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Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner

Thurrock

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Job summary

A local government authority in Thurrock is looking for a Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner. The successful candidate will take on significant responsibilities involving collaboration with various teams, delivering public health programs, and providing specialized advice on children’s health. This role is essential for improving health outcomes in the community. The position requires a Masters in Public Health and offers generous benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities

Ongoing training and professional development

Employee assistance programme

Staff discounts and local offers

Supportive working environment

Responsibilities

Work with teams and partner agencies to improve public health.
Provide specialized advice on children's public health.
Commission public health services related to children.
Provide leadership and management of staff.
Coordinate infant feeding and mental health programs.

Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to manage delegated budgets and forecast risk

Highly developed skills in partnership working

Proven ability to design, develop, interpret policies

Ability to multi-task in a fluid environment

Experience of commissioning public health services

Substantial knowledge of local and national strategies

Education

Masters Degree in Public Health or related

Job Title: Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner

Salary: £63,393 - £73,167 per annum (pro rata if part-time)

Grade: H

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

About the department

Thurrock Council's Public Health Team works to protect and improve residents' health and reduce health inequalities. Guided by the Health & Wellbeing Strategy, its priorities include tackling smoking, obesity, mental health, and cardiovascular risks, with a focus on vulnerable communities. The team collaborates with the Health & Wellbeing Board, NHS partners, and local organisations to embed public health priorities across a range of mechanisms.

About the Role

As a Senior Public Health Specialist Practitioner, you will be responsible for:

Working closely with other teams across the council and elected members and partner agencies including the NHS, local authorities, education, police, fire, community and voluntary sector, private and independent sector and communities to deliver public health programmes to improve health and reduce health inequalities in the local population.
Providing specialised advice and expertise on children’s public health to the development of public health strategy, policy and practice.
The commissioning of public health services related to children and young people, e.g. the 0‑19 Healthy Child Programme, Child Weight Management etc.
Providing professional leadership and management of staff and resources.
Co‑ordination of the Healthy Babies (infant feeding and perinatal mental health) elements of the Best Start Family Hubs programme.

This role offers the chance to make a real difference to the lives of Thurrock's children and young people.

What We're Looking For

Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to manage delegated budgets and forecast risk.
Highly developed skills in partnership working and maintaining relationships across all sectors to improve public health outcomes, reduce health inequalities and improve services.
Proven ability to design, develop, interpret and implement policies and strategy.
Ability to multi‑task in a fluid and changing environment with competing priorities.
Experience of commissioning public health services and performance management of contracts.
Substantial knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to children's public health.

Essential qualifications

Masters Degree in Public Health or higher degree in a related subject plus evidence of CPD in public health and documented experience at masters level practice.

DBS Check: Not required

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