Job summary
Location: Aylesbury
Do you develop evidence based and innovative public health projects and evaluate your work?
Do you have a track record of working in partnership across organisations to make changes, find solutions and make a difference for local populations?
Buckinghamshire Council is looking for a Public Health Practitioner to join its Public Health team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit into a full time Public Health Practitioner post on a permanent basis. A new multiagency Healthy Ageing Strategy and action plan has just been approved for Buckinghamshire. This role will be responsible for developing and delivering an effective range of evidence based and innovative public health programmes for Healthy Ageing that will support the delivery of the new Strategy.
The successful postholder will work with other local authority services areas, other service providers both in the NHS and voluntary and community sector, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and other relevant national and area leads to maximise health improvement and reduce inequalities in health.
The post will be part of a wider team of Public Health Practitioners.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on theRehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
The Council is an innovative and high performing organisation, and public health is embedded in the councils core business.
Buckinghamshire is generally more affluent and as a result has better health outcomes than the national average. There are however significant inequalities across the county, and the population is ageing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in Public Health related posts and have a first degree and postgraduate qualification in an area related to health promotion and/or public health, orat leastthree years experience in posts related to health promotion and/or public health, either in a local authority, NHS or voluntary sector setting.
You will also be willing and able to change your work areas according to the needs of the Public Health Department.
We offer flexible working and opportunities for continuing professional development, including support to work towards registration on the UK Public Health Register as a Public Health Practitioner.
For full details about the role, please see job summary attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in Public Health related posts and have a first degree and postgraduate qualification in an area related to health promotion and/or public health, orat leastthree years experience in posts related to health promotion and/or public health, either in a local authority, NHS or voluntary sector setting.
You will also be willing and able to change your work areas according to the needs of the Public Health Department.
We offer flexible working and opportunities for continuing professional development, including support to work towards registration on the UK Public Health Register as a Public Health Practitioner.
For full details about the role, please see job summary attached.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in public health related posts.
- Demonstration of the ability to work in partnership in the fields of health inequalities and communities and a track record of working with successful programmes projects or outcomes.
- Demonstration of the ability to deliver effective multi-agency work including experience of responding successfully to the challenges of joint working, representing a public health or organisational view and
- experience of leading or chairing a multi-agency group.
- Experience of applying project management principles.
- Ability to analyse data, public health reports and evidence reviews.
- Experience of working with the media in both reactive and proactive situations.
- For further details, please see the attached job descriptions.
Desirable
- For further details, please see the attached job descriptions.
Other requirements
Essential
- Access to vehicle, UK driving licence and ability to travel across county regularly.
- DBS check is required
Qualifications
Essential
- Good first degree OR equivalent professional qualification.
- Postgraduate degree (masters level) in an area related to Public Health (e.g. Masters degree in public health related subject such as Masters in Public Health (MPH) and/or MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualifications OR 3 years experience in a post related post to public health e.g. health improvement in either a local authority, NHS or the voluntary and community sector.
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development and working towards registration as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register (PHR).
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in public health related posts.
- Demonstration of the ability to work in partnership in the fields of health inequalities and communities and a track record of working with successful programmes projects or outcomes.
- Demonstration of the ability to deliver effective multi-agency work including experience of responding successfully to the challenges of joint working, representing a public health or organisational view and
- experience of leading or chairing a multi-agency group.
- Experience of applying project management principles.
- Ability to analyse data, public health reports and evidence reviews.
- Experience of working with the media in both reactive and proactive situations.
- For further details, please see the attached job descriptions.
Desirable
- For further details, please see the attached job descriptions.
Other requirements
Essential
- Access to vehicle, UK driving licence and ability to travel across county regularly.
- DBS check is required
Qualifications
Essential
- Good first degree OR equivalent professional qualification.
- Postgraduate degree (masters level) in an area related to Public Health (e.g. Masters degree in public health related subject such as Masters in Public Health (MPH) and/or MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualifications OR 3 years experience in a post related post to public health e.g. health improvement in either a local authority, NHS or the voluntary and community sector.
Desirable
- Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development and working towards registration as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register (PHR).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
