Consultant in Public Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

ob Activities:

1. Key working relationships

The postholder will be required to communicate and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, present highly complex information about contracts, initiatives and service in formal and informal settings

The postholder will commit to working and engaging constructively with internal and external stakeholders on a range of contentious issues, nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks internally and externally

The postholder will assist with public relations and marketing activities

Assist with Freedom of Information requests, keep under review the framework and in accordance with the legislation

2. Operational

Commissioning services and overseeing the teams commissioning of services and interventions utilising the commissioning cycle, including assessing needs, service review, deciding priorities, designing services, identifying and developing providers, managing performance and evaluating impact.

Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment

Support the portfolio of programmes in demonstrating value for money

3. Financial and physical resource

Responsible for matching the available budget for each work area and contract and for ensuring that the budget breaks even

Responsible for supporting the commissioning and procurement of services

Manage allocated budgets, contributing to financial reports as required

Provide advice and prepare strategic reports and briefings as required

Act in a way that is compliant with Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of this responsibilities

4.Staff Management

Responsible for day to day range of staff management matters, which will include responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment and where necessary processes such as grievance and disciplinary matters

Responsible for an individuals development on the job and job performance management. Work in conjunction with relevant others to assess and manage confidential information about an individuals performance and capability development .

5. Information Management

Provide progress reports for the Director of Public Health

Interpret epidemiological information and evidence for service development

Use analysis and judgement to examine and present options for developing commissioning intentions for health improvement extending for contractual periods of between one and five years delivery or to influence commissioning

Develop collaborate and integrated public health intelligence and other information systems for monitoring the health and well-being of the population including vulnerable groups and deprived communities

6. Planning and Organisation

Ensure contracts, projects and initiatives are delivered on time, to quality standards and in a cost effective manner, adjusting plans as required

Determine the strategic planning of specified health and wellbeing areas, identifying interdependencies across function, potential impacts on wider organisation, resource requirements and building in contingency and adjustments as necessary

Determine the development of performance and governance strategies and the development and implementation of improvement work to achieve outcomes

7. Policy and Service Development

Lead on the development and implementation of specified aspects of the County Plan, Health and Wellbeing strategy and other key strategies.

Responsible for proposing and developing policy and procedure in the area the job holder is currently working on at a point in time, including briefings, commissioning, business or resources

Responsible for proposing and drafting changes, implementation and interpretation to policies, guidelines and service level agreements (SLAs)

Propose changes to own portfolio areas and support other commissioners to take effective strategic investment decisions.

Influence the use of a community development approach for building, maintaining and facilitating a community engagement programme leading to improved health and well-being outcomes locally

Have a full understanding of and knowledge of national and regional policy in order to provide information and guidance to Health and Wellbeing services and across the wider partnership to agree strategic processes for its implementation and monitoring

8. Professional Responsibilities

Contribute actively to the training programme for Doctors/SHOs/Specialty Registrars in Public Health as appropriate and to the training and development of practitioners and primary are professionals within the locality using the Public Health Knowledge and Skills and Career Framework and supporting the public health practitioner registration scheme

Will contribute to strengthening local capacity and demonstrate commitment to the broader public health system by contributing to wider regional and national public health networks.

9. Information Resources

Use a range of computer packages including word, outlook, excel and powerpoint

Develop and work with databases and performance systems, to report performance and generate service information

Maintain own information

Produce presentations and reports

Use internet and library facilities to establish the evidence base and policy

10. Decisions and Judgements

Will make regular judgements involving highly complex facts and situations that require the analyses, interpretation and comparison of a range of information and options

Will need to act with autonomy, minimal guidance and with minimal supervision

As agreed within work-plans to be responsible for leading partnership work across a wide portfolio particularly covering health improvement and healthcare Public Health.

To be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff, and/or be responsible as a line manager for a single function.

To provide professional leadership to staff working in other parts of the Council whose posts are funded through the Public Health Ring-fenced Grant.

To be an authorised signatory, budget or delegated budget holder (budget/department/service), and/or monitor or contribute to the formulation of department/service budgets and financial initiatives and/or be a budget holder for a department service.

To undertake research or audit and translate research findings into public health practice.

To play a key role in ensuring that health and social care services commissioned for Herefordshire residents by the ICB and Council are of high quality, clinically safe, cost-effective, improve health and well-being and reduce inequalities.

To be responsible for supervising and delivering public health training in line with national and regional requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire Council

Address

Plough Lane

Hereford

HR4 0LE

Employer's website

https://www.hoopleltd.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)