Hove (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£101,315 - £112,998
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Job introduction
Director of Public Health – Brighton & Hove City Council
Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent.
Salary from: £101,315 – £112,998
Location: Hove
Are you an experienced public health professional and dynamic system leader with a strong track record in improving population health and wellbeing? Are you passionate about reducing inequalities in health and wellbeing?
If so, you may be interested in our vacancy for a Director of Public Health.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Steve Hook, Interim Corporate Director (Health & Adult Social Care), email - steve.hook@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
Who we are:
We are a diverse, creative, and iconic coastal city. Our residents, businesses and visitors are passionate about Brighton & Hove, and we are rich in health and wellbeing assets however the success of our city masks complex social challenges related to poverty, inequality and fairness. Brighton & Hove City Council is an exciting and vibrant place to work on public health and we have a reputation for delivering innovative approaches and helping to make health and wellbeing everyone’s business. As a new administration with a strong political majority for the first time in two decades, we are determined to grip and tackle the issues our residents are facing.
The Role:
As a member of the Extended Corporate leadership team and an experienced public health professional, you will have direct relationships with the Corporate Director of Housing, Care and Wellbeing and the Chief Executive of Brighton & Hove City Council. You will:
Deliver effective leadership to drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of local residents, to reduce inequalities in health outcomes, to work in collaboration with UKHSA to protect local communities from threats to their health and be an influential leader across the Sussex Integrated Health and Care System.
- Work with local organisations and communities to make the city a fairer and healthier place for everyone ensuring we deliver on our Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Lead and develop a thriving and impactful Public Health team, including public health consultants, programme managers, commissioners, health intelligence team and our Healthy Lifestyle Team.
- Develop and sustain a culture of innovation and creativity underpinned by evaluation, where employees are engaged and have the desire to do things better, more efficiently, inclusively and effectively to improve performance.
To deliver this, we are looking for someone who:
- Has a track record of influencing key stakeholders. You will be a real collaborator, able to spot opportunities and inspire commitment, be adept in delivering in a democratically led organisation and as comfortable in a senior leadership environment as in a public meeting.
- Skilled in shaping ideas and thinking and providing strategic advice on all public health commissioning and service provision, to the council, health and care system and wider partners across the City.
- Committed to meeting the needs of our diverse communities and is able to establish priorities for action to address the health inequalities in Brighton & Hove.
- Understand the public sector duty and the inequality duty and their application to public health practice.
Information
How to apply
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement (no more than three sides of A4) that sets out why you think this role is the right move for you and how you meet the knowledge and experience criteria. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
We are able to offer support with relocation expenses if qualifying criteria is met. We have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from all diverse backgrounds.
Timeline:
Closing Date: 20 September 2024
Technical Interviews: 2nd October 2024
Stakeholder Panels: 9th October 2024
Final Panel Interviews: 9th October 2024
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our:
Useful Links:
Message from Chief Executive Jess Gibbons
Equality & Inclusion Policy Statement
Makeup of the Council & Structure Chart
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Part office / part home – hybrid - We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
Working arrangements are subject to Government guidance at the time. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
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