Senior Public Health Practitioner – Substance Misuse and Alcohol
DBS Required
£23.55 per hour
37 hours per week
Main purpose of role
Senior Public Health Practitioner – Substance Misuse and Alcohol
The postholder will have a key role in improving health and well-being and reducing health inequalities for the Sunderland population in line with the local priorities, Healthy City Plan and the joint strategic needs assessment (JSNA).
The postholder will provide public health expertise on substance misuse and alcohol within the system, partner organisations and the wider health and social care system.
The postholder will be expected to lead on the commissioning, development and implementation of an agreed range of public health programmes relating to substance misuse and alcohol and plan, monitor, evaluate and respond to need ensuring prevention and early intervention is embedded across the local system.
Key responsibilities
To provide specialist public health leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating substance misuse and alcohol public health programmes to improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities across the life course.
To lead on development of multi-agency and integrated
population, community, family and individual level primary,
secondary and tertiary substance misuse and alcohol prevention programmes working across council departments, organisations, partnerships, and communities.
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