Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £62,890 (Level one) rising to £68,713 (Level Four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG
Are you passionate about making a difference to the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Nottingham’s communities? If so, we would love to hear from you!
About the role:
We are looking for a Public Health Principal to be based within the Health Improvement portfolio of our excellent public health team. You will lead on all things relating to maternity and children and young people's health and wellbeing, reporting to our Deputy Director of Public Health and supported by a team of experienced public health managers. With a Best Start strategy in development and a commissioning review of 0-19 public health services to undertake it is an exciting and rewarding opportunity.
About you:
The ideal candidate will have:
· a relevant Postgraduate degree (Masters in Public Health) and/or be registered as UKPHR Public Health Practitioner
· demonstrable experience of leading strategic change in a complex organisations, partnerships or systems
· knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms to reduce health inequalities in our communities
· a successful track record of creating a vision for service delivery and applying the full commissioning cycle to deliver outcomes that make a positive difference
You can find the job description for this post here
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 health and wellbeing of children and young people in your local community?”
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 sheona.goddard@nottinghamcity.gov.uk before the closing date. Important - Applications will not be considered during shortlisting unless this requirement has been met.
Please note, 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.
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here
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 please contact David Johns, Consultant in Public Health, by email at david.johns@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 9th April 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: in person (in Nottingham) on the 24th and/or 25th April 2025
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