Job summary
An exciting opportunity to join Devon County Council's Public Health Team Working Together For A Healthier, Fairer Devon.

Join a high-performing, friendly and ambitious Public Health team at Devon County Council and play a pivotal role in improving the health and wellbeing of over 800,000 residents.

You will be supporting residents to live and age well, improve mental health and wellbeing, and build stronger more resilient communities, particularly in the context of health inequalities. This is an outstanding opportunity to improve lives, influence systems and lead change across a diverse county of urban, rural and coastal communities.

If you are passionate about making a lasting impact on communities while working in one of the UK's most beautiful counties, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Build effective partnerships with Devon communities and stakeholders to support improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Lead strategic public health programmes with a particular focus on health improvement, public mental health and embedding prevention into neighbourhood health
• Provide leadership across the Council and wider system to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.
• Work collaboratively with Devon's Integrated Care System, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), community, voluntary and private sector partners.
• Provide expert public health leadership across the full spectrum of public health practice, including health protection.
• Contribute to the training and development of Public Health Registrars and other health professionals, including acting as an Educational Supervisor.

About you

• Inclusion on, or within six months of eligibility for admission to, the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health Register for Public Health Specialists.
• Significant experience in senior public health leadership and delivery across a broad public health portfolio.
• Proven ability to influence, collaborate and deliver outcomes across organisational boundaries.
• Strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving population health.
• Ability to demonstrate Devon County Council's leadership behaviours and values.
• Fluent spoken English and the ability to fulfil all communication requirements of the role.

What we'll offer in return
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding; you will be working as part of a collaborative team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Devon. We offer a wide range of opportunities for training and development, as well as some other great benefits:

• NHS Agenda for Change salary with Devon County Council terms and conditions.
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements to work remotely from home, as well as office working from County Hall in Exeter.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, creating a safe and welcoming workplace for all.
• A starting annual leave entitlement of 26 days
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Choice of remaining in the NHS Pension Scheme or joining the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme

How to apply
Please ensure when completing your application form that you provide a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the essential and desirable criteria described in the person specification of the job description. Applications may not be taken forwards if the supporting statement is not adequately completed.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries.
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences.

Desirable

• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages.

Qualifications
Essential

• The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk) In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
• If included in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List in a specialty other than public health medicine / dental health,candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine practice.
• Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview. Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants.
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• Applicants must meet minimum CPD requirements (i.e. be up to date) in accordance with Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body .
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment.

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Contact information
For questions about the job, contact: Sarah Portch, sarah.portch@devon.gov.uk