Public Health Lead

We are looking for a motivated individual with experience across a number of public health areas who wants to take their career to the next step.

You should have an excellent understanding of the policy and commissioning context in public health, and an awareness of health inequalities in areas such as West Sussex.

The Public Health Directorate works together to improve the health and wellbeing of the population of West Sussex, covering areas across the life course including starting well, living and working well, ageing well and dying well, mental health, health protection and reducing health inequalities., Reporting to the Consultant in Public Health, you will coordinate the strategic approach to CVD reduction and health inequalities agenda, and act as the strategic lead for our Integrated Health Improvement programme (West Sussex Wellbeing)., In this role you will manage resources and large-scale activities, both operational and strategic, often requiring coordination with other teams closely related functions. You will be closely involved in developing the future shape of service provision. You will build relationships and influence activities, including using your public health expertise working across and outside of the organisation to improve public health outcomes.

You will be motivated with experience across a number of areas of public health.

You will preferably have knowledge and understanding of NHS health checks, tobacco control and stop smoking, weight management (Tier 2 particularly), Making Every Contact Count (MECC), alcohol early intervention services and falls prevention programmes, as well NHS commissioned prevention programmes.

You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to making a difference by narrowing the inequalities gap locally.

You will bring strong skills around assessing and translating evidence and partnership working to bring about real change.

You will need to be flexible, and will be comfortable engaging in new areas of work, forging new links and developing new work programmes.

You will have experience of line management and budget management

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including

an excellentlocal government pension scheme

generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)

arange of flexible working options, depending on your job role

maternity, paternity, dependencyand adoption leave

volunteering opportunities

training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring

a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see ourStaff discounts pageif you are a business looking to offer a discount)

health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme,Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans