Deputy Director of Public Health

Hours:
37.0 Hours per Week

Solihull MBC have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, energetic and visionary public health professional looking to progress your career into a Deputy Director of Public Health role within a strong and successful senior leadership team.

The culture of the borough is one of striving and thriving, where officers and Elected Members want to build on success to help achieve a better quality of lives, healthy outcomes and longer life expectancy for residents.

Reporting directly to the Director of Public Health and working closely as a key member of the senior leadership teams in the Council and its partner organisations, you will help to drive forward this vision. This is a unique opportunity to progress your career and deliver in a system-leadership role in a vibrant and successful community.

As Deputy Director of Public Health you will be helping our successful and ambitious council to meet the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst delivering our vision for a healthy Solihull, reducing inequalities in health outcomes, preventing avoidable ill-health and protecting local communities from public health hazards.

This broad, exciting and innovative role will offer an ambitious Public Health professional the opportunity to develop your career and make a real impact. We are seeking to appoint a visionary and motivational system-leader, with a proven track record of public health success as a Public Health Consultant and extensive experience of partnership working.

If you have the ambition and expertise to progress your career and help us make a real impact in Solihull, then we would love to hear from you. It is important that you are a registered GMC, GDC or UK PHR public health specialist with significant experience in all areas of public health practice.

For further information and to apply please visit: execroles.penna.com

For an informal discussion about the role please contact our retained consultant at Penna: Nick Raper on 07715 690463.

Closing Date: Friday 9 April 2021

AAC/Final Panel: w/c 19 April 2021

Solihull Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Council has a responsibility for, and a commitment to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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