Assistant Director of Public Health (Wider Determinants)

Birmingham City Council

£74,984 - £92,681 per annum

Looking for a challenge at scale and pace?  Looking for a public health role that is about getting upstream of some of the entrenched public health challenges? Interested in navigating complexity across partnerships internally and externally to achieve change?

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job – it's about making life better for the million people who live and work in our forward facing city. Our members and partners are providing the exciting and challenging influence we need to grow, to ensure that every child, citizen and place matters. With the foundations of a 21st Century Council, we’re focusing on our priorities of children, housing, health, jobs and skills. Now, we want you to come and help us become a truly modern council for our colleagues and our communities.

As our Assistant Director of Public Health (Wider Determinants), you will build on these foundations to ensure that our programmes of work and partnerships across the wider determinants of health are used to maximum effect, particularly in around our financial and human capital. Taking your position at the heart of the Extended Leadership Team, you will deputise for the Director Public Health when required. This role will lead a matrix of teams covering inequalities, place, people and communities and the post holder will be expected to provide expert public health advice across a broad range of issues from mental health to air pollution, requiring an agile and proactive approach

You will inspire those around you, igniting desire and drive to transform services, across the Council and our partners to get upstream of the challenges that face our citizens. The pace of progress must be rapid and sustainable, while the portfolio may change over time. This means that your constant adaptability and focus on delivery is critical.

Ultimately, your leadership will improve the health and wellbeing of Birmingham’s residents, reducing inequalities in health outcomes. You’ll ensure that we work in collaboration with Public Health England to protect local communities from threats to their health through infectious diseases, environmental and other public health hazards.

To be successful in your application, you’ll be included in either the GMC Specialist Register, the GDC Specialist List or the UK Public Health Register. Alternatively, you’re within six months of gaining entry, or you hold the equivalent training and experience.

Crucially, you bring proven experience of strategic leadership and consistent achievement in a broadly comparable environment. And, you’re knowledgeable around leading significant programmes of transformational change which have major impact on people and processes, and achieve significant savings.

Birmingham City Council is committed to equal opportunities in employment and we positively welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sexuality, gender identity, marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.

Closing date: 5 July 2019.