if medically qualified) and the Faculty of Public Health's Good Public Health Practice
Desirable
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and demonstrable leadership experience at a senior level in a complex public sector environment.
- Substantial experience of policy and procedure formulation, implementation and oversight, and in leading, developing and implementing strategy
- Experience of working at a senior and influential level within a political environment and providing clear, timely, professional advice to senior management and elected members.
- Experience of project and programme management and substantial budget management across multiple programmes and agencies
- Experience of commercial negotiations and contract management
- Extensive experience and evidence of delivering a high quality customer focused service with allocated budgets
- Successful record of establishing and maintaining a positive performance culture, and of addressing instances of poor performance
- Experience of leading a diverse team of professionals in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application
- 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 medicine practice
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist
- Register, UKPHR register or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview
- 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
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
- Undertake professional and work-related appraisal, revalidation, audit or other measures required to remain on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health (Specialist) Register or other specialist register as appropriate
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-starter with the ability to organise and prioritise conflicting workloads and meet strict deadlines whilst working across services and partner organisations.
- Ability to work comfortably at executive levels sometimes in areas of tension and conflict with an ability to use persuasive argument to influence and convince others including the press, Councillors and senior officers
- Ability to influence, delegate, empower and motivate employees in the attainment of service and organisational goals by demonstrating excellent leadership, influencing and managerial skills
- Substantially numerate with advanced analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- A clear strategic thinker, effective decision maker in a complex and challenging environment with developed negotiation and influencing skills and an ability to challenge, innovate and produce concepts and new initiatives
- Able to demonstrate initiative and drive aimed at organisational, service and individual excellence
- Proven ability to manage a substantial and complex budget and responding to the requirements associated with externally secured funding
- Ability to manage and cope with the most sensitive and emotional confidential information relating to significant risk to business, communities, partners or the Council
Person Specification
General and Special Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to the area of work.
- Strategic understanding of the legal, financial and political workings of local government and current best practice on tackling the kind of challenges facing local government
- Substantial knowledge of, and sensitivity to, working within a political context and governance framework
- Applied understanding and implementation of effective performance management tools
- Specialist knowledge to recognise strategic opportunities via best use of available assets from local government, key partners and providers, and apply outcomes-based approaches to realise results
- Substantial specialist operational knowledge and understanding relevant to the service
- Portfolio (e.g. epidemiology, statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics, health care evaluation) and the contribution of partners within this, to a level that allows the post holder to act as a lead officer on behalf of the Authority
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Will be expected to take part in on call arrangements as appropriate
- Willing to work flexibly in accordance with policies and procedures to meet the operational needs of the council
- Work in accordance with the council's values and behaviours
- Able to undertake any travel in connection with the post.
- Practice in accordance with all relevant sections of the General Medical Council's Good
- Medical Practice (if medically qualified) and the Faculty of Public Health's Good Public Health Practice
Desirable
- Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc
Experience
Essential
- Substantial and demonstrable leadership experience at a senior level in a complex public sector environment.
- Substantial experience of policy and procedure formulation, implementation and oversight, and in leading, developing and implementing strategy
- Experience of working at a senior and influential level within a political environment and providing clear, timely, professional advice to senior management and elected members.
- Experience of project and programme management and substantial budget management across multiple programmes and agencies
- Experience of commercial negotiations and contract management
- Extensive experience and evidence of delivering a high quality customer focused service with allocated budgets
- Successful record of establishing and maintaining a positive performance culture, and of addressing instances of poor performance
- Experience of leading a diverse team of professionals in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application
- 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 medicine practice
- Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC Specialist
- Register, UKPHR register or GDC Specialist List in dental public health must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview
- 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
- Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
- Undertake professional and work-related appraisal, revalidation, audit or other measures required to remain on the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health (Specialist) Register or other specialist register as appropriate
- MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Self-starter with the ability to organise and prioritise conflicting workloads and meet strict deadlines whilst working across services and partner organisations.
- Ability to work comfortably at executive levels sometimes in areas of tension and conflict with an ability to use persuasive argument to influence and convince others including the press, Councillors and senior officers
- Ability to influence, delegate, empower and motivate employees in the attainment of service and organisational goals by demonstrating excellent leadership, influencing and managerial skills
- Substantially numerate with advanced analytical skills using qualitative and quantitative data
- A clear strategic thinker, effective decision maker in a complex and challenging environment with developed negotiation and influencing skills and an ability to challenge, innovate and produce concepts and new initiatives
- Able to demonstrate initiative and drive aimed at organisational, service and individual excellence
- Proven ability to manage a substantial and complex budget and responding to the requirements associated with externally secured funding
- Ability to manage and cope with the most sensitive and emotional confidential information relating to significant risk to business, communities, partners or the Council
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).
