Job summary
The Health Equity Specialist is a key role in the regional Public Health (PH) directorate and Health Equity team reporting to the Prevention Programme Manager. As part of this team, they will support the direction for the regional efforts to improve regional healthy life expectancy and reduce health inequalities. The principal focus is on improving health equity for the population by ensuring there is an integrated approach to delivery that incorporates Population Health Management (PHM), Health Improvement, Prevention and Health Inequalities programmes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide advice, guidance and support to the Prevention Programme Manager and health equity team ensuring that projects / programmes of work for improving population health, supporting prevention, and reducing health inequalities are delivered effectively. This will include the provision of a public health informed approach to project and programme delivery resulting in the implementation of an overall regional Health Equity approach.
The Health Equity Specialist will be responsible for the delivery of key activities and task as agreed with the Prevention Programme Manager and system colleagues.
The post holderwill work collaboratively with colleagues across the directorate and regionally to support the delivery of system and regional objectives. Leading a multidisciplinary matrix team that will support the delivery of health equity projects and workstreams, focused on achieving national regional and local priorities that are aligned to the core aspect of the national Core20Plus 5 initiative, strategic priorities, the regional Long Term Plan (LTP) prevention agenda and PHM strategies.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide advice, guidance and support to the Prevention Programme Manager and health equity team ensuring that projects / programmes of work for improving population health, supporting prevention, and reducing health inequalities are delivered effectively. This will include the provision of a public health informed approach to project and programme delivery resulting in the implementation of an overall regional Health Equity approach.
The Health Equity Specialist will be responsible for the delivery of key activities and task as agreed with the Prevention Programme Manager and system colleagues.
The post holderwill work collaboratively with colleagues across the directorate and regionally to support the delivery of system and regional objectives. Leading a multidisciplinary matrix team that will support the delivery of health equity projects and workstreams, focused on achieving national regional and local priorities that are aligned to the core aspect of the national Core20Plus 5 initiative, strategic priorities, the regional Long Term Plan (LTP) prevention agenda and PHM strategies.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide advice, guidance and support to the Prevention Programme Manager and health equity team ensuring that projects / programmes of work for improving population health, supporting prevention, and reducing health inequalities are delivered effectively. This will include the provision of a public health informed approach to project and programme delivery resulting in the implementation of an overall regional Health Equity approach.
The Health Equity Specialist will be responsible for the delivery of key activities and task as agreed with the Prevention Programme Manager and system colleagues.
The post holderwill work collaboratively with colleagues across the directorate and regionally to support the delivery of system and regional objectives. Leading a multidisciplinary matrix team that will support the delivery of health equity projects and workstreams, focused on achieving national regional and local priorities that are aligned to the core aspect of the national Core20Plus 5 initiative, strategic priorities, the regional Long Term Plan (LTP) prevention agenda and PHM strategies.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level in health research, epidemiology, statistics, public health or an allied subject.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Has at least 3 months experience of working within a public health team and/or supporting public health.
- Experience analysing and interpreting routinely collected health and social care
- Relevant qualitative research and/or evaluation experience, including data collection using interview-based and observation methods, and qualitative data analysis.
- Experience of evaluating and measuring the performance of healthcare or health services or related projects aimed at exploring issues related to health inequalities, health or environments using quasi-experimental methods.
- Experience of undertaking rapid evidence reviews.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of delivering Public Health initiatives to tackle inequalities and improve population health.
Desirable
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
Skills
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Excellent IT skills including use of Microsoft office (word, PowerPoint, excel,
- Excellent interpersonal skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level in health research, epidemiology, statistics, public health or an allied subject.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Has at least 3 months experience of working within a public health team and/or supporting public health.
- Experience analysing and interpreting routinely collected health and social care
- Relevant qualitative research and/or evaluation experience, including data collection using interview-based and observation methods, and qualitative data analysis.
- Experience of evaluating and measuring the performance of healthcare or health services or related projects aimed at exploring issues related to health inequalities, health or environments using quasi-experimental methods.
- Experience of undertaking rapid evidence reviews.
- Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Experience of delivering Public Health initiatives to tackle inequalities and improve population health.
Desirable
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management.
- Comprehensive knowledge of project principles, techniques and tools, such as Prince 2 Foundation and Microsoft Project.
- Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment.
Skills
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to analyse very complex issues where material is conflicting and drawn from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using experience to make inferences and decision making.
- Excellent IT skills including use of Microsoft office (word, PowerPoint, excel,
- Excellent interpersonal skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do.
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients.
- Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
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.
