Public Health Consultant

Overview

In this role you drive population health improvements for Surrey residents, working within a high-performing public health leadership team. You will provide strategic direction across health improvement, protection and healthcare public health, and foster place-based collaborations with partners. The position emphasizes reducing health inequalities, influencing across complex systems, and delivering evidence-based programmes. This is a chance to shape public health arrangements amid local government reform and make a meaningful, lasting impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 26 days holiday (rising to 28/31)
• option to buy up to 10 additional annual leave days
• local government pension
• carers leave (up to 5 days) and volunteering days (2)
• paternity/adoption/dependents leave
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across a broad public health portfolio
• Lead across all three domains of public health practice: health improvement, health protection, and healthcare public health
• Drive place-based work and partnership development
• Collaborate with elected members, senior officers, NHS partners, providers and communities
• Report to the Director of Public Health and influence policy and service improvement
• Contribute to shaping public health arrangements during Local Government Reorganisation

Key requirements

• Proven track record of strategic leadership and partnership working
• Experience influencing across complex systems and organisations
• Experience leading programmes that improve population health and reduce health inequalities
• Strong analytical and evidence-based decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with senior leaders across local government, the NHS and wider partners
• Motivation to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities at population level

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• analytical skills
• evidence-based decision making
• public health intelligence

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