Health Improvement Coordinator

Job Title: Health Improvement Coordinator

Starting Salary: £41,511 progressing to £45,718

Hours: 37.0

Location: Stevenage - Hybrid working (1 day a week in the office). Travel required across the county.

Contract Type: Fixed Term - maternity cover until March 2026

Directorate: Public Health

About The Team

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities in Hertfordshire.

Two opportunities have arisen for fixed term/maternity cover positions in the Public Health Children, Young People and All Age Mental Health Team. These positions will support projects working with children, families, adults and professionals. You will be part of a team of 11 people working together to achieve the team priorities. One position will sit in the Children and Young People side of the team and the other position will sit in the All-age mental health side of the team.

As Health Improvement Co-ordinator you will work closely with the Health Improvement Leads and Strategic Lead co-ordinating and managing a number of key projects. These will include supporting the Young People’s Vaping campaign, the Pastoral Leads Networks with schools, MECC Avatar training, Just Talk network and campaign, Youth Ambassadors, Suicide Prevention work with schools and the Suicide Prevention Strategy Implementation. There will be opportunities to develop these, and other projects as required by local need.

We are looking for someone with a knowledge of the principles and practice of public health who is passionate about reducing the inequalities experienced by the most vulnerable and marginalised people in Hertfordshire.

As part of the Public Health team, you will engage with other directorates within HCC and partners from the voluntary and community sector as well as the NHS, Schools, District Councils, Police, and other key agencies including commissioned programmes.

You will manage health improvement projects, which will include completing a needs assessment and a demographic profile and supporting those in the community with access to local provision. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing and giving presentations to a range of diverse audiences. Your ability to prioritise work and meet key objectives is important as is your understanding of data and IT systems.

About The Role

You will play a key role in the development and delivery of specific work areas supporting projects that support the children and young people’s team and/or all age mental health team.

1. Work on the team priorities and develop action plans for the health improvement interventions using an evidence-based approach
2. Support the work of the Health Improvement Leads
3. Identify, analyse and interpret the effectiveness of interventions for health improvement
4. Manage various health improvement projects simultaneously
5. Identify and liaise with relevant stakeholders to deliver health improvement projects through strong working relationships
6. Produce reports and present to a range of audiences as required
7. Own and deliver control mechanisms, using project management skills, such as project initiation documents, risk and issue logs and regular highlight reports.

About You

Essential criteria:

1. Degree (preferably in a health related subject) or relevant experience
2. Experience of delivering public health projects (this does not need to be within a public health team)
3. Experience of partnership working
4. Knowledge of principles and practice in Public Health
5. Demonstrate an ability to
1. deliver multiple projects
2. work proactively and independently
3. manage own workload
4. work well in a team
5. communicate effectively
6. have good presentation skills (verbal and written)

Desirable criteria:

1. Previous experience of working in Public Health
2. Public Health qualification or equivalent
3. Project management qualification

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC11 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

To hear more about this opportunity please contact shelley.taylor@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: TBC

Please note that if we receive a high amount of quality applications, we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised deadline. We encourage interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure consideration.

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert/job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Secondment

This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.

Additional information

Disability Confident

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.