Public Health Consultant

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Public Health on behalf of Luton Borough Council.

Main purpose of position:

On behalf of the local authority, the post-holder working with the DPH and other consultant colleagues will lead on improving the health and wellbeing of the residents which is underpinned by the statutory duty placed on local government to take such steps as it considers appropriate to improve health of its residents. The post-holder will take responsibility for a strategic objective of the local authority and the Health & Wellbeing Board and act as a change agent to enable delivery of relevant outcome indicators from the public health, NHS and social care outcome frameworks. The post-holder will be expected to work across organisations, be able to influence budgets held by those organisations as well as advocate for change effectively, to improve population and planetary health. They may hold direct managerial responsibility for services and budgets which directly contribute to these objectives, but they will usually also have substantially greater strategic responsibilities across the council and other agencies.

You will be responsible to:

• 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.
• On behalf of the authority to take responsibility for ensuring delivery of the public health mandated services such that the full range of benefits are delivered to residents of the authority.
• To lead work across all Council directorates as well as influencing partnership boards (dealing with health determinants) to maximise health improvement opportunities and the reduction of inequalities in health outcomes amongst residents, both currently and for future generations. This will include using the Outcome Frameworks as well as exploring other relevant routinely collected data systems for suitable indicators.
• To lead on improving health and social outcomes for a particular client group; early years, children, working adults, older adults, learning disabilities, mental health etc.
• The work will include working across the entire Council.
• In delivering the strategic objectives the post-holder will be expected to demonstrate expertise in the full range of relevant competencies as set out by the Faculty of Public Health.
• Public health consultants work as system leaders at strategic or senior management level or at a senior level of expertise such as epidemiology or health protection. The combination of leadership and managerial skills together with high level of technical skills and knowledge gives them a unique skill set essential for improving the health and wellbeing of populations.

Skills and Experience:

• Member of Faculty of Public Health, GMC or UKPHR registered
• Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs
• Able to both lead teams and to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues
• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organisational boundaries
• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences
• Strategic thinker with proven leadership skills and operational
• Able to demonstrate and motivate organisations to contribute to improving the public's health and wellbeing through mainstream activities and within resources
• Ability to lead and manage the response successfully in unplanned and unforeseen circumstances
• Analytical skills able to utilise both qualitative (including health economics) and quantitative information
• In-depth understanding of health and care system and relationships with both local & national government
• Strong and demonstrable understanding of interfaces between health, social care and key partners (dealing with wider determinants of health)