About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Public Health team are seeking to recruit a specialist Public Health Improvement Office to join the Children’s Public Health Team. The team consists of a Public Health consultant who reports to the Director of Public Health, a commissioning team manager, and two Public Health Improvement Officer posts of which this is one. The post holder will:
- Work to improve, promote and protect the health and wellbeing of the Cambridgeshire population and reduce health inequalities.
- Contribute to the achievement of Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Strategic Ambitions, the Joint Health and Wellbeing and Integrated Care Partnership Strategy, other related strategies, and the achievement of Public Health Outcomes.
- Support the Children and Young People’s health system in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and the Integrated Care System to undertake literature searches and reviews that will provide an evidence base to underpin the system wide children’s strategies and support effective commissioning of services.
- Take a lead role on a range of specific programmes, to ensure that a project management approach is built into all aspects of the work, working with key stakeholders and partners to deliver the strategic priorities of the Council.
- Take a lead role on commissioning evidence-based, outcomes-focussed Public Health services such as the Healthy Child Programme.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.
For more information, please contact raj.lakshman@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
Work to improve, promote and protect the health and wellbeing of the Cambridgeshire population and reduce health inequalities.
To contribute to the achievement of Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Strategic Ambitions, the Joint Health and Wellbeing and Integrated Care Partnership Strategy, other related strategies, and the achievement of Public Health Outcomes
Work to support the delivery of the public health outcomes found in the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
The post will have the following overarching responsibilities for:
- services and interventions.
- Improvement services and interventions.
The post is placed within the Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health Directorate and is part of a team in accordance with their specialism.
About you
We are looking for a candidate who is creative, proactive, comfortable working across public sector and community-based organisations and on multiple projects. The position will provide an opportunity to make a real difference to the population of Cambridgeshire, reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for children and young people.
You will require a Batchelor’s Degree in Public Health/Health Improvement or related subject. Equivalent experience will be considered but the post holder must commit to securing a relevant public health qualification.
You will have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Public Health population approach. This includes Public Health policy and practice, along with a knowledge of the key Public Health principles, especially its focus upon health inequalities and evidence-based practice.
You will have sound knowledge and understanding of the key commissioning principles and the commissioning cycle.
You are a team player, able to interpret and analyse data to identify need and the implications for policy and commissioning, and competently analyse public health policy and strategy and to translate strategy into action.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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