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Senior Public Health Officer - BLACHIR

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Birmingham City Council
Location
Birmingham
Closing date
15 Dec 2022
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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Health / Public Health / Nursing
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
Working Pattern
Standard
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Full-Time
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Senior Public Health Officer - BLACHIR
Salary GR5 £36,371 - £44,624
Fixed Term Contract/Secondment
Working Hours 36.5.hrs per week 

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated programme manager to drive the implementation of Birmingham’s actions arising from the Birmingham and Lewisham African Caribbean Health Inequalities Review (BLACHIR). This is a full-time position in our Public Health Inequalities Team until 31 March 2024, which can be offered on a secondment basis or as a fixed term contract.

About Us

Birmingham City Council aims to improve the quality of life for the people of Birmingham today, tomorrow and always. Our vision is to create a city where every citizen, whoever they are, wherever they live and at every stage of life, can make choices that empower them to be happy and healthy.

Our vision is underpinned by the following key principles:

• Citizen-driven and informed by citizens' lived experience

• Consciously focused on reducing inequalities through promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

• Data and evidence-informed and research-enabled action

• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic mitigated as part of our legacy work.

The public health function is an important contributor to this vision through the continual championing of the health and wellbeing of all citizens across the city, but especially those experiencing inequalities.

This position is an opportunity to play a key role in high-profile ground-breaking work which aims to tackle inequality and address racism and discrimination in our health and care systems. More about BLACHIR can be found HERE .

This post sits in the Inequalities Team within the Wider Determinants of Health and Wellbeing section of the Public Health Division. We have a dynamic and diverse programme, including discrimination health, poverty, inclusion health and clinical health inequalities. Our work involves stakeholders across our partnerships to improve health and wellbeing, including Council directorates, the Integrated Care System and the third sector.

The Role

The key focus of the role is to:

  • develop and drive the delivery of the BLACHIR implementation plan
  • establish and manage a multi-stakeholder oversight board for the project
  • develop a mechanism for managing and reporting the project progress and impact, including commissioning an independent evaluation
  • ensure that all project activities are underpinned by the principles of co-production and
  • engagement with the Black African and Black Caribbean communities in Birmingham. 

Skills & Experience

The role will involve using your public health and managerial skills to work in partnership across organizational boundaries to embed the outcomes from the review into wider agendas.

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who:

  • has a substantial experience of working with a wide range of partners and stakeholders in reducing health inequalities
  • understands the role that the health and wellbeing board, ICS and other partners can play to improve health and wellbeing and tackle health inequalities affecting Black and Ethnic Minority populations
  • understands and can develop/ use public health research, data and evidence to influence system leaders and partners and implement change
  • has substantial experience of developing and coordinating the delivery of major health and wellbeing change projects/ programmes in complex and challenging environments
  • has strong people management skills and experience in developing staff through both formal and informal opportunities
  • has strong written and verbal communication skills and substantial experience in writing programme plans and partnership strategies
  • able to learn and adapt and can make a confident start in this role quickly.
  • able to learn and adapt and can make a confident start in this role quickly.

For informal enquires please contact Monika Rozanski, Public Health Service Manager on  07742405225 or via email monika.rozanski@birmingham.gov.uk

How to apply

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 Person Specification and as outlined above. 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. 

Closing date for applications: Monday, 29th August 2022 - 12 Noon

We welcome applications from people from Black and Ethnic Minority and other diverse backgrounds.

*Shortlisting is still in progress hence please note that any previous applicants do not need to re-apply.

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) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).

Job Description and Person Specification

 

Company

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.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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