Public Health Programme Lead - Smoking - OCC614476
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Job summary
Salary range:£55,783 - £59,010 per annum
Work location:County Hall, Oxford
Hybrid working with attendance required at the primary and other work locations anticipated to be 4-8 times per month.
Please note we are actively looking at our ways of working using everything we have learnt and heard from our people about the organisational and personal benefits of agile working. What you can absolutely expect from working at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is that you will have the support to do your job and deliver great results, wherever you are based. Each role at OCC is different and we know the needs of individuals are also varied, and so our approach to where and how often we would like to see you in person will be taken depending on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you as part of the recruitment process.
Hours per week:37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type:Temporary until 2029
Closing date:Sunday 3rd March 2024
Interview dates:Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th March 2024
Main duties of the job
To help deliver the important national and local ambition to become smokefree, we are looking for a dynamic and innovative public health professional to take up a new and exciting role in our public health team as Public Health Programme Lead (Smoking and Tobacco).
Your primary role will be to work strategically with key stakeholders to develop and deliver innovative programmes of work to meet the smokefree ambition.
As a senior public health professional, you will have skills and experience in developing evidence based public health programmes, commissioning public health services, managing staff and budgets and be able to demonstrate the ability to work strategically with individuals from a variety of directorates and organisations. You will have excellent organsational and communication skills plus an ability to work under pressure on a suite of projects concurrently.
About us
Its an exciting time for public health in Oxfordshire with the councils vision of becoming a greener, fairer and healthier county aligning with public health priorities including a shift towards focussing on more preventative approaches and aiming to close the health inequalities gap between different communities.
We are soon to launch Oxfordshires Health and Wellbeing Strategy for 2024-30 and there is a refreshed national drive towards creating a smokefree generation which is bringing increased funding to Oxfordshire. Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable illness and premature death, contributing significantly to inequalities.
Details
Date posted
07 February 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£55,783 to £59,010 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
5 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
F0069-OCC614476
Job locations
HR Department
County Hall, New Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1ND
Employer details
Employer name
Oxfordshire County Council
Address
HR Department
County Hall, New Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 1ND
Employer's website
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