Public Health Consultant - Swindon Borough Council
Salary: £500.00 Per Hour
Hours: 37 Hours
Working Schedule: Monday to Friday
Contract Length: 6 Month Contract
Location: Civic Campus, Euclid Street, Swindon, SN1 2JG
Job Details:
The post holder will fulfil a generalist Public Health Consultant role and is expected to demonstrate expertise across the full range of relevant competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health.
The postholder will act as a change agent, improving health outcomes in Swindon through systems and partnership working.
The areas for which you will provide direct leadership will be agreed in your job plan and may change over time in line with the needs of the organisation.
On behalf of the local authority, the postholder will work with the Director of Public Health (DPH) and other consultant colleagues to lead on improving the health and wellbeing of the residents.
The postholder will take responsibility for a set of strategic objectives of the local authority and the Health and Wellbeing Board in line with the agreed job plan.
The lead areas will be agreed by the DPH in negotiation with the postholder but may include:
1. Ensure development and maintenance of systems and processes to enable the authority to work with partners to respond to major incidents including health protection threats.
2. Ensure that partner organisations (UKHSA, OHID, the ICS, and NHS England) have appropriate mechanisms to enable surge capacity to be delivered as and when required.
3. Take responsibility for ensuring delivery of the public health mandated services such that the full range of benefits are delivered to residents.
4. Lead work across all Council directorates as well as influencing partnership boards to maximise health improvement opportunities and reduce inequalities in health outcomes.
In delivering the strategic objectives, the postholder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in the full range of relevant competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Taking responsibility for a range of public health issues and work across organisational and professional boundaries.
2. Providing briefings on the health and wellbeing needs of local communities to Councillors, Council Officers, NHS Commissioners, and partners.
3. Taking responsibility for development, implementation and delivery of policies.
4. Providing expert public health support and whole system leadership.
Undertaking health needs assessments as required to enable actions to improve the health of the local population.
Developing prioritisation techniques and managing their application to policies and services.
Effective communication of complex concepts, science, and data to a range of stakeholders.
Understanding of evaluation frameworks and applying those frameworks to benefit local communities.
Understanding human and organisational behaviour to achieve change.
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