Public Health & Communities Manager

Nottinghamshire County Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Benefits package

Disability Confident Leader

Job summary

Nottinghamshire County Council is recruiting an experienced Public Health professional to lead a new gambling harms prevention programme across the county. The role focuses on reducing gambling-related harm through co-production with stakeholders and a needs assessment in the first year to shape policy and service development.

The post is fixed-term until 31 March 2029, offers hybrid working, and is based at County Hall, West Bridgford.

Qualifications

• Degree in Public Health or related subject, or equivalent demonstrable public health experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to promote commitment from partners.
• Experience in public health commissioning and working in partnerships with other organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a new gambling harms prevention programme across Nottinghamshire.
• Deliver a Needs Assessment for Nottinghamshire in the first year to shape policy and service development.
• Convene stakeholders and promote co-production to reduce gambling harm locally.
• Work within a hybrid office/home arrangement; base at County Hall, West Bridgford as required.
• Support recruitment, governance and partnership approaches within the public health remit.

Skills

Public health

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Degree in Public Health or related subject

Job description

Joining our friendly and supportive Public Health & Communities Division, you can advance your career in public health whilst helping to address health inequalities in our communities. We enjoy the challenge of working together to develop public health initiatives and drive them through to completion.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Public Health professional to lead a new gambling harms prevention programme across Nottinghamshire. The post holder will be pivotal to reducing gambling related harm locally, adopting a co-production approach to convene stakeholders impacted by and who can help to reduce gambling harm locally.

The role is fixed term until 31st March 2029 and much of the first year will focus on delivery of a Needs Assessment for Nottinghamshire, which will help shape future policy, commissioning and service development across the area. The role presents an opportunity to gain experience working in a local authority public health role and lead an emerging area of population health work.

For this post, we are looking for someone qualified to degree level in Public Health or a related subject, or with equivalent demonstrable experience in Public Health and commissioning, who understands the role that social, economic, and environmental factors can play in health. With a passion for improving health, you’ll use your excellent communication and relationship building skills to promote commitment and action from others. Relevant experience as a Public Health or other related professional is essential, along with experience of working in partnership with other organisations.

In return, we are committed to your personal development and offer an excellent benefits package. The Council adopts a hybrid working strategy, enabling staff to use a blended approach of home and office working that suit individuals’ circumstances and business need. The formal office base for these posts is County Hall, West Bridgford, which you will be expected to work from as and when required.

Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for these roles.

This post is also available as a secondment opportunity to existing Nottinghamshire County Council employees. You must seek approval from your line manager before applying.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on beingaccredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Under the Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme) we would like to ensure applicants with disabilities are offered an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. Please let us know if this is something you would like to be considered for.

A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strongly encourages applications from all candidates from different walks of life, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.