Senior Public Health and Commissioning Manager

2
26 June 2023
Permanent
Full Time
County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, NG2 7QP
Adult Social Care and Health
12 July 2023
£56,851 - £62,857 per annum

Health is at the heart of The Nottinghamshire Plan for our county. Enabling everyone in Nottinghamshire to live healthier and happier lives, to prosper in their communities and remain independent in later life involves all of us.  We are a vibrant and inclusive Public Health team, driving health improvement through the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, to give every child the best chance of maximising their potential, create healthy and sustainable places, help everyone access the right support to improve their health and keep our communities safe and healthy.

Are you a highly motivated, experienced Public Health professional looking to develop your career? This is an exciting opportunity to take on a policy lead role within the Public Health division at Nottinghamshire County Council, providing specialist Public Health advice and strategic leadership to the local health and wellbeing system.

Qualified to postgraduate level in Public Health or a related clinical subject, or with equivalent demonstrable experience, you’ll have experience of more than one area of Public Health practice, with a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of the main issues and influences affecting these areas, ideally including experience of clinical services.

You will have excellent communication and partnership working skills and be able to develop strategic and influencing relationships with senior staff, elected members, external organisations and partners. You will be accountable to a Consultant in Public Health and will work in a complex, multi-agency environment. You will have a flexible approach and be willing and able to develop and change your work areas according to the needs of the division.

We have two full time Senior Public Health and Commissioning Manager roles available. One of the roles will lead on our Healthy and Sustainable Places Programme, which includes policy leadership on the food environment, physical activity and active travel, spatial planning and health and other wider determinants or “building blocks of health”.  This role will also lead on obesity and weight management, ensuring delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme, and contributing to healthy weight aspects of our commissioned integrated wellbeing service Your Health Your Way.

The second post will lead on Sexual Health including the commissioning of an Integrated Sexual Health Service for Nottinghamshire working jointly with Nottingham City, and on locally commissioned sexual health services delivered by GPs and pharmacies. Experience of commissioning and contract managing sexual health services would be an asset for this role.

Please indicate in your application if you have a preference for one of these two roles, or wish to be considered for both.

The exact portfolios of responsibility may vary in future in line with the needs of the Public Health division. Both roles include line management responsibilities, and you will also participate in arrangements for ensuring clinical governance and quality in commissioned Public Health services and support the delivery of the Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy through local Place Based Partnerships.

You will be primarily based at County Hall, Nottingham, or Meadow House, in Mansfield. The Council has adopted a hybrid working arrangement, which will allow employees to work from home, as well as come into the office.

Nottinghamshire County Council has a NHS Pension Direction Order in place, which means that we are able to provide ongoing access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) where we recruit eligible new joiners to public health roles who are currently in the NHSPS.

For an informal discussion about either post, please contact Dawn Jenkin, Consultant in Public Health, dawn1.jenkin@nottscc.gov.uk 

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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