Director of Public Health

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority organization in Norfolk is seeking an experienced Director of Public Health to lead transformative health initiatives. This role involves addressing health inequalities and collaborating with partners to improve community wellbeing. The ideal candidate will have extensive public health expertise and a strong leadership background. Competitive salary of up to £141,542.50 and relocation package offered.

Benefits

Relocation package

Market supplement up to 10%

Qualifications

• Registered public health specialist with substantial experience.
• Experience managing major change activity in large organizations.
• Minimum of three years' experience in public health practice at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformative health change efforts across Norfolk.
• Advise elected members and senior leaders on public health strategy.
• Manage and deliver high-quality public health services.

Skills

Public health expertise

Leadership skills

Strategic planning

Community engagement

Education

Inclusion in GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)

MFPH qualification

Job description

Salary up to £141,542.50 (includes a market supplement ofup to 10% for the right candidate) and relocation package

Norfolk is a county like no other a stunning blend ofcoastal charm, rural beauty, and vibrant urban life. With a population of over920,000 and a landscape that draws visitors year-round, Norfolk offers a trulyspecial place to live and work.

Were looking for an experienced senior public healthprofessional to become our nextDirectorof Public Health someonewith the vision, drive, and expertise to shape a healthier future for ourresidents and visitors.

Make a Real Impact

This is your opportunity to lead transformative change.Youll spearhead efforts to tackle our most pressing health inequalities,protect our communities and champion wellbeing across the county. Youllcollaborate with and further build our strong relationships and integrated,innovative care models. Most importantly, youll lead our approach that placesour communities and residents at the heart of everything we do, working inpartnership to deliver real, measurable outcomes.

Reporting directly to our new Executive Director of AdultSocial Services (DASS), and with direct access to our Chief Executive, youllplay a pivotal role in shaping public health strategy at the highest level.Youll advise elected members, senior leaders and lead a substantial andtalented team.

Main duties of the job

You must

Be a registered GMC, GDC, or UKPHR public health specialistwith substantial experience of public health practice and a deep understandingof public health policy and best practice nationally and locally. Your salarywill be reflective of your level of experience.

Why Norfolk, Why Now?

Were proud of our Health and Wellbeing Board and ourambitious Integrated Care Partnership. This is a great time to join us inNorfolk and a fantastic opportunity to lead across a huge system. Youll find asupportive, forward-thinking environment where your leadership can thrive andwhere your ideas count.

About us

Norfolk County Councilis the upper-tierlocal authorityforNorfolk, England. Below it there are seven second-tier district councils:Breckland,Broadland,Great Yarmouth,North Norfolk,Norwich,King's Lynn and West Norfolk, andSouth Norfolk.

The council has been underConservativemajority control since 2017. It is based atCounty Hall, Norwich.

Job responsibilities

The Director of Public Health is the system leader for improving the health and wellbeing of residents, reducing inequalities in health outcomes and protecting local communities from public health hazards (infectious diseases and environmental threats). As such, the DPH is a statutory chief officer of the authority and the principal adviser on all health matters to elected members, officers and partners, with a leadership role in promoting prevention spanning health improvement, health protection and health care public health.

The DPH adopts a key leadership role within the Integrated Care System (ICS), working closely with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) and at place. As a member of the senior leadership teams of the Council and ICB, share in the development and review of corporate strategies and the allocation of resources to meet statutory and service requirements, to meet the needs of Norfolk residents.

To provide leadership and strategic direction to the Public Health function to deliver high quality, value for money services in the context of the County Council's vision for service delivery to achieve resident-focused outcomes for Norfolk.

In order to deliver their responsibilities on behalf of the residents of Norfolk, the DPH will be a visible system leader in the health and wellbeing partnership arrangements. The DPH will be expected to use all the resources at their disposal to ensure that the local public health system is able to lead and tackle the full range of determinants of health affecting residents and communities in Norfolk. Working with local communities, they should be able to inspire development of innovative solutions that support improvements in health and wellbeing and reduction in health inequalities, whilst maintaining the confidence of Councillors, Government and system partners. They will work with a wide of partners and communities to develop healthier systems that deliver better outcomes for residents. They will focus on leading asset-based community development approaches that seek to empower and build intrinsic capability within residents and communities to define and solve their own problems.

Specifically, the DPH will work closely with local NHS colleagues and lead a team within the Council responsible for the development of a strategic approach to improving population health and reducing health inequalities through leading and supporting the development and delivery of:

Health Improvement

• developing healthy, sustainable and cohesive communities
• promoting healthy behaviours for individuals and communities
• tackling specific issues based on local needs assessments, such as childhood obesity and smoking prevalence
• developing a strategy for reducing health inequalities
• understanding the links between the wider social determinants of health (including the local economy, education, housing, employment, environment and health & care) and takes a long-term strategic approach to their improvement

Health Protection

• dealing with infectious disease threats, including food and waterborne diseases, in liaison with local and regional UKHSA teams
• advising on environmental threats, including pollution and contaminated land
• population health improvement and health inequality reduction, such as supporting the uptake of immunisation and screening programmes

Health Care Public Health (HCPH)

• supporting, influencing and informing the commissioning of NHS and Council commissioned services that are effective, cost-effective and equitable
• playing a leading role in the integration of health and social care services
• ensuring that high quality analytics and Population Health Management (PHM) methods are developed and utilised across the system

In delivering the key responsibilities, the postholder is expected to demonstrate a high level of expertise in the Faculty of Public Health competencies and those identified in the person specification.

Context

The Director of Public Health will be professionally accountable to the Council via the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council (and the OHID/DHSC Regional Director of Public Health); and managerially accountable to the Executive Director of Adult Social Services.

As the statutory Director of Public Health, the postholder will report and have direct access to elected members and the Chief Executive.

The Director of Public Health is a registered public health specialist (i.e. included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)).

An initial job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate and reviewed annually.

The DPH will be the system leader to improve the health and wellbeing of communities and reduce health inequalities through:

• their statutory responsibilities and powers with respect to health improvement, protection and assurance
• the level, distribution and quality of services they directly commission or provide
• strategic leadership that promotes and supports partnership working by public and private sector agencies on key priorities such as community safety, alcohol and drugs prevention and treatment
• community leadership that enables Members to engage effectively with their communities with respect to health and supports the processes that challenge and holds the NHS and the local authority to account
• advocacy and influence of policy development at national, regional and local levels

The Director of Public Health is appointed according to procedures that replicate the statutory process for senior appointments to the NHS, including an Advisory Appointment Committee.

Section 73A(1) of the NHS Act 2006 (inserted by section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012) gives the Director of Public Health responsibility for:

• all of their local authority's duties to improve public health
• any of the Secretary of State's public health protection or health improvement functions that s/he delegates to local authorities, either by arrangement or under regulations - these include services mandated by regulations made under section 6C of the 2006 Act, inserted by section 18 of the 2012 Act
• exercising their local authority's functions in planning for, and responding to, emergencies that present a risk to public health
• their local authority's role in co-operating with the police, the probation service and the prison service to assess the risks posed by violent or sexual offenders
• such other public health functions as the Secretary of State specifies
• producing an independent annual report on the health of local communities

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). If included in the GMC/GDC Specialist Register in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine practice
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment

Experience

• Experience of managing and delivering major change activity to deliver improvements in services.
• Significant experience of managing the professional function at a senior level within a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of working constructively with a wide range of services and professionals to develop policies and strategies.
• Significant experience in service, business, risk and resource planning and management.
• Minimum of three years' experience of public health practice at senior level.
• Scientific publications, presentation of papers at conferences, seminars etc.
• The Director of Public Health is a registered public health specialist (i.e. included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)).
• This is a politically restricted post.
• The job description details the main expectations and outcomes of the role and will be updated if these change.
• All work performed and duties undertaken must be carried out in accordance with relevant County Council and Departmental policies and procedures, within legislation, and with regards to the needs of our residents and service users and the diverse community we serve.
• Post holders will be expected to:
• understand what is meant by safeguarding vulnerable groups (children, young people and adults) and how to raise concerns
• undertake all mandatory training (GDPR etc.)
• be flexible and carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade and falling within the general scope of the role, as requested by management.

£113,478 to £128,675 a yearplus market supplement of up to 10%