Public Health and Communities Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities to develop skills

Friendly, inclusive workplace

Job summary

Nottinghamshire County Council’s Public Health and Communities division is seeking a permanent role to drive health inequalities work across the county, focusing on mental health, suicide prevention, and early years.

You will deliver public health projects, do analysis, support commissioning, and build partnerships to improve outcomes for residents. A degree or equivalent and project management experience are required, with flexible coverage across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Project management experience.
• Experience of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects contributing to the Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy, Best Start Strategy and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Strategy, with a focus on mental health and suicide.
• Manage and deliver public health and communities projects and workstreams using recognised project management approaches within agreed quality, time, resource and performance requirements
• Undertake specialist public health analysis, including needs assessments, JSNA chapters, health impact assessments and health equity audits
• Support the commissioning and evaluation of services, including evidence-based service specifications, procurement, contract management and service reviews
• Develop relationships with partners and stakeholders to deliver shared public health objectives
• Help tackle health inequalities by translating health information and evidence into recommendations, strategies and actions
• Support co-production with residents and communities so their views shape the work
• Work flexibly across public health and communities priorities, responding to emerging needs and division-wide work

Skills

Health needs analysis

Research interpretation

Health inequality knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy knowledge

Clear communication

Education

Degree-level qualification

Job description

This permanent post sits within the Public Health and Communities division of Nottinghamshire County Council, working on projects that tackle health inequalities across the county. The work centres on running public health workstreams, analysing needs, supporting commissioning and involving residents. A particular focus is mental health and suicide prevention, plus babies, children and young people, with flexible cover across the wider portfolio. Project management experience and a degree or equivalent are needed.

What the job involves

• Deliver projects that contribute to the Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy, Best Start Strategy and Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Strategy, with a focus on mental health and suicide…
• Manage and deliver public health and communities projects and workstreams using recognised project management approaches within agreed quality, time, resource and performance requirements
• Undertake specialist public health analysis, including needs assessments, JSNA chapters, health impact assessments and health equity audits
• Support the commissioning and evaluation of services, including evidence-based service specifications, procurement, contract management and service reviews
• Develop relationships with partners and stakeholders to deliver shared public health objectives
• Help tackle health inequalities by translating health information and evidence into recommendations, strategies and actions
• Support co-production with residents and communities so their views shape the work
• Work flexibly across public health and communities priorities, responding to emerging needs and division-wide work

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Project management experience
• Experience of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders

Skills & knowledge

• Analysing health needs using a range of information sources
• Interpreting and evaluating research and locally derived evidence
• Understanding of evidence-based approaches to reducing health inequalities
• Knowledge of health promotion, the Building Blocks of Health and relevant government policy and legislation
• Managing a varied workload and delivering to agreed timescales
• Presenting complex information clearly and influencing a range of audiences

Other

• Sensitivity, integrity and a commitment to equality and diversity, working in a professional and political environment
• Creative problem-solving to identify and implement effective solutions
• Flexibility and initiative in responding to changing priorities while maintaining high-quality delivery

What’s offered

• Flexible working arrangements to support wellbeing
• Opportunities to develop skills and experience
• Opportunities to build relationships with colleagues, communities and partners
• A friendly, inclusive workplace where everyone is valued