Interim Director of Public Health

Interim Director of Public Health

Start Date: Early August 2024

Rate: Negotiable Daily Rates Available (Inside IR35)
Location: West Midlands

Duration: 12 months

Our client is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Interim Director of Public Health who is passionate about making the Community a healthier place to live and work.

The Director of Public Health will be responsible for determining the overall vision and objectives for public health in the local area. Accountable for delivering public health objectives and reporting annually on the outcomes and future work. Please see below for further details:

Responsibilities:

• Requires specialist public health leadership and an appropriate span of responsibility to deliver health protection, health improvement and advice on health services
• The post holder will also need to ensure that the impact on health is considered in the development and implementation of all policies
• Prepare, manage and monitor the service's budget and will ensure effective leadership, motivation and development of staff
• On a regular basis, will review resources, services and partnership arrangements in order to identify opportunities to improve service delivery
• Formulate a clear, targeted long-term strategy that ensures health and social care, education, housing, jobs and economic policies and infrastructure, and communities, community assets and the third sector are shaped in ways which deliver maximum improvements in health and wellbeing

Requirements:

• Excellent decision-making skills and the ability to lead others and inspire positive change
• Previous high-level management experience in a local authority or health service role
• Acute understanding of the link between economic success and good health and build this into your strategy for tackling and prioritising public health issues
• A good understanding and experience of working on the governments levelling up programme would be essential
• High level communication and negotiation skills and they are able to use these to develop strong working relationships both internally and externally and externally
• Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register / GDC specialist list or UK Public Health Register
• Must meet minimum CPD requirements in accordance with the Faculty of Public Health requirements or other recognised body
• Public health specialty registrar applicants who are not yet on the GMC specialist register/GDC specialist register in dental public health/UKPHR must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview; all other applicants must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they have applied for inclusion on the GMC/GDC/UKPHR specialist registers
• The recruitment process will include an Advisory Appointment Committee (AAC)

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.