Director of Public Health

Director of Public Health

Salary: £101,315 - £112,998
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hove
Job reference: orbis/TP/489/42059
Hours: 37 per week

Are you an experienced public health professional and dynamic system leader with a strong track record in improving population health and wellbeing? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities in health and wellbeing?

If so, you may be interested in our vacancy for a Director of Public Health.

Who we are:

We are a diverse, creative, and iconic coastal city. Our residents, businesses and visitors are passionate about Brighton & Hove, and we are rich in health and wellbeing assets; however, the success of our city masks complex social challenges related to poverty, inequality and fairness. Brighton & Hove City Council is an exciting and vibrant place to work on public health and we have a reputation for delivering innovative approaches and helping to make health and wellbeing everyone’s business.

The Role:

As a member of the Extended Corporate leadership team and an experienced public health professional, you will have direct relationships with the Corporate Director of Housing, Care and Wellbeing and the Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council.

You will:

• Deliver effective leadership to drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of local residents, to reduce inequalities in health outcomes, to work in collaboration with UKHSA to protect local communities from threats to their health and be an influential leader across the Sussex Integrated Health and Care System.
• Work with local organisations and communities to make the city a fairer and healthier place for everyone ensuring we deliver on our Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
• Lead and develop a thriving and impactful Public Health team, including public health consultants, programme managers, commissioners, a health intelligence team and our Healthy Lifestyle Team.
• Develop and sustain a culture of innovation and creativity underpinned by evaluation, where employees are engaged and have the desire to do things better, more efficiently, inclusively and effectively to improve performance.

To deliver this, we are looking for someone who:

• Has a track record of influencing key stakeholders. You will be a real collaborator, able to spot opportunities and inspire commitment, be adept in delivering in a democratically led organisation and as comfortable in a senior leadership environment as in a public meeting.
• Skilled in shaping ideas and thinking and providing strategic advice on all public health commissioning and service provision, to the council, health and care system and wider partners across the City.
• Committed to meeting the needs of our diverse communities and is able to establish priorities for action to address the health inequalities in Brighton & Hove.
• Understand the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice.

How to apply

To apply, please click the apply button below.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement (no more than three sides of A4) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview.

We are able to offer support with relocation expenses if qualifying criteria is met. We have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds.

Closing date: 20th September 2024.
Interview date: 2nd October 2024.
Stakeholder panels date: 9th October 2024.
Final panel interview date: 9th October 2024.

Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

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