Consultant in Public Health - Sunderland, United Kingdom - LSS (Staff Recruitment and Training Agency)

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Sunderland, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Purpose
The post holder will make a strategic contribution to improving health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities for Sunderland to support a city where:

  • Everyone is as healthy as they can be
  • People live longer and enjoy a good standard of wellbeing
  • Levels of health inequalities are reduced.


The post holder will more specifically be responsible for health improvement, health protection, healthcare public health and health inequalities programmes as agreed in their portfolio.


Roles and Responsibilities**- Fulfil a generic Consultant in Public Health/ Consultant in Public Health Medicine role within Sunderland City Council. The post holder is therefore expected to be competent across all ten areas of specialist public health practice.

  • Deputise for the Director of Public Health, as required, and hold senior management responsibility within in the public health team.
  • Establish strong relationships within Sunderland City Council as well as strong partnership working with the Clinical Commissioning Group, key provider organisations and other key external bodies including Public Health England and NHS England.
  • Be able to cope with multiple and changing demands, and to meet tight deadlines. High levels of intellectual rigour, political awareness, negotiation, motivation skills and flexibility are required.
  • Deal with highly complex public health issues, advising officers and elected members within the council and the health and wellbeing board, making recommendations regarding services, patient care and the wider determinants of health.
  • Be able to understand other cultures, advise, challenge and advocate to enable effective working across organisational boundaries. The ability to influence without direct authority and demonstrate a high level of tact, diplomacy and leadership are required.
  • Support the Director of Public Health to identify local priorities and support the planning and/or commissioning of interventions to address those priorities and to reduce health inequalities. To seek out opportunities to secure additional funding where possible for the delivery of evidenced based interventions that will address those priorities.
  • Support the Director of Public Health to deliver in relation to a range of public health outcomes within key partnership and Council plans, such as the Health & Wellbeing Strategy, and associated Directorate and Service Plans

Mandatory Compliance Requirements

  • CV
  • Eligibility to work in the UK
  • 2 years written references with all gaps verified
  • Qualification in Public Health
  • Experience in Public Health
  • A team with over 20 years Administration Public Sector/Trades/Built Environment/Construction Recruitment experience
  • Access to a wide selection of vacancies across the UK
  • The choice of PAYE or Limited company schemes
  • Weekly payroll service
  • Excellent rates of pay

Salary:
£39.00-£39.10 per hour


COVID-19 considerations:
Yes


Work Location:
In person

Reference ID: 2023 AGY 31
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