Job summary
This is an exciting time to join our well-established and dynamic Healthy Team where you will be supported to develop your career in Public Health. With our new Hampshire Public Health Strategy focussing on the importance of place making and the wider determinants of health, there hasnt been a better time for us to integrate public health into spatial planning, transport and healthy housing, in collaboration with our colleagues in Districts and Boroughs. We are passionate about delivering positive outcomes for both health and the environment in our communities.
For this role, strong experience of working in a public health role is essential, and you must be educated to a Master's degree level. Youll have a proven track record of working collaboratively with a number of partners in a multi-agency setting, using your excellent communication and influencing skills to effectively work with others to achievechange. Your innovative and forward thinking approach will enable you to capitalise on new opportunities and initiate transformative ways of working. Your knowledge of public health concepts, combined with your ability to use evidence-based research methods to gather, interpret and present complex data in a meaningful way to a variety of audiences will be key. Experience of working in local government on physical activity, climate change or the wider determinants of health is preferable, though not essential.
Main duties of the job
Youll develop, advise on and co-deliver programmes of work in areas such as transport, green infrastructure, air quality and active travel, helping us deliver theClimate Change Strategy.Youll also support our partners to take a public health approach to increasing physical activity levels across the County, with a particular focus on inequalities, capitalising on our strong relationships with council teams, our local active partnership, the NHS and our Districts and Boroughs.
About us
We believe in rewarding our staff
for their commitment to delivering essential public services with an extensive
range of benefits.
We want to help you strive to be
the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.
In return, we are committed to your continued personal development and offer anextensive Benefits Package. We recognise the benefits hybrid working can bring, so youll be able to work remotely (with equipment provided) with office-based working in Winchester once a fortnight.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop, implement, commission, deliver and performance manage a range of public health programmes and projects across Hampshire to address agreed public health priorities for tackling inactivity and climate change.
Provide specialist technical support to the County Council, professional groups, partner organisations and other key stakeholders to ensure there is a co-ordinated and evidence-based approach to programme/project implementation.
Main responsibilities:
- Physical activity
- Provide specialist, technical input into the planning, commissioning and delivery of physical activity programmes across the Council and in partnership with other stakeholders such as the voluntary sector, District Councils and NHS.
- Provide specialist, technical input into place-based programme and whole systems approaches to improving health.
- Work within the organisation to embed physical activity into the work of other departments and teams such as planning, transport, environment.
- Contribute to, and lead on some aspects of programme implementation to improve levels of physical activity in our population in line with Hampshire Public Health Strategy and other key strategies and policies.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the evidence base for population public health as it relates to physical activity.
- Generate and apply insight data to inform the development of targeted interventions with communities at high risk of poorer outcomes to reduce inequalities. Contribute to needs assessments, public engagement and equity audits.
- Develop evidence-based outcome measures to be able to monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of public health services/programmes/projects and key public health outcomes.
- Manage, develop and sustain key working relationships across a number of organisations, providing specialist public health input to a range of partnerships in order to facilitate collaborative working with commissioners, providers, private sector and voluntary sector stakeholders. Identify local public health priorities and develop the action plans, policies and strategies to meet these priorities.
- Allocate and manage resources, including budgets, for specific public health services, programmes and projects.
- Contribute to public health training, including public health training for trainees and practitioners who have a public health focus to their jobs, and for multi-agency, community-based training events to promote and support the delivery of public health initiatives and programmes.
- Deputise for the Public Health Principal as required.
- Contribute to local and national public health audits and research projects in order to develop evidence of effectiveness in a range of public health areas.
- Develop and manage public health communications including proactive and reactive approaches as required, including at short notice.
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Provide specialist, technical input into the planning, commissioning and delivery of interventions to tackle climate change across the Council and in partnership with other stakeholders such as the voluntary sector, District Councils and NHS with a particular focus on behaviour change.
- Work with colleagues in the public health team with remits around air quality, health protection, place, planning and healthy weights to align priorities and workplans.
- Embed principles and practices to respond to climate change into the business of the team.
- Contribute to, and lead on some aspects of programme implementation to tackle climate change and improve sustainability in Hampshire in line with Hampshire Public Health Strategy and other key Council strategies and policies.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the evidence base for population public health as it relates to climate change and sustainability.
- Develop evidence-based outcome measures to be able to monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of public health services/programmes/projects and key public health outcomes.
- Manage, develop and sustain key working relationships across a number of organisations, providing specialist public health input to a range of partnerships in order to facilitate collaborative working with commissioners, providers, private sector and voluntary sector stakeholders. Identify local public health priorities and develop the action plans, policies and strategies to meet these priorities.
- Develop and manage public health communications including proactive and reactive approaches as required, including at short notice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Develop, implement, commission, deliver and performance manage a range of public health programmes and projects across Hampshire to address agreed public health priorities for tackling inactivity and climate change.
Provide specialist technical support to the County Council, professional groups, partner organisations and other key stakeholders to ensure there is a co-ordinated and evidence-based approach to programme/project implementation.
Main responsibilities:
- Physical activity
- Provide specialist, technical input into the planning, commissioning and delivery of physical activity programmes across the Council and in partnership with other stakeholders such as the voluntary sector, District Councils and NHS.
- Provide specialist, technical input into place-based programme and whole systems approaches to improving health.
- Work within the organisation to embed physical activity into the work of other departments and teams such as planning, transport, environment.
- Contribute to, and lead on some aspects of programme implementation to improve levels of physical activity in our population in line with Hampshire Public Health Strategy and other key strategies and policies.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the evidence base for population public health as it relates to physical activity.
- Generate and apply insight data to inform the development of targeted interventions with communities at high risk of poorer outcomes to reduce inequalities. Contribute to needs assessments, public engagement and equity audits.
- Develop evidence-based outcome measures to be able to monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of public health services/programmes/projects and key public health outcomes.
- Manage, develop and sustain key working relationships across a number of organisations, providing specialist public health input to a range of partnerships in order to facilitate collaborative working with commissioners, providers, private sector and voluntary sector stakeholders. Identify local public health priorities and develop the action plans, policies and strategies to meet these priorities.
- Allocate and manage resources, including budgets, for specific public health services, programmes and projects.
- Contribute to public health training, including public health training for trainees and practitioners who have a public health focus to their jobs, and for multi-agency, community-based training events to promote and support the delivery of public health initiatives and programmes.
- Deputise for the Public Health Principal as required.
- Contribute to local and national public health audits and research projects in order to develop evidence of effectiveness in a range of public health areas.
- Develop and manage public health communications including proactive and reactive approaches as required, including at short notice.
- Climate Change and Sustainability
- Provide specialist, technical input into the planning, commissioning and delivery of interventions to tackle climate change across the Council and in partnership with other stakeholders such as the voluntary sector, District Councils and NHS with a particular focus on behaviour change.
- Work with colleagues in the public health team with remits around air quality, health protection, place, planning and healthy weights to align priorities and workplans.
- Embed principles and practices to respond to climate change into the business of the team.
- Contribute to, and lead on some aspects of programme implementation to tackle climate change and improve sustainability in Hampshire in line with Hampshire Public Health Strategy and other key Council strategies and policies.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the evidence base for population public health as it relates to climate change and sustainability.
- Develop evidence-based outcome measures to be able to monitor, evaluate and report on the performance of public health services/programmes/projects and key public health outcomes.
- Manage, develop and sustain key working relationships across a number of organisations, providing specialist public health input to a range of partnerships in order to facilitate collaborative working with commissioners, providers, private sector and voluntary sector stakeholders. Identify local public health priorities and develop the action plans, policies and strategies to meet these priorities.
- Develop and manage public health communications including proactive and reactive approaches as required, including at short notice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level in Public Health or equivalent.
- Substantive experience of working in a public health or a role with a significant public health element.
Desirable
- Public Health Practitioner registration - UKPHR register (or working towards such registration).
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of implementing health or health related strategies and policies and project managing public health programmes.
- Application of evidence to public health programmes such as development of interventions to address the wider determinants of health or behavioural risk factors in a variety of settings catering to a variety of population groups.
- Good understanding of the wider determinants of health and inequalities and current public health policy.
- Good understanding of public health and the concepts, principles and models underpinning health improvement.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to innovate.
- Ability to analyse complex datasets and performance data and present highly complex data clearly and concisely to audiences of all capabilities and attitudes.
- Understanding of evidence-based policy and practice, epidemiology and research methods and their application to public health policy and practice.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to use effective influencing and negotiation skills in and beyond own organisation.
- Evidence of ability to build effective relationships and credibility with a wide range of professional groups and organisations.
- Able to manage and prioritise a range of complex and diverse issues simultaneously and competing priorities.
Desirable
- Understanding of local authority and the social and political environment.
- Experience of collaborative multi-agency/multi-disciplinary working and ability to engage and work with peoples at all levels, including harder-to-reach communities.
- Experience of developing projects and programmes to tackle climate change using public health principles.
- Experience of developing projects and programmes to increase levels of physical activity in defined populations.
- Specialist knowledge in the broader public health agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters degree level in Public Health or equivalent.
- Substantive experience of working in a public health or a role with a significant public health element.
Desirable
- Public Health Practitioner registration - UKPHR register (or working towards such registration).
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of implementing health or health related strategies and policies and project managing public health programmes.
- Application of evidence to public health programmes such as development of interventions to address the wider determinants of health or behavioural risk factors in a variety of settings catering to a variety of population groups.
- Good understanding of the wider determinants of health and inequalities and current public health policy.
- Good understanding of public health and the concepts, principles and models underpinning health improvement.
- Strong project management skills and the ability to innovate.
- Ability to analyse complex datasets and performance data and present highly complex data clearly and concisely to audiences of all capabilities and attitudes.
- Understanding of evidence-based policy and practice, epidemiology and research methods and their application to public health policy and practice.
- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, with the ability to use effective influencing and negotiation skills in and beyond own organisation.
- Evidence of ability to build effective relationships and credibility with a wide range of professional groups and organisations.
- Able to manage and prioritise a range of complex and diverse issues simultaneously and competing priorities.
Desirable
- Understanding of local authority and the social and political environment.
- Experience of collaborative multi-agency/multi-disciplinary working and ability to engage and work with peoples at all levels, including harder-to-reach communities.
- Experience of developing projects and programmes to tackle climate change using public health principles.
- Experience of developing projects and programmes to increase levels of physical activity in defined populations.
- Specialist knowledge in the broader public health agenda.
