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Public Health Service Lead (Adults)

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, B7 4BL
Salary
£44,863 to £56,075
Closing date
9 Dec 2021
Reference
BCC002609

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Health / Public Health / Nursing
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Public Health Service Lead (Older People)

£44,863 - £56,075

10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham, B7 4BL

Working 36.5.hrs per week

About Us

Birmingham City Council aims to improve the quality of life for the people of Birmingham today, tomorrow and always. Our vision and outcomes are to create a city which provides:

  • An entrepreneurial city to work, learn and invest in.
  • An aspirational city to grow up in
  • A fulfilling city to age well in
  • A great, clean and green city to live in.
  • Birmingham residents gain the maximum benefit from hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games
  • A city that takes a leading role in tackling climate change

The Public Health Function is an important contributor to this vision, responsible for developing the Council into a ‘Public Health Engine’, which actively promotes population good health and enables all Birmingham citizens to make healthier choices. This will be achieved through the continual championing of the health and wellbeing of all people across the city, but especially the most vulnerable.  The delivery of an effective intelligence-led approach based on a set of agreed principles will require significant cultural and structural change – where the citizen is at the heart of what we do and each and every member of the Public Health workforce willingly and actively takes responsibility for their actions.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division in a Public Health 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 full-time permanent position will be within the Population team. This team leads the work on life course public health (Older People, Adults and Children and Young People) and oversees the commissioning of the majority of mandated public health services including the Sexual Health Services and Health Checks. The team is the key partnership bridge into the NHS and Social Care and leads the public health approaches to areas such as social prescribing.

This role will be based within the Adults theme of the Population Team within the Public Health Division. This position is a permanent position and will report to the Assistant Director for Population and will also have management responsibility. Management responsibility is subject to change and could result in no management responsibility or the responsibility of more than one member of the team at any time. The Population team leads the work on the life course within public health and oversees the commissioning of the majority of mandated and non-mandated public health services including the Sexual Health Services, Children and Young People PH Services, etc. The team is the key partnership bridge into NHS and leads the public health approaches to areas such as living well and working age adults.

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who is able to:

  • Understand the local Adults’ Needs concerning Public Health support and develop appropriate solutions and initiative where required. This includes the development of business cases and service specifications.
  • Work with procurement colleagues in the delivery of appropriate tenders for adults’ initiatives and delivery ensuring the local authorities standing ordered are adhered to.
  • Lead on the implementation and delivery of evidence-based Public Health interventions and programmes that address the Adults portfolio of work, including NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation, Sexual Health Services, Workplace Health and other thematic workstreams.
  • To work at a strategic level translating high level policies and strategies, developing action plans for the delivery of policies and strategies.
  • To develop appropriate programmes, policies, strategy development and deliver interventions in several public health areas wider than the Adults theme ensuring that all the themes link up.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact:

Marion Gibbon, Assistant Director within Public Health Birmingham. 

Email marion.gibbon@birmingham.gov.uk

Tel: 07783884742

Ref: BCC002609

Interviews for this post will take place virtually via video conferencing. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Please note: CVs will not be considered.

When applying, you are strongly advised to pay particular attention to the person specification and job description.

Right to work in the UK documentation will be fully checked for all applicants.  All non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council and must have an approved visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) before any employment offer can be confirmed. Unless they are an EEA or Swiss citizen or their family members, already living in the UK by 31 December 2020, then they will need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) instead.

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Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Telephone
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Location
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Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom

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