Public Health Programme Lead

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Fife Public Health is seeking an experienced Public Health Programme Lead to head a Fife-wide programme aimed at reducing poverty, improving population health, and addressing wider determinants of health. The role involves strategic leadership, policy influence, and collaboration across NHS Fife, local authorities, and community partners.

You will shape and deliver action on poverty, prevention and health inequalities, using evidence and data to inform priorities and improvements across

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification to Master's level in Public Health, Health Promotion or a related field.
• Experience in policy development and implementation, programme management and cross-sector collaboration.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a Fife-wide programme focused on reducing poverty, improving population health, and addressing wider determinants of health.
• Provide specialist public health advice, strategic leadership, and oversight of programmes and initiatives.
• Collaborate with NHS Fife, Fife HSCP, Fife Council, and partners to influence policy and drive improvements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Policy development

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Public health expertise

Education

Master's degree in Public Health or related field

Job description

Are you passionate about tackling health inequalities and creating lasting change for communities?

NHS Fife Public Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Public Health Programme Lead to lead and support a Fife-wide programme of work focused on reducing poverty, improving population health, promoting prevention and addressing the wider determinants of health. The role will contribute to key priorities including Good Food Nation, healthy weight, physical activity, inclusion health and reducing health inequalities across Fife.

This is a strategic and collaborative role, working across NHS Fife, Fife Health and Social Care Partnership, Fife Council, Community Planning Partners, the third sector and local communities. You will play a key role in delivering NHS Fife's population health priorities and wider partnership plans, influencing policy, practice and decision-making to create healthier and fairer communities. Working with a broad range of partners, you will help shape and deliver action on poverty, prevention and the wider determinants of health, ensuring that evidence and public health intelligence inform local priorities and improvements.

You will provide specialist public health advice and strategic leadership, leading the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes and initiatives that improve population health and reduce health inequalities. You will support multi-agency forums and networks, use evidence and data to identify priorities, monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement, and build effective partnerships that strengthen collaborative action across organisations and communities. The role offers the opportunity to influence a broad range of agendas including poverty reduction, Good Food Nation priorities, healthy weight, physical activity and wider population health improvement and prevention programmes.

You should possess a postgraduate qualification to Master's level in Public Health, Health Promotion or a related field, together with highly developed specialist knowledge of public health practice and population health improvement. You will have a strong understanding of health inequalities, poverty, inclusion health, Good Food Nation priorities, healthy weight, physical activity and evidence-based approaches to prevention. Experience of policy development and implementation, programme management, partnership working and collaborative action across a range of agencies and communities is essential, together with excellent analytical, communication, facilitation and influencing skills. You will also have the leadership, organisational and project management skills required to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a complex environment.

We are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with a genuine commitment to improving the lives of others. If you enjoy building partnerships, influencing change, working with communities and turning evidence into action, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to reducing inequalities and improving health and wellbeing across Fife.

Join our Public Health team and help create a healthier, fairer Fife through prevention, partnership working and population health improvement.

For informal enquiries, please contact Esther Curnock, Consultant in Public Health, [e-mail]

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note the salary is pro rata for part time hours.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.