Public Health Programme Manager - Health Protection

1-year fixed term contract - This opportunity is currently being offered on a fixed term contract basis of 12 months; however, if budgets allow the contract length may be extended and/or become permanent, though this is not guaranteed. If an internal council employee wishes to apply for this role, a secondment opportunity may be considered (please state this on your application).

Public Health are seeking a Public Health Programme Manager (Health Protection) to join the team at level A. This is the entry point of the role, so you will need to be able to demonstrate the relevant knowledge, experience and skills to get you started, but you will be supported to develop in your role through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation. All elements of level A listed within the person specification are essential. Through your induction you will be introduced to the Career Progression Framework (CPF), which will help you to identify your areas of strength and any development needs.

To lead the development and implementation of a range of Health Protection interventions, advocating, creating opportunities and facilitating partnerships to deliver against the Public Health, Health protection service plan, including specific high priority programmes such as Vaccine delivery and outbreak management. These programmes are high profile for the organisation and managing the council’s reputation is a critical element, so the post holder will be heavily involved in developing the strategy for these programmes and delivering the outcomes with the partners.

Reviewing national policy, understanding best practice, and setting local policy will be an integral part of this role, for all programmes within the portfolio. There will also be responsibility for maintaining active external relationships with others involved in similar work across the country so that Medway’s work can inform, and be informed by, emerging best practice. Represent the service at all senior level meetings locally, nationally, and regionally, including delivering formal presentations.

Liaise with stakeholders in a way that promotes the One Medway Council Plan and embeds our values and behaviours.

Accountabilities and outcomes:

Manage complex programmes, assessing and taking account of known risks, adapting to changes and problems along the way in order to ensure that aims and objectives are achieved and deliver defined outcomes.

Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate evidence-based public health programmes that focus on the delivery of outcomes and ambitions set out in national and local strategies to improve and to work within professional and ethical boundaries while promoting population health and wellbeing and addressing health inequalities.

Oversee the development and provision of high-quality community-based services, business cases and reports, service specifications, analyses of need, demand, spend, and performance data, working within the legislative framework that underpins public service provision to maximise opportunities to protect and promote health and wellbeing.

Build sound and productive working relationships with colleagues and staff groups, engaging others in a credible, persuasive way and maintain active external relationships with others involved in similar work across the country so that Medway’s work can inform, and be informed by, emerging best practice.

Represent the Council at local, regional, and national steering groups, networks and other meetings, ensuring adherence to professional codes of conduct, occupational membership codes, employer behaviour frameworks and practice standards.

Collate and critically appraise evidence including ensuring compliance with relevant procedures for governance, risk and control, including assuring the quality of all required information for the governance structure.

Analyse and interpret varied and complex information or situations, developing solutions and/or strategies that take more than a year to formulate.

At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above

If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please e-mail Karen Chukwukaodinaka on karen.chukwukaodinaka@medway.gov.uk.

Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.

When writing your application, it is important to ensure you identify your suitability against the requirements of the job profile, as this information will be used for shortlisting and may contribute to the CPF assessment. Your application may be rejected if the minimum required criteria is not met. Further information relating to the requirements for this role can be found in the CPF Guidance document attached.

The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:

Level A details the essential criteria that all applicants must be able to demonstrate through their application and interview.

Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and skills from level A.

Level C requires the highest level of competence and applicants would need to fully meet and demonstrate all aspects of the job profile, including qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience.

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

For further information, and for details of the benefits of working for Medway Council, please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.