Public Health Officer - Bedford, United Kingdom - Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Council
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Bedford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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To contribute to the strategic development and implementation of specialist public health programmes of work that will lead to improvements in health outcomes and reductions in inequalities in health in key assigned topic areas across Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Councils.

The post holder is expected to provide specialist public health skills in order to protect the health of the public with a specific focus different communicable diseases.

In order to contribute to efforts to improve health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities the post holder will:

Provide specialist advice and leadership in health protection, including the prevention, investigation and control of communicable diseases; Measure, monitor and report population health and wellbeing; health needs, risks and inequalities.

To work with and through policies and strategies to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities, particularly in the area of Health Protection.


Maintain effective working relationships at a senior level with partnership organisations, including Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Health Board (ICB), NHS England and UKHSA, to ensure cohesive and effective commissioning and provision of services pertaining to health protection.

Monitor the local epidemiology of communicable diseases and uptake of screening and immunisation programmes and provide local oversight of screening and immunisation programmes.

The post holder will be expected to work independently and is professionally accountable to the Senior Officer Health Protection.

The post holder will be expected to undertake health needs assessments, evidence reviews, health impact assessments and health equity audits with mínimal supervision.


To communicate with others to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities To design and manage programmes and projects to protect the populations health Access and appraise evidence gained through systematic methods and through engagement with the wider research community; critique published and unpublished research, synthesise the evidence and draw appropriate conclusions Write and contribute to reports which make evidence-based recommendations to improve health & wellbeing, care & quality and achieve best value, and to reduce health inequalities.

Develop links with public health and healthcare networks, academic centres and Public Health England to ensure that regional and national guidance, evidence and strategic priorities are reflected in local plans where appropriate.

Prioritise a complex and demanding workload, meeting tight deadlines.


DECISIONS MADE:

The post holder will be expected to work with mínimal supervision and is professionally accountable to Senior Officer Health Protection.


CONTACTS:

The post holder will develop and maintain a wide range of relationships, including: Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB Regional and national leads for specific work areas e.g.

within UKHSA, academic centres, NHS England Clinical leads within the wider health economy e.g.

primary and secondary care consultants and managers Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Council colleagues Healthwatch Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes Community Pharmacists Community and voluntary sector organisations The post holder has an impact on budget and will assist with and have input into procurement procedures within the non-pay budget for Health Protection.

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