Public Health Officer; Inclusion Health

Birmingham City Council,

Public Health Officer (Inclusion Health) x2

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £41,771

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Join the Inclusion Health Team in Birmingham Public Health and work alongside other practitioners wanting to make a difference and further develop their public health expertise and experience.

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled public health officer to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division within the largest Local Authority in the country and be involved in work that makes a difference to our most vulnerable citizens.

This is a full‑time permanent position, which is part of the Inclusion Health Team within the Healthy Behaviours and Communities sub‑division. We work with a wide range of stakeholders to improve health and wellbeing, including internal directorates, academics, the Integrated Care System partners, housing and homelessness, justice and the third sectors. The team you will be joining is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of work focused on the most disadvantaged populations, recognised regionally and nationally.

The Inclusion Health Team’s mission is to reduce health inequalities affecting vulnerable groups in the city by influencing and shaping local policy and services. We aim to drive and facilitate action to address the causes and to mitigate the impact of health inequalities. We develop evidence, raise the profile of inclusion health groups’ needs, advocate and develop innovative resources and pilot new interventions to improve their health outcomes.

This role will manage specific projects, from comprehensive needs analyses to public health tools and interventions. You will coordinate and influence work to improve the health and wellbeing of groups who often face significant barriers to accessing mainstream services such as homeless individuals, sex workers, those in contact with the criminal justice system, vulnerable migrants and veterans. This will involve using your public health knowledge and project management skills to work in partnership across organisational boundaries.

For this, you will consolidate public health evidence and data and use it to develop project proposals and action plans focused on addressing inclusion health needs.

• Experience of working with a range of stakeholders to support Public Health outcomes
• Understanding of the role of public health and the inclusion health agenda
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work independently to achieve expected outcomes and deliver quality outputs such as project specifications and plans, public health toolkits, frameworks, needs assessments, etc.
• Experience of developing, commissioning and coordinating public health projects
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience in writing briefings, reports, business cases, project documentation
• Ability to learn, adapt and manage under pressure

Please upload your up-to-date CV which should highlight your suitability, experience and motivation for the role, via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV.

Interviews for this post will take place face to face in a location in central Birmingham. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

For any queries, please contact Resourcing Team.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed 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.

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 with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

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