Job summary
We are seeking a strategic leader to manage the Association of Directors of Public Health West Midlands (ADPH WM) and its work within the West Midlands Public Health system. This role offers the opportunity to lead and strengthen ADPH WMs influence, ensuring collaboration with regional stakeholders to improve public health outcomes across the area.
You will be responsible for building partnerships through the West Midlands Public Health Alliance and supporting quality improvement across the region. Your portfolio will include key areas such as tobacco control and sector-led improvement, alongside developing and maintaining strong relationships with senior public health figures.
The post holder will lead the development of a three-year quality improvement strategy, focusing on emerging policy priorities and fostering collaborations with key partners such as OHID, UKHSA, NHS E, and local authorities. Additionally, you will oversee communication and advocacy strategies to raise the profile of ADPH WM and address public health inequalities.
The successful candidate will have significant experience in relationship-building, managing complex projects, and driving systems for population health improvements. Registration with the UKPHR is required, or applicants should be within six months of registration.
Main duties of the job
Provide strategic leadership and management of ADPH WM, maintaining and enhancing its reputation within the West Midlands Public Health system.
Foster partnerships between ADPH WM and senior regional stakeholders, supporting system-wide collaboration through the West Midlands Public Health Alliance to improve health outcomes.
Lead, manage, and monitor the quality improvement agendas of ADPH WM and the Alliance.
Ensure robust programme management systems and governance structures.
Build regional portfolios of work using Public Health expertise.
Manage a portfolio, including tobacco control, sector-led improvement, and other agreed priorities.
Develop relationships with Directors of Public Health (DsPH), aligning their expertise with ADPH WM and the Alliances needs.
Act as the lead for fostering relationships for collaborative improvement with key stakeholders, including OHID, UKHSA, NHSE, DCS, ADASS WM, ADPH National, and other partners.
Collaborate with DsPH to identify priority areas for review and improvement.
Develop and monitor a three-year quality improvement strategy for the West Midlands Public Health Alliance, focusing on emerging policy and future collaborations.
Oversee a Communication and Advocacy Strategy to raise the profile of ADPH WM and highlight the importance of public health and health inequalities.
Ensure effective monitoring and transparent reporting of the programme to ADPH WM, the Alliance, and ADPH UK, ensuring appropriate use of public funds.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Strong awareness of current political, economic,
- financial, and organisational complexities of UK
- local government, NHS and regional Public Health
- government organisations plus wider bodies
- affecting public health.
- Knowledge of public health issues, awareness of
- data sources and ability to analyse complex
- information.
- Able to lead and manage through a changing and
- challenging environment.
- Able to think independently and creatively, to
- argue for solutions based on evidence and to
- scrutinise and challenge accepted ideas.
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive,
- and contentious information, and manage difficult
- conversations with tact, diplomacy, confidentiality
- and political awareness.
- Able to operate effectively in a complex and
- evolving environment, with high levels of personal
- resilience and ability to be flexible.
- Able to confidently communicate with impact to a
- range of audiences.
- Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
- Outlook) and experience of working in an online
- environment.
Experience
Essential
- job?
- Track record of strong relationship building,
- advocacy and influencing with internal and
- external senior stakeholders.
- Significant experience of designing, leading and
- managing complex work programmes, within
- budget and time constraints, and which lead to
- improved outcomes.
- Significant experience and understanding of
- regional working including how to maximise
- systems for population health gains.
- Significant experience of effective budget and
- resource management.
- Experience of influencing policy and developing
- policy/position statements
- Experience of responding to consultation
- documents
- Experience of managing a membership scheme,
- ensuring good governance and accountability,
- and responding to the needs of
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register
- with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or
- Inclusion in the UK Public Health Register
- (UKPHR) for Public Health
Person Specification
Special Knowledge
Essential
- Strong awareness of current political, economic,
- financial, and organisational complexities of UK
- local government, NHS and regional Public Health
- government organisations plus wider bodies
- affecting public health.
- Knowledge of public health issues, awareness of
- data sources and ability to analyse complex
- information.
- Able to lead and manage through a changing and
- challenging environment.
- Able to think independently and creatively, to
- argue for solutions based on evidence and to
- scrutinise and challenge accepted ideas.
- Able to provide and receive complex, sensitive,
- and contentious information, and manage difficult
- conversations with tact, diplomacy, confidentiality
- and political awareness.
- Able to operate effectively in a complex and
- evolving environment, with high levels of personal
- resilience and ability to be flexible.
- Able to confidently communicate with impact to a
- range of audiences.
- Strong IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
- Outlook) and experience of working in an online
- environment.
Experience
Essential
- job?
- Track record of strong relationship building,
- advocacy and influencing with internal and
- external senior stakeholders.
- Significant experience of designing, leading and
- managing complex work programmes, within
- budget and time constraints, and which lead to
- improved outcomes.
- Significant experience and understanding of
- regional working including how to maximise
- systems for population health gains.
- Significant experience of effective budget and
- resource management.
- Experience of influencing policy and developing
- policy/position statements
- Experience of responding to consultation
- documents
- Experience of managing a membership scheme,
- ensuring good governance and accountability,
- and responding to the needs of
Qualifications
Essential
- Inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register
- with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or
- Inclusion in the UK Public Health Register
- (UKPHR) for Public Health
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
