Director of Health & Wellbeing

Are you an experienced public health professional with the ability to change health outcomes for our residents? Are you passionate about tackling health inequalities? If so, read on… We’ve an exciting vision and ambitious plans for Telford and Wrekin, to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and to foster a real sense of pride in our community. The Council is now looking for a new Director of Health & Wellbeing to join our awarding winning council. We’re looking for an individual who is passionate about building on the innovation of the past, delivering the highest quality care and support services, whilst ensuring residents and communities are at the heart of what we do as a Council, day in and day out. As a member of the Senior Management Team of the Authority, you’ll have key responsibility and accountability for improving the health & wellbeing of Telford and Wrekin residents, you’ll seek to reduce inequalities in health outcomes and protect our local communities from public health hazards. For this, you’ll need to embrace our co-operative council approach and have the ability to effectively facilitate change. You’ll be a statutory chief officer of the Authority and the principal adviser on all population health matters to elected members, officers and partners, with a leadership role spanning health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health – do you have the negotiation skills and the ability to work both creatively and strategically in order to excel at this? You’ll be a pioneering and visible system leader in health and wellbeing partnership arrangements within the Shropshire Telford Wrekin Integrated Care System, so you’ll need significant successful experience of working in a cross-sector partnership environment. As you can see, we will have high expectations of our people. Still interested? That’s great; we’ll look forward to hearing from you. Closing date: Friday 3 rd

January 2025 Interview date: Friday 24 th

January 2025 Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification. At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice. Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups. We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including: Competitive rates of pay Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes Free on-site parking Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling Flexible and mobile working policy - we promote a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas. Attached documents Job Description Application Pack

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