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Interim Public Health Officer
Location: London
Length: 6 months, x4 days per week, hybrid working
IR35 Status: Inside
A London borough is recruiting for an interim Public Health Officer to support the Council provide public health advice and have a major input into work on the development of public health programmes and projects.
Key Responsibilities of the Interim Public Health Officer:
- Lead on selected topic areas within the team for healthcare and health protection and major pieces of work and projects in the public health division’s sexual health and digital public health portfolios
- Take a strategic lead on specific areas of public health work, supporting high quality commissioning, developing the public health capacity and capability of the council and services, and/or leading on health needs analysis and improvement
- Support the delivery of identified key targets, service improvements and strategic planning on behalf of the department
- Provide support to the pandemic response, including logging of information, taking action to control risks, providing advice and interpreting guidance
- Undertake literature reviews and other searches, critically appraise the evidence, and present sound evidence-based summaries and actionable recommendations as part of the development, implementation and assessment of policies, programmes and strategies to improve health and wellbeing and/or address health inequalities
Skills and experience required of the Interim Public Health Officer:
- A Masters in Public Health with a number of years work experience, ideally gained in a Local Authority
- Strong report writing experience, ideally in JSNA’s, options appraisals
- Understanding of commissioning practises used to achieve outcomes for residents
- Able to demonstrate in depth knowledge of public health evidence base that informs regional and local programme delivery and health and wellbeing policies and procedures
To apply for this role or to find out about other Public Health jobs, please contact Nicola Gradon on the London Local Government Recruitment team on 020 7557 7667 or send your CV to localgov@venngroup.com
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