Crownhill Court
Permanent
37 hours per week
52 weeks per year
NHS Agenda for Change Band 8D (£83,571 to £96,376 per annum)
Consultant in Public Health
Consultant in Public Health/Consultant in Public Health Medicine.
Salary:
£83,571 to £96,376 commensurate with experience (NHS Agenda for Change 8D) Plymouth City Council is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Public Health to join its Public Health Directorate. 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 263,000 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’. Being a unitary Council, there is significant scope to influence across the whole system to address the wider determinants of health, with services such as Environmental Health, Licensing, Coroners and Registrations, and Bereavement Services forming part of the public health directorate. Plymouth has been pioneering whole-systems approaches for many years and our values-led 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 for this post, they centre around substance misuse, health improvement, and public mental health, with connections into healthcare public health as required, with 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. For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please book a call with Professor Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health via 01752 398606 or steve.maddern@plymouth.gov.uk 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 02 February 2025
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£83,571 to £96,376 commensurate with experience (NHS Agenda for Change 8D) Plymouth City Council is seeking to appoint a Consultant in Public Health to join its Public Health Directorate. 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 263,000 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’. Being a unitary Council, there is significant scope to influence across the whole system to address the wider determinants of health, with services such as Environmental Health, Licensing, Coroners and Registrations, and Bereavement Services forming part of the public health directorate. Plymouth has been pioneering whole-systems approaches for many years and our values-led 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 for this post, they centre around substance misuse, health improvement, and public mental health, with connections into healthcare public health as required, with 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. For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please book a call with Professor Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health via 01752 398606 or steve.maddern@plymouth.gov.uk 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 02 February 2025
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