Consultant in Public Health OCC606639

Job summary

Salary range: £88,193 - £99,956 pro-rata, per annum (actual salary £44,096 - £49,977 per annum)

Work location: County Hall, Oxford

Hours per week: 18.5 - we are open to discussions about flexible working

Contract type: Permanent

Vetting requirements: This post is politically restricted

Closing date: Friday 24th February 2023

Interview date: Thursday 9th March 2023

We are seeking a dynamic Public Health professional to take up this exciting role in a first-rate Public Health Team in a county where we can really make a difference

Main duties of the job

As a Consultant in Public Health, you will be a core member of the Public Health Directorate Leadership Team within Oxfordshire County Council.

It is expected that, in addition to representing public health in key meetings within the council, your Consultant in Public Health initial job plan will include leadership for information, surveillance, and research. This includes public health leadership of the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, data and performance reporting, chairing the Councils Surveillance Unit, and supporting the Director of Public Health Annual Report. The job plan will also include responsibility for developing public health research collaborations and funding opportunities across the Council, and with academic and system partners in Oxfordshire.

The Consultant in Public Health post will contribute to public health teaching and audit and the management of public health staff in line with lead areas and will report to the Deputy Director of Public Health.

Based in Oxford, you will be encouraged to form strategic relationships with local organisations across the County in order to develop joint work interests which align with the Councils priorities.

About us

This is a hugely exciting time to be working in Public Health in Oxfordshire.

The County Council is committed to tackling climate change; shaping the environment to encourage active, healthy & inclusive lives; shifting services to focus on more preventative approaches; and closing the health gap between different communities.

There are established partnerships through the Health and Wellbeing Board and the Oxfordshire Place Based Partnership. This includes joint priorities endorsed through the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy and close working relationships right across the Oxfordshire System and the Integrated Care System.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

Oxfordshire County Council

New Road

Oxford

OX11ND

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

Oxfordshire County Council

New Road

Oxford

OX11ND

Employer's website

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

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