About the role
We are looking for an Interim Public Health Consultant, to provide high-level senior public health leadership in a range of population level activities, across the council and wider partnerships.
As we transition to a new structure, an interim/locum post is required for six months, to cover the children and young people portfolio, and likely also lead some transition into a wider portfolio including sexual health and health protection.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Sally Cartwright, Director of Public Health, at SallyE.Cartwright@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Interviews are currently planned for the week commencing 29 September (although this is subject to change).
What will you be doing?
- Commissioning public health services across the public health statutory and non-statutory services. This may include: the Healthy Child Programme; public health services or initiatives that are delivered through early years or school settings; sexual health services; drug and alcohol services; NHS health checks; behaviour change services
- Senior and strategic leadership within your portfolio – overall responsibility for work areas related to specific strategic priorities, outcome measures, and health inequality measures
- Working with partners within the council and across the health and care system to enhance prevention and early intervention opportunities
- Working with a range of partners to effectively support the delivery of health services and interventions
- Acting as key strategic partner for a directorate within the council
- Contributing to delivery of the Public Health Strategic Plan and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Demonstrating a commitment to, and understanding of, our equality, diversity and inclusion goals
- Contributing to our organisational commitment to becoming a Net Zero organisation by 2030
About you
You will need to have completed higher specialty training in public health or equivalent and are be the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register.
You will be a strong leader, able to effectively manage teams and systems within the organisation and across organisational boundaries.
You are a strategic thinker, analytical, and able to influence and drive change.
You'll need to be ambitious and innovative, working collaboratively to make a difference to the population of Cambridgeshire. You should have a demonstrable track record of delivery in complex environments.
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
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
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.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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