Public Health Senior Officer (Health Protection)
Public Health Senior Officer (Health Protection)
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£ 42839 - 51356
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Please note this vacancy is only available to Birmingham City Council employees.
Public Health Senior Officer (Health Protection)
Fixed Term Contract / Secondment
Grade
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary public health team in a 14 month fixed term Public Health Senior Officer role working to the Public Health Service Lead (Health Protection) on leading the delivery of Health Protection work Division includes sub-divisions focused on Healthy Behaviours and Communities Children and Young People Adults and Older People Knowledge Evidence and Population Health Management and Environmental Public Health and Health Protection and is part of the Strategic Partnerships Insight and Prevention Directorate of the Council.
The role is designed for people with the experience and ability to autonomously lead the delivery of Health Protection work areas. It will give experience in applying previous Public Health skills and experience in a dynamic public health department.
This will also give opportunities to gain experience across other Health Protection areas and will support candidates with professional development opportunities in-line with thePublic Health skills and knowledge framework (PHSKF)and support with working towards Public Health Practitioner registration.
The role will work on delivering key Health Protection workstreams including (but not limited to) screening; extreme weather; oral health; emergency planning preparedness and response; and community engagement around key health protection issues. Beyond supporting the delivery of our key workstreams the role will also provide the opportunity to matrix manage the Public Health Officer Health Protection.
A key part of the work is responding to incidents and this role will provide the opportunity to support and lead responses to complex Health Protection incidents working with organisations such as UK Health Security Agency and NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB to protect the health of residents.
The post holder must have experience of managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders project management and statistical analysis/epidemiological methodologies to support with evidence-based working.
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer andwe arecommitted to employing retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments additional support accessibility needs or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact:Helen Bissett
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Job Description and PersonSpecification
We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
