Assistant Director: Prevention (Public Health Consultant)

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION; London; On-site; GBP 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charitable organization is seeking an Assistant Director for Prevention to drive public health initiatives and influence policy in the UK. This role requires strategic leadership, engagement with stakeholders, and the ability to deliver impactful research and analysis. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public health and a commitment to reducing health inequalities.

Qualifications

• Experience in public health leadership roles.
• Proven track record in shaping health policy.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Foundation’s public health agenda.
• Engage with government on health policy.
• Provide expert input on health trends.

Skills

Leadership

Public Health Policy

Strategic Planning

Research Analysis

Collaboration

Education

Public Health Degree

Job description

Assistant Director: Prevention (Public HealthConsultant)

Salary: Up to £91,836 annum plus apro rata premium to reflect public health consultant pay scale andexcellent benefits.

Contract: Permanent

Hours Per week: 37.5 hoursper week

Our Foundation

We are an independent charitable organisationworking to build a healthier UK. Health is our most precious asset. Good healthenables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helpsbuild a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many peoplein the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-qualitycare. It doesn't have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthierUK by:

1. Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
2. Supporting radical innovation andimprovement in health and care services
3. Providing evidence and analysis to improvehealth and care policy.

We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producingresearch and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge,and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change. Everyone has a stake and a partto play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthierUK.

About the role

A unique opportunity to lead aninfluential and leading-edge portfolio of work to position the HealthFoundation as a leading voice on public health and prevention policy andpractice in the UK. You will ensure the Foundation delivers a strong portfolioof in-house research, commissioned work and convening activities to ensure theFoundation makes relevant, timely and innovative contributions and commentaryto UK prevention policy and practice. This includes work across local, regionaland national government, as well as in the NHS and wider health and publichealth landscape.

• Set an ambitious strategy for the Health Foundation’s preventionand public health agenda by engaging with new frontiers in public health andprevention, this may include areas such as the wider determinants of health,commercial determinants of health, risk factors for ill health, andpersonalised prevention including the role of technology, AI andgenomics.
• Maintainour position as a trusted voice on policy on risk factors including tobacco,obesity, and alcohol and develop our positions in light of externalenvironment
• Provideexpert input to the Health Foundation’s understanding and influencing of therole of the NHS in prevention, including primary care and integrated caresystems.
• Provideprofessional advice to shape the Foundation’s work on analysis of healthtrends, ensuring the work delivers novel insights and producing expertcommentary when required.
• Provide motivating leadership to a team of public healthprofessionals and multi-disciplinary colleagues from across the Foundation.

How to apply

*Applicants going through theportfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlistedfor interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule doesnot apply to these portfolio route applicants.

Our priority is to find the rightindividual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusiveworkplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. You can findthe job description for this role Here.

If you would like to apply, please complete theapplication steps, by submitting your CV, and answer the following questions.Of which you will be asked to upload within a supporting statement. Wetherefore suggest you copy the questions below before clicking on ApplyNow:

1. Are you currently included on the GMC or UKPHRregister?
2. Describe atime when you have delivered a strategy to affect change in the field ofprevention. What were the key components of your strategy and how were you ableto use system leadership skills to influence people or organisations where youdidn’t have direct responsibility.
3. How have you contributed to shaping policy on healthimprovement, for example on risk factors such as tobacco, obesity, or alcohol,in your previous roles? Provide a specific example of your input and the impactit had on public health outcomes.
4. Share an example of how you provided motivating leadership to amultidisciplinary team. How did you ensure effective collaboration and ensurequality expectations were met in prevention research or policy?
5. Outline your thoughts on anemerging theme in prevention where you think the Health Foundation could haveimpact and how this could be achieved.

Our commitment to Inclusionand Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where everycandidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in anaccessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the bestappointment for each job on merit. We welcome applicants from all backgroundsand encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply tous.

We have identifiedthree diverse groups, In particular, we want to achieve a better balance acrossour organisation between men and women, increase representation of people fromblack and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities.As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from thesegroups.

Apply to join ourteam and let's work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.

If you require any support through thisprocess, please contact [e-mail] us work together to make the recruitment process and potential futureemployment more accessible and enjoyable for you.

Closing date: June 2,2025, at 23:59.

Interview date: June 20, 2025.

*As part of the interview process, youwill be asked to complete a written task to send in advance and prepare apresentation for the day