Public Health Manager - West Midlands (Region), United Kingdom - Akton Recruitment Ltd

Akton Recruitment Ltd

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West Midlands (Region), United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Public Health Manager

£650/Day

Initial 6-Month Contract

Hybrid Working
Akton Resourcing are looking for a Public Health Manager to join the Dudley MBC.

Job Purp ose:

The post holder will develop and manage major public health programmes in line with the Council's public heath responsibilities, the Council plan and the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, to achieve priority outcomes (including those included in the PublicHealth Outcomes Framework) for adults and communities that contribute to the delivery of priority health and wellbeing outcomes; managing the provision of public health support to the NHS, social care and key children and young people's partnerships to ensurethat children's health and wellbeing is protected and improved.

There are five posts which will initially each focus on one of the areas below:

Managing the redesign, maximising uptake, promoting integration and supporting the commissioning of adult public health services (including mandated services);
Developing healthy places and working with partners to maximise the positive and minimise the negative effects of the environment and housing on health and wellbeing;
Developing healthy workplaces across the borough (including the Council), working with partners to support people with poor health back into work, addressing the economic determinants of health and overseeing the work of the Credit Union
Managing the Council's Love Your Community programme to be a community council; developing healthy communities; leading corporate work on community development and engagement; developing and supporting the contribution that the local voluntary and communitysector makes to achieving Council priorities

Specific Accountabilities

To develop, and manage the implementation of, major public health programmes to achieve priority outcomes (including those included in the Public Health Outcomes Framework) for either: children and young people, adults and communities or older people.
To model and embed the council's values and behaviours by working collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders to enhance our reputation as a council that improves the health and wellbeing of residents.
To be responsible and accountable for the management and delivery of public health programmes that contribute to improving health and wellbeing and to the reduction of health inequalities; ensuring service and programmes are equitable, appropriate and accessibleand addressing the root causes of health inequalities.
To manage the delivery of efficiency, transformation and savings programmes as agreed with the Chief Officer for Health and Wellbeing
To use intelligence about the population's health and wellbeing to inform the planning, commissioning and provision of health and wellbeing, healthcare and other related services, and ensure that services meet the needs and reflect the assets of the population.
To use a mix of evidence based approaches and innovation for the delivery of public health programmes, to ensure that limited resources are maximised, a robust evaluation plan is in place for any novel programmes, and that sustainability is secured acrosspublic health functions
To manage the development and delivery of programmes to embed action to address the wider determinants of health across the Council Directorate and the wider health and wellbeing system