Consultant in Public Health

West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is recruiting a Public Health Specialist to provide strategic public health leadership for Phase 2 of the Mayoral Regions Programme. This fixed-term post for 2.5 years will work within the Health and Communities Team to translate evidence and learning into actions that reduce health inequalities across MSAs.

You will collaborate with the Head of Health and Communities, the Health Foundation, and partner authorities to shape direction, deliver strategic

Qualifications

• Senior public health professional with leadership experience.
• Ability to translate evidence and policy into action.
• Experience working with multi-agency partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist public health expertise and strategic leadership for the programme.
• Translate evidence, policy and learning into action to improve health and reduce inequalities.
• Collaborate with WMCA Health and Communities team and MSAs to shape and deliver objectives.
• Engage with funder The Health Foundation to align delivery and learning.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Public health expertise

Stakeholder engagement

Policy translation

Job description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is looking for an experienced and highly motivated Public Health Specialist to provide strategic public health leadership for Phase 2 of the Mayoral Regions Programme (MRP).

Following three successful years of Phase 1 delivery, Phase 2 of the MRP is funded by the Health Foundation and delivered by WMCA in partnership with a consortium of English Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSAs).

The programme aims to:

• Increase MSA action to address health inequalities, including through the health duty and opportunities arising from the English Devolution Bill and NHS 10-year Plan
• Strengthen the ability of MSAs to use their powers and influence across the wider determinants of health
• Build the evidence base and share learning about effective approaches to improving population health within MSAs.

As the programme's Public Health Consultant, you will provide specialist public health expertise, strategic leadership and professional accountability for the programme, helping to translate evidence, policy and learning into meaningful action to improve health and reduce inequalities.

You will be a senior member of WMCA's Health and Communities Team, working closely with the Head of Health and Communities and senior colleagues across the Employment, Skills, Health and Communities directorate. This is a fixed term post for 2.5 years

What you will be doing.

You will work closely with the Programme Senior Responsible Officer (SRO), Senior Delivery Manager, the Health Foundation and participating MSAs to shape and deliver the programme's strategic objectives.

Your responsibilities will include:

Strategic leadership

• Providing specialist public health expertise and strategic leadership across health inequalities, health improvement, health intelligence, evidence, policy and strategy.
• Supporting the WMCA Head of Health and Communities to shape the strategic direction of the programme and ensure alignment with regional priorities and Health Foundation expectations.
• Supporting participating MSAs to strengthen their approaches to tackling health inequalities and improving population health.
• Identifying opportunities to apply learning, systems thinking and innovative approaches across participating regions.
• Supporting engagement with The Health Foundation and ensuring programme delivery and learning align with