Job summary
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At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
The Public Health Team at Swindon Borough Council is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Public Health Specialist to work in the Health Protection portfolio with a responsibility around Health Protection, Sexual Health and Violence Reduction.
Our vision is to create healthy, strong and resilient communities. Our highly successful public health team works to improve and protect the health of Swindon residents, tackle health inequalities and protect the most vulnerable.
Main duties of the job
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You
will lead on key areas of sexual health and violence reduction by contributing
to the assessment of health needs & the planning and commissioning of
services and interventions to meet those needs.
As
a Public Health Specialist, you will support the development of a new Swindon
Sexual Health Strategy and action plan with key stakeholders based on the
recommendations from the Sexual Health Needs Assessment.
With
Swindon Borough Council, you will lead on the commissioning and development of
sexual health services in primary care in collaboration with key partners.
This
post will see you support the development and delivery of the Swindon Domestic
Abuse and Violence Against Women & Girls Strategic Action Plans and provide
specialist public health input and representation at local Domestic Abuse &
Violence against Women & Girls partnership meetings.
You
will support the team’s health protection functions including providing the
Council’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic (and other outbreaks of infectious
diseases) and ensuring that local events are planned in a safe way through
representation at ESAG meetings.
About us
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For Swindon to thrive
in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration
and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at
an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence
decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll
achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And
you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Our current benefits include:
•
Flexible working
•
27-33 days plus bank
holidays dependent on NHS service
•
A career average revalued earnings (CARE) pension scheme
•
Purchase of annual leave
•
Leisure
and Legal Services discounts
•
Eating Out, Shopping and Entertainment discounts
Candidates must be fluent in the English language
(as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective
performance of a customer-facing role).
Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and
conditions apply to this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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The Public Health team are expected to deliver across
the four domains of public health: (1) health intelligence, using data and
evidence to inform all we do; (2) Health Protection – this about dealing with
cases or outbreaks of communicable disease; (3) Health Improvement – this about
helping people to improve and maintain their health by developing, implementing
and evaluating strategies and interventions; (4) Healthcare public health
services – this is about using evidence to support service development and to
ensure the quality of services by assisting in the commissioning of services.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the
strategic direction in areas of designated responsibility and will provide a
specialist public health approach with minimal supervision to reflect both
national and local priorities with the emphasis on prevention and reducing
health inequalities. The public health specialist may be expected to be able to
work across any topic area covered under the domains of public health. The
public health specialist may have a professional area of interest in regard to
the public health agenda, however all specialists may be expected to be able to
work across the life course and cover agenda areas including: sexual health,
maternal and child health improvement, adult health improvement, obesity and
weight management, smoking cessation and tobacco control, substance misuse,
mental health, public health campaign work, screening and immunisation uptake,
providing the best start in life and supporting the healthy ageing agenda.
This post will also support the team’s health
protection functions including supporting the Council’s response to the
Covid-19 pandemic. This role will
support providing accurate advice on actions to control spread of infectious
disease, engaging and supporting partners to reduce the risk of outbreaks and
manage those that do occur. It will
support the delivery of the Local Outbreak Management Plan for Covid-19 but
also cover the scope of health protection as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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The Public Health team are expected to deliver across
the four domains of public health: (1) health intelligence, using data and
evidence to inform all we do; (2) Health Protection – this about dealing with
cases or outbreaks of communicable disease; (3) Health Improvement – this about
helping people to improve and maintain their health by developing, implementing
and evaluating strategies and interventions; (4) Healthcare public health
services – this is about using evidence to support service development and to
ensure the quality of services by assisting in the commissioning of services.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the
strategic direction in areas of designated responsibility and will provide a
specialist public health approach with minimal supervision to reflect both
national and local priorities with the emphasis on prevention and reducing
health inequalities. The public health specialist may be expected to be able to
work across any topic area covered under the domains of public health. The
public health specialist may have a professional area of interest in regard to
the public health agenda, however all specialists may be expected to be able to
work across the life course and cover agenda areas including: sexual health,
maternal and child health improvement, adult health improvement, obesity and
weight management, smoking cessation and tobacco control, substance misuse,
mental health, public health campaign work, screening and immunisation uptake,
providing the best start in life and supporting the healthy ageing agenda.
This post will also support the team’s health
protection functions including supporting the Council’s response to the
Covid-19 pandemic. This role will
support providing accurate advice on actions to control spread of infectious
disease, engaging and supporting partners to reduce the risk of outbreaks and
manage those that do occur. It will
support the delivery of the Local Outbreak Management Plan for Covid-19 but
also cover the scope of health protection as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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- A first degree or qualification of equivalent academic ability
- Health Protection or Infection Control qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Project management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
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- A Masters in Public Health (desirable)
- To be registered or working towards registration at practitioner level with UKPHR (desirable)
Experience
Essential
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- Experience working in the field of public health or related area
- A good working knowledge of different aspects of public health
- Understanding of local government, NHS, public, voluntary and community sector
- Experience and working knowledge of the commissioning cycle and tendering process
- Experience in the commissioning, monitoring, delivery and evaluation of public health programmes
- Experience of project development and management
- Experience of developing of developing and delivering training and / or community development programmes
- Experience of managing projects within resources
- Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
- Where appropriate has up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and the safeguarding of children/vulnerable adults
- Excellent ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications and any relevant specialist systems
Desirable
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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- A first degree or qualification of equivalent academic ability
- Health Protection or Infection Control qualification
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Project management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
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- A Masters in Public Health (desirable)
- To be registered or working towards registration at practitioner level with UKPHR (desirable)
Experience
Essential
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- Experience working in the field of public health or related area
- A good working knowledge of different aspects of public health
- Understanding of local government, NHS, public, voluntary and community sector
- Experience and working knowledge of the commissioning cycle and tendering process
- Experience in the commissioning, monitoring, delivery and evaluation of public health programmes
- Experience of project development and management
- Experience of developing of developing and delivering training and / or community development programmes
- Experience of managing projects within resources
- Understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation
- Where appropriate has up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and the safeguarding of children/vulnerable adults
- Excellent ICT skills including the use of Microsoft applications and any relevant specialist systems
Desirable
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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.
