Job summary
We are seeking to appoint an organised and experienced Public Health Officer to join Slough Borough Councils motivated, forward looking and expanding Public Health Team!
You will report to the Public Health Programme Manager, supporting with a variety of projects across the public health function, along with the development of partnerships, with the aim of influencing the work and reach of public health. You will be required to support project development, project monitoring, performance and quality reporting, and overall governance amongst other areas of business and team administration.
The role will also require you to work closely with Commissioning and Contract Managers to provide up to date information on any contract or quality issues that may impact on the Councils statutory responsibilities along with other public health related commissioned services.
Main duties of the job
1. Support the Public Health Leads to ensure that effective contract monitoring and service improvement arrangements are in place to meet the departments Public Health objectives and statutory responsibilities.Work with the Public Health Leads to support providers with development and corrective action plans, and feedback progress on improvements to relevant professionals.
2. Carry out contract monitoring activity and reviews/audits on an independent basis, and produce reports based on findings. This activity may identify areas for improvement or contractual requirements.To liaise and collaborate with stakeholders and partners, e.g. the Care Quality Commission, OFSTED, the NHS and other local authorities around contract monitoring and quality activities.
3.Participate in multi-agency groups to share information on quality concerns and ongoing improvements and to provide information to support decision making around the support or actions to be taken with providers.Work with providers to improve quality, whilst escalating any concerns or issues appropriately within a timely manner, including any safeguarding issues.
5.Support with monitoring performance, budgets and expenditure and other administrative processesand maintain enhanced governance process within the Public Health Team.
About us
Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment and we would love you to join us in our mission! All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues. We celebrate diversity and are continuously striving for our residents can enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Support the
Public Health Leads to ensure that effective contract monitoring and service
improvement arrangements are in place to meet the departments Public Health
objectives and statutory responsibilities.
2. Carry out
contract monitoring activity and reviews/audits on an independent basis, and
produce reports based on findings. This activity may identify areas for
improvement or contractual requirements.
3. Work with
providers to improve quality, whilst escalating any concerns or issues
appropriately within a timely manner, including any safeguarding issues.
4. Participate in multi-agency groups to share
information on quality concerns and ongoing improvements and to provide
information to support decision making around the support or actions to be
taken with providers.
6. Work with the Public Health Leads to support
providers with development and corrective action plans, and feedback progress
on improvements to relevant professionals.
7. To liaise and
collaborate with stakeholders and partners, e.g. the Care Quality Commission,
OFSTED, the NHS and other local authorities around contract monitoring and
quality activities.
8. Support with monitoring performance, budgets and
expenditure and other administrative processes.
9. To support and maintain enhanced governance process including
clinical governance within the Public Health Team
10. Support with tasks and ad hoc requests from the Public Health
Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Support the
Public Health Leads to ensure that effective contract monitoring and service
improvement arrangements are in place to meet the departments Public Health
objectives and statutory responsibilities.
2. Carry out
contract monitoring activity and reviews/audits on an independent basis, and
produce reports based on findings. This activity may identify areas for
improvement or contractual requirements.
3. Work with
providers to improve quality, whilst escalating any concerns or issues
appropriately within a timely manner, including any safeguarding issues.
4. Participate in multi-agency groups to share
information on quality concerns and ongoing improvements and to provide
information to support decision making around the support or actions to be
taken with providers.
6. Work with the Public Health Leads to support
providers with development and corrective action plans, and feedback progress
on improvements to relevant professionals.
7. To liaise and
collaborate with stakeholders and partners, e.g. the Care Quality Commission,
OFSTED, the NHS and other local authorities around contract monitoring and
quality activities.
8. Support with monitoring performance, budgets and
expenditure and other administrative processes.
9. To support and maintain enhanced governance process including
clinical governance within the Public Health Team
10. Support with tasks and ad hoc requests from the Public Health
Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in public health or health-related field
- Masters in Public Health or related subject
- Project management qualification
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working within Public Health or related areas including commissioning and/or managing health improvement programmes. This includes contributing to larger initiatives working across partnerships.
- Significant experience of delivering and evaluating projects, especially preventive programmes and health interventions in the community
- Experience of successful influencing and negotiating with senior partners and key stakeholders to deliver change and improve services
- Experience of applying project management principles, managing and reporting on outcomes and budgets.
- Experience of engaging stakeholders and communities and of organising events to promote key Public Health messages and outcomes
- Experience of evaluation and reporting on outcomes to senior management and elected members
- Experience of writing external funding bids, project managing and successful completion of externally funded projects
- Experience of monitoring and reporting on service quality standards within specialist area as required, identifying issues for further review.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in public health or health-related field
- Masters in Public Health or related subject
- Project management qualification
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working within Public Health or related areas including commissioning and/or managing health improvement programmes. This includes contributing to larger initiatives working across partnerships.
- Significant experience of delivering and evaluating projects, especially preventive programmes and health interventions in the community
- Experience of successful influencing and negotiating with senior partners and key stakeholders to deliver change and improve services
- Experience of applying project management principles, managing and reporting on outcomes and budgets.
- Experience of engaging stakeholders and communities and of organising events to promote key Public Health messages and outcomes
- Experience of evaluation and reporting on outcomes to senior management and elected members
- Experience of writing external funding bids, project managing and successful completion of externally funded projects
- Experience of monitoring and reporting on service quality standards within specialist area as required, identifying issues for further review.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
