Consultant in Public Health

Consultant in Public Health/Consultant in Public Health Medicine: Permanent Appointment

Plymouth City Council

Salary;

£94,356 to £108,814 commensurate with experience (NHS Agenda for Change 8D)

Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK

Plymouth offers an exciting and substantial public health challenge; a coastal city with significant deprivation, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply creativity and innovation to the support of health and wellbeing for a population of approximately 265,000 in Plymouth.

Plymouth City Council, and its partners across the city, have taken a system-wide approach to the development of a ‘vibrant waterfront city where an outstanding quality of life is enjoyed by everyone’, as described in our corporate plan. Being a unitary Council, there is significant scope to influence across the whole system to influence the wider determinants of health. The Public Health Directorate is wide and includes services such as Libraries, Environmental Health, Licensing, Coroners and Registrations and Bereavement Services, Civil Protection and the Health Determinants Research Collaborative. Plymouth has been pioneering whole-systems approaches for many years (see for example the Plymouth Plan) and our integrated commissioning approach means that services are designed around the needs of people.

We are seeking an appropriately qualified public health professional, with excellent problem solving, communication, political and technical skills, who has the energy and drive to make a major contribution to improving health and reducing inequalities in Plymouth. The post holder will have a senior role within the organisation and will make a significant strategic contribution to the overall Public Health objectives of improving health and reducing inequalities. They will work with local communities and in partnership with other local agencies to address the wider determinants of health, to protect the health of the population and to ensure the commissioning and provision of high quality primary and secondary health and social care.

Each of the Consultants in the team has lead areas, and this post will lead on health improvement, particularly on smoking cessation, healthy weight, physical activity and other related areas. The role also includes the strategic leadership of community empowerment, leisure and libraries within the Public Health Directorate. There will be connections into healthcare public health as required, and corresponding budgetary and management responsibilities.

This post can be full time, or part time for a minimum of 0.8 FTE, with some flexibility around working hours or a job share.

We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please book a call with Professor Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health via 01752 398606 or ***email_hidden***

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.

Closing date: Sunday 24 May