Job Details

Job introduction

Public Health team are currently recruiting for a Public Health Programme Manager - Starting Well

Fixed term: until 30th September 2020.

For an informal discussion, please contact Peter Wilkinson at peter.wilkinson@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Closing Date: 9 October 2019

Interview Date: 22 October 2019

About the role

Providing services to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people has never been more important and this post is key to developing the children and young people’s public health programme. If you are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people then this post is for you.

You will lead the development of the public health programme to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people, which is a key part of the Brighton & Hove Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy. This will include a comprehensive and strategic approach to delivering prevention across communities, services and settings. This will involve working in an integrated way with colleagues in the Families, Children and Learning Directorate, the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, local schools as well as other council directorates, the wider NHS, public sector, third sector organisations, and local communities.

You will be the lead commissioner for the healthy child programme, which includes health visiting and school nursing, and you will be responsible for managing the contract with the local provider.

You will also be the public health lead for the public health schools programme and will manage a small team of health improvement specialists to deliver the programme.  You will be the children’s safeguarding lead for the public health department. 

We highly recommend you read the ‘Maximise your Chances’ document below before you apply for this job. It is important you are able to show how you meet the Person Specification when applying. Not following this guidance is likely to reduce your chances of success.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.

As part of Brighton & Hove City Council's ongoing commitment to redeployment, please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process, without prior notice if a suitable redeployee (internal employee at risk of redundancy) is identified.

Files

• Applicant Letter
• Maximise Your Chances
• Our Values
• Job Description