Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 per annum (level one) with annual incremental rises to £47,754 per annum (level four), subject to satisfactory completion of a probation period. The salary is pro-rata for part time employees.
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
Would you like to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of Nottingham’s communities? If so, we would love to hear from you! We have got a number of exciting opportunities available for talented individuals to join our Public Health team.
About The Role
We are looking for a Public Health Manager to support the work of Nottingham’s Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy which focuses on improving health and reducing health inequalities in Nottingham City.
In Nottingham, people are experiencing illness earlier than their peers and ultimately having their lives cut short. Two of the key drivers of poor health are diet and physical inactivity. The Public Health Manager will support the implementation of the Eating and Moving for Good Health strategy; a key Nottingham City Health and Wellbeing Board priority. The post holder will predominantly focus on furthering our ‘Eating for Good Health’ agenda. This comprises working across the council, community and academic partners with a focus on the food environment in Nottingham including playing an important role in the newly formed ‘Food Insecurity and Sustainability group’.
In addition, you will support the Public Health Principal manage the relationship with our local, integrated Health and Wellbeing service. The role will also work closely with colleagues in the system who lead on physical activity e.g. Active Nottingham.
As a Public Health Manager you will work alongside your colleagues across the public health team and beyond, to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of those in Nottingham who are most vulnerable. You will use a variety of methods to assess and understand their needs, influence and implement strategies, re-design services and pathways, evaluate our progress and much more! There will be plenty of personal development opportunities, including the possibility of postgraduate study with the University of Nottingham.
Please click on the following link for a short introduction to our Public Health team: What is Public Health - VEED
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience of successfully developing and implementing complex project management, within a recognised project management framework.
* Ability to interpret and appraise published research and locally derived evidence to develop innovative solutions for local public health initiatives and health services.
* Ability to develop partnerships and networks that promote cross-sector commitment and action.
* Ability to design and deliver presentations and training to a range of audiences.
* Ability to take responsibility for an identified area of work, ensuring high quality delivery that meets agreed standards.
* Experience of negotiating and influencing public health priorities with partners as part of the development and review of policies, services, plans and strategies.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post and that the post holder will need to have the ability to live and work in the UK.
What To Do Next
We are keen to give all applicants an opportunity to shine and show their full potential. Therefore, in addition to your application we are asking all applicants to send us their response to the following question:
“Thinking about where you live, what three things could or already do, make a big difference to the local food environment to promote Eating for Good Health?”
You can provide this response in any format you like – it can be a word document (no more than 1500 words), a set of PowerPoint slides, a short video or something else entirely! These should be emailed to matt.corder@nottinghamcity.gov.uk before the closing date. Important - Applications will not be considered during shortlisting unless this requirement has been met.
In responding to this question we are interested in your personal thoughts and reflections, as well as how you approach the question and communicate your answer. There is no textbook answer and you can’t be wrong. In order to make this a meaningful part of the process we kindly ask that you do not use AI text generators such as ChatGPT. Responses will be checked for likely use of AI and the result of this will be considered during shortlisting. If you are shortlisted your response to the question will form part of the onward assessment process – therefore it is much better if you are able to talk personally and passionately about your answer.
We are holding a virtual informal Information Session about the Public Health Manager role on Wednesday April 2nd 12:00pm-1:00pm. The session will include information about the job role, the team and a chance to ask any questions you may have. Please sign up via the link below if you wish to attend.
Information Session Link
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries and or a conversation please contact Matt Corder, Public Health Principal by email at matt.corder@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 11.04.2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: on April 24th / 25th in person at Loxley House, Nottingham.
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: Technical Support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
* 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
* Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
* Smart Working – to support your work life balance
* Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
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