- Has substantial experience of working with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in supporting Public Health outcomes, for example elected members and the commissioners and providers of health and care services;
- Has strong public health knowledge and competencies and can evidence application in improving health outcomes
- Is able to interact with the diverse communities of Birmingham and is passionate about reducing health inequalities;
- Has experience of delivering performance and governance arrangements and developing and implementing improvement programmes in line with agreed priorities.
- Understands the role that the health and wellbeing board and its sub-Forums can play to improve health and wellbeing.
- Has demonstrable knowledge and understanding of Public Health priorities and relevant policy environment;
- Has substantial experience of developing and coordinating the delivery of projects in complex and challenging environments.
- Has subject matter expertise in the area of mental health and wellbeing and suicide prevention
- Has experience in developing staff through both formal and informal opportunities.
Additional Information
Interviews for this post will include a panel interview, presentation and task and will be conducted in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the miscellaneous attachment on to your application. This is required for shortlisting. You need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Job Description (criteria within the role context) and Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.
Closing date 18th April 2024 at 23.59
For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact:
Helen Harrison, Assistant Director - Public Health Birmingham.
via:
Ref: BCC
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Job Description and Person Specification
JDPS - Service Lead (MW) Gr6 .docx
Service Lead - West Midlands, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council
Description
Service Lead - Public Mental Health and Wellbeing
Grade 6 - £49,498 - £61,269. Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
About Us
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division in a Service Lead role. This is a rare opportunity for a highly skilled individual to join Public Health within the largest Local Authority in the country and lead work that contributes to Birmingham being a great city that enables people to live healthy and active lives.
The Public Health Division is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of innovative work at a local, regional, national and international level. This role will be part of the Healthy Behaviours and Communities sub-Division comprising four teams (Food systems, Communities (including Creative Public Health), Inclusion health and Mental health and wellbeing. The sub-division works closely with a range of partners and academia to produce ground-breaking evidence and interventions to address health inequalities.
The Role
This is an exciting role for a motivated and engaging public health professional to lead on public mental health and suicide prevention in a large Public Health Division serving England's second city.
Birmingham is a global city with a vision to create a place where everyone can make choices that empower them to be happy and healthy. You will lead projects and partnerships to improve mental wellbeing across our diverse city including co-ordination of the Creating a Mentally Healthy City Forum, strategy and action plan. You will be managing a team and influencing work to improve the health and wellbeing of groups who often face significant barriers to accessing mainstream services. You will work across the division and on cross-sub-division projects. You will also lead the development and implementation of the Suicide Prevention Strategy and action plan. You will be providing direction and working in partnership across the city to deliver the ambitions of the local Health and Wellbeing Board strategy.
Skills & Experience
This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who: