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Public Health Research Facilitation Lead - Fixed term/secondment opportunity for up to 18 months due to funding.

Salary: Band: 11, £45,718 - £49,764 (£36,574 - £39,811 for 29.6 hours).

29.6 hours per week - 0.8 FTE - days/hours to be discussed at interview.

What is the role

You will be responsible for the continued development of PCC's exciting research agenda as a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). You will be part of the HDRC Programme team, helping to put in place the building blocks for effective delivery of research in Portsmouth that addresses health inequalities and embeds community-led research at the heart of the city's approach.

Within this role you will manager existing research development projects bringing together practitioners, academics and supporting community participation and engagement in research to deliver impactful learning about what works to tackle health inequalities. You will lead the facilitation of self- managing networks creating and supporting cross-sector collaborations that have potential to lead to research opportunities and/or action. You will also support development and delivery of the councils approach to research workforce development and take a lead in the ADRC national subgroup meetings.

Working alongside the current Research Development Lead and the rest of the team, you will support the activity planned during the next 4 years of the HRDRC programme and will be working on a flexible matrix basis. You will lead on research facilitation but you will be expected to work across other topic areas as needed.

Who is the person

With previous relevant experience in a research infrastructure/delivery organisation, you will have a public health related post graduate qualification (or working towards such) or equivalent experience. You should be a UKPHR Registered Public Health Practitioner or actively working towards registration. You will have experience of quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and evaluation, good critical appraisal skills and a demonstrable interest in research, skills development and theoretical approaches to applied research. Experience of publishing peer reviewed journal articles or other outputs from research such as posters and presentations at conferences. With the ability to communication across a wide range of organisational and cultural boundaries, you will be able to facilitate constructive discussions and debate to formulate programmes of action. You will have the ability to analyse and review highly complex facts and situations to formulate appropriate decisions, as well as manage complex projects of work.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role and what you need to demonstrate in your application for the role.

About Portsmouth City Council

What we can offer you:

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

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Application process:

Please read the full job profile for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person. When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points in the profile with the use of examples from your experience.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal. We are committed to offering an interview to all those candidates that qualify under one of our commitments and meet the minimum criteria, however for roles that receive a large number of applications, this is not always possible, and we will select the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Closing: 4 July 2025.

Interview process will be held on the 22 July 2025.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800.