Operational Lead - Public Health

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Glenfield is looking for a strategic leader in Public Health to oversee services for vulnerable populations. This role involves budget management and working collaboratively across various agencies to improve health outcomes. The ideal candidate will have management experience and a higher-level qualification in Public Health. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Training and development opportunities

Generous annual leave

Access to staff wellbeing services

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Higher level qualification relevant to Public Health or substantial experience in planning or commissioning services.
• Understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience at management level in service areas aimed at improving population health.

Responsibilities

• Lead public health work programmes involving multiple agencies.
• Manage projects and deliver outputs effectively.
• Evaluate key services and manage budgets.

Skills

Management level experience

Effective communication

Analytical skills

Project management

Education

Higher level qualification in Public Health

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team while the substantive post holder is on maternity leave. The role is a strategic one, ensuring that Public Health services are fit for purpose across Leicestershire and Rutland and leading on efficiency and effectiveness of services within your portfolio. You will be overseeing the commissioning of services that deliver to children and families, to people affected by domestic abuse and to people experiencing or at risk of substance use, with the potential for other work areas as required. The role requires a high degree of partnership working to ensure join up with other services and commissioning approaches, and requires you to thoroughly research the evidence base, commissioning guidance and local need that will drive the approach you take. You will also have budget responsibility and form part of a team evaluating some of our key services. In turn, you will be welcomed into an established and supportive team with an opportunity to further develop your strategic skills.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Responsibilities

• Have experience at the management level in a service area, aiming to improve the health and well-being of the population, and the ability to lead public health work programmes involving multiple agencies
• Be able to manage projects, deliver outputs in a systemised way and organise and prioritise effectively
• Be able to provide specialist advice in the use of health improvement/resources in line with evidence-based practice and deliver evidence-based action meeting local need and national requirements
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate good interpersonal and presentational skills
• Have experience in planning and delivering public sector programmes across organisational boundaries and in achieving targets
• Have well-developed numerical and analytical skills that can be applied to complex information and data sets, and experience in managing budgets and forecasting accurately

Qualifications and Requirements

• Have a higher level qualification relevant to Public Health or substantial experience in planning or commissioning services for vulnerable populations
• Have experience at the management level in a service area, aiming to improve the health and well-being of the population, and the ability to lead public health work programmes involving multiple agencies
• You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

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Benefits

• Opportunities to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme
• Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service
• Discounted local gym membership
• Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer