Job summary
Providing services to improve the health and wellbeing of
children and young people has never been more important, and this role is key to
developing Salford's Children and Young Peoples public health programme. If you are
passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children and young
people, then this role is for you.
You will lead the development of the public health programme
to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people, which is a
key part of the Salford Locality Plan. This will include a comprehensive and
strategic approach to delivering prevention across communities, services and
settings.
This will involve working in an integrated way with colleagues in the
People Directorate at Salford City Council; the Salford NHS Clinical Commissioning Group; local schools as well
as other council directorates, the wider NHS, public sector, third sector
organisations, and local communities.
Main duties of the job
You will be the lead commissioner for the healthy child
programme, which includes health visiting and school nursing, and you will be
responsible for managing the contract with the local provider.
You will have strong project management, influencing and negotiation skills, and
experience of improving health outcomes for the population.
You will also have:
- Experience
of developing and sustaining partnerships - both strategically and operationally.
- Ability
to produce clear presentations, reports and briefing documents for a range of
audiences.
- Experience
of working at a senior level in the NHS, local government or VSCE sector on
improving outcomes.
- Strong
analytical skills including the ability to use a range of methods and tools
including research and evaluation methods; appraisal, interpretation and
presentation of intelligence.
About us
Salford is a forward-thinking city which
embraces opportunities for transformation and innovation. Working in
partnership is critical to our success, and we are committed to using evidence
to drive our decision making.
This is a stimulating time for Salford's Public Health team and for the
Council and CCG as a whole in relation to our Integrated commissioning function and
fund. You will join the Public Health team within our People Directorate, and work across the Council and CCG supporting the delivery of improved
outcomes for our residents. Salford is part of Greater Manchester with its Public
Service Reform Programme and devolution agendas bringing new
opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide strategic leadership for
an identified portfolio of public health programmes (e.g. Start Well, Age
Well, Wider determinants and Public Health Commissioning) and work across
the team in order to support the delivery of a joined-up and co-ordinated
understanding of local need.
- Responsibility for providing public
health specialist advice, leadership, advocacy and support for an agreed
number of public health programme areas as defined by the Public Health
Outcomes Framework.
- To influence external agencies and
strategic leads to support them to address health inequalities.
- To
develop, manage and implement public health strategies and projects in
support of the Director of Public Health and Public Health Consultant team,
including commissioning and budget management.
- To
deputise for the Consultant in Public Health and represent the directorate
at a strategic level in both internal and external settings.
- Design,
contribute to, and advise on the development and implementation of
specialist local public health programmes.
- To
keep abreast of the current national policy and evidence base for the public
health areas allocated to the portfolio for the role.
- To
influence, negotiate, communicate and provide expert advice to inform budget
decisions, service planning and decision making.
- To lead,
manage and supervise project groups that can consist of cross directorate
colleagues and multi-agency partners to solve complex public health
challenges. This requires responsibility for supervising work areas and
progress against key milestones and challenging timeframes.
- To lead
and manage multiple concurrent planning and commissioning cycle processes
for complex public health programmes, working with senior partners in local,
regional and national settings.
- To
oversee delegated commissioning budgets and undertake contract management
processes in conjunction with public health commissioning programmes.
- Ensure
programmes are in line with evidence base and best practice.
- To effectively negotiate and
communicate with both small- and large-scale provider organisations, and
their respective service directors/leads as part of commissioning
performance and contract management or through stakeholder consultation and
provider market shaping activities.
- To ensure effective communication of
highly complex, sensitive and contentious information is delivered to
boards, committees, partners and service users on programmes and
interventions.
Key outcomes of the role:
-
Develop, manage and implement public
health strategies and projects for improving population wide health and
wellbeing, and tackling complex health inequalities with a focus on lifestyle wellbeing and the wider community.
Proactive engagement with Salford communities to support the improvement
of their lifestyle wellbeing, with a track record
of engaging disadvantaged communities.
Public health funding opportunities are
identified that will promote further investment into Salford e.g. national
external funding applications.
Robust contracts for services are
negotiated, agreed and the delivery of those services are effectively managed.
To strategically influence and act on
the broad determinants and behaviours influencing health at a system,
community and individual level. This will include transforming and redesigning
population health programmes to enhance health & wellbeing outcomes for
the City's residents
To be able to improve the efficiency,
effectiveness, safety, reliability, responsiveness and equity of Council and
NHS health and care services through applying insights from multiple sources
including formal research, health surveillance, needs analysis, service
monitoring and evaluation.
To support the lead consultant in
specialist population health areas, with a focus on Start Well, at a regional or cluster level as required. Actively engaging to shape
the Greater Manchester devolution requirements to improve population health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide strategic leadership for
an identified portfolio of public health programmes (e.g. Start Well, Age
Well, Wider determinants and Public Health Commissioning) and work across
the team in order to support the delivery of a joined-up and co-ordinated
understanding of local need.
- Responsibility for providing public
health specialist advice, leadership, advocacy and support for an agreed
number of public health programme areas as defined by the Public Health
Outcomes Framework.
- To influence external agencies and
strategic leads to support them to address health inequalities.
- To
develop, manage and implement public health strategies and projects in
support of the Director of Public Health and Public Health Consultant team,
including commissioning and budget management.
- To
deputise for the Consultant in Public Health and represent the directorate
at a strategic level in both internal and external settings.
- Design,
contribute to, and advise on the development and implementation of
specialist local public health programmes.
- To
keep abreast of the current national policy and evidence base for the public
health areas allocated to the portfolio for the role.
- To
influence, negotiate, communicate and provide expert advice to inform budget
decisions, service planning and decision making.
- To lead,
manage and supervise project groups that can consist of cross directorate
colleagues and multi-agency partners to solve complex public health
challenges. This requires responsibility for supervising work areas and
progress against key milestones and challenging timeframes.
- To lead
and manage multiple concurrent planning and commissioning cycle processes
for complex public health programmes, working with senior partners in local,
regional and national settings.
- To
oversee delegated commissioning budgets and undertake contract management
processes in conjunction with public health commissioning programmes.
- Ensure
programmes are in line with evidence base and best practice.
- To effectively negotiate and
communicate with both small- and large-scale provider organisations, and
their respective service directors/leads as part of commissioning
performance and contract management or through stakeholder consultation and
provider market shaping activities.
- To ensure effective communication of
highly complex, sensitive and contentious information is delivered to
boards, committees, partners and service users on programmes and
interventions.
Key outcomes of the role:
-
Develop, manage and implement public
health strategies and projects for improving population wide health and
wellbeing, and tackling complex health inequalities with a focus on lifestyle wellbeing and the wider community.
Proactive engagement with Salford communities to support the improvement
of their lifestyle wellbeing, with a track record
of engaging disadvantaged communities.
Public health funding opportunities are
identified that will promote further investment into Salford e.g. national
external funding applications.
Robust contracts for services are
negotiated, agreed and the delivery of those services are effectively managed.
To strategically influence and act on
the broad determinants and behaviours influencing health at a system,
community and individual level. This will include transforming and redesigning
population health programmes to enhance health & wellbeing outcomes for
the City's residents
To be able to improve the efficiency,
effectiveness, safety, reliability, responsiveness and equity of Council and
NHS health and care services through applying insights from multiple sources
including formal research, health surveillance, needs analysis, service
monitoring and evaluation.
To support the lead consultant in
specialist population health areas, with a focus on Start Well, at a regional or cluster level as required. Actively engaging to shape
the Greater Manchester devolution requirements to improve population health.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently hold, working towards or willing to undertake a Masters in Public Health or relevant postgraduate qualification or experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and sustaining partnerships - both strategically and operationally.
- Experience of working at a senior level in the NHS, local government or VSCE sector on improving health outcomes.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of addressing the determinants of health.
- A knowledge and experience of delivering public health interventions in the health and care system and /or local authority.
- Knowledge and experience of public health and health inequalities.
- Personal and professional credibility at all levels that demonstrate the positive contribution that improve population health outcomes through proven relevant experience.
- A proven track record of developing, implementing and evaluating programmes which have improved population health outcomes.
Skills
Essential
- Proven technical skills and ability in the role with a record of accomplishment for delivering outcomes.
- Models and demonstrates our values and leadership behaviours.
- Strong influencing, negotiation and leadership skills to work with partners across the city.
- Ability to produce clear presentations, reports and briefing documents for a range of audiences.
- Strong analytical skills to include the ability to use a range of methods and tools including research and evaluation methods; appraisal, interpretation and presentation of intelligence.
- Skilled communicator who can deliver complex and technical messages with clarity, understood by non-specialists and such messages to be delivered with enthusiasm and conviction that builds trust and confidence.
- High level negotiation skills to manage scenarios requiring a resolution.
- An ability to constructively challenge proposals, decisions, suggestions in such a way that recipients of the message respect, understand and consider the implications and impact of the challenge.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels i.e. political, senior management, management and officer.
- An ability to develop and deliver strategies and plans that lead to improvements to population health outcomes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Currently hold, working towards or willing to undertake a Masters in Public Health or relevant postgraduate qualification or experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of developing and sustaining partnerships - both strategically and operationally.
- Experience of working at a senior level in the NHS, local government or VSCE sector on improving health outcomes.
- Detailed knowledge and experience of addressing the determinants of health.
- A knowledge and experience of delivering public health interventions in the health and care system and /or local authority.
- Knowledge and experience of public health and health inequalities.
- Personal and professional credibility at all levels that demonstrate the positive contribution that improve population health outcomes through proven relevant experience.
- A proven track record of developing, implementing and evaluating programmes which have improved population health outcomes.
Skills
Essential
- Proven technical skills and ability in the role with a record of accomplishment for delivering outcomes.
- Models and demonstrates our values and leadership behaviours.
- Strong influencing, negotiation and leadership skills to work with partners across the city.
- Ability to produce clear presentations, reports and briefing documents for a range of audiences.
- Strong analytical skills to include the ability to use a range of methods and tools including research and evaluation methods; appraisal, interpretation and presentation of intelligence.
- Skilled communicator who can deliver complex and technical messages with clarity, understood by non-specialists and such messages to be delivered with enthusiasm and conviction that builds trust and confidence.
- High level negotiation skills to manage scenarios requiring a resolution.
- An ability to constructively challenge proposals, decisions, suggestions in such a way that recipients of the message respect, understand and consider the implications and impact of the challenge.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels i.e. political, senior management, management and officer.
- An ability to develop and deliver strategies and plans that lead to improvements to population health outcomes.
