DIR 70% Chief Officer/Consultant in Public Health

Job summary

We are seeking a Chief Officer/Consultant in Public Health to play a significant leadership role in our dynamic and collaborative public health team, and a key member of the citys public health leadership team. You will be responsible for programmes and services across all the public health functions, covering health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. You will be a senior adviser and leader on health matters to elected members, officers and partners and be strategically responsible for over-arching public health objectives.This role combines broad strategic leadership across all the public health function, in addition to specific responsibility for a broad portfolio of public health programmes, with initial priorities around drugs, alcohol & safer communities, localities and primary care. This post will specifically provide essential Consultant in Public Health leadership for the Leeds Drugs and Alcohol Strategy and commissioned services, which includes responsibility for the additional drug and alcohol grant funding from the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). The portfolio will be flexible and subject to changing priorities, in addition to your overarching leadership role as Chief Officer/Consultant in Public Health.

For further information, please request a candidate information pack by emailing recruitment@leeds.gov.uk.

Interviews will be held on Friday 13th September.

Main duties of the job

You will be a strategic leader, driving improved health and wellbeing with Leeds communities, with a relentless focus on reducing health inequalities. In addition to working across all of Leeds City Council as a public health organisation, this role requires excellent relationships and joint working with NHS and public sector partners, community and private sector organisations and other key colleagues, including UK Health Security Agency and other partners within the public health system, as well as with the people of Leeds.

This demanding, varied and interesting role requires someone who is highly skilled and experienced across a broad range of public health leadership roles and has a strong track record of delivery, working in collaboration with others.

If you relish challenge and have the energy, enthusiasm and skills to deliver better outcomes and make a real impact, then we would like to hear from you. It is important that you are a registered GMC, GDC or UK PHR public health specialist with significant experience in all areas of public health practice.

To apply, please upload your CV and personal statement ensuring your application reflects the requirements of the role as outlined in the job profile.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Victoria Eaton, Director of Public Health via email: Victoria.eaton@leeds.gov.uk or on: 0113 378 8653.

About us

Our ambition is for Leeds to be the best city in the UK; one that is compassionate and caring, with a strong economy, tackling poverty and reducing inequalities. We want to be a healthy city for all ages, where people who are the poorest improve their health the fastest. Leeds Public Health plays a major part in delivering this vision as part of the highly collaborative approach of Team Leeds, and we have the ideal partners and assets in Leeds to succeed.

We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds. Leeds City Council is ranked 70 on the Stonewall Equality Index 2023. We are also an age-friendly employer, a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.

All new Leeds City Council appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period. This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

Please apply directly on the Leeds City Council Website.