Interim Consultant in Public Health - six month contract

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

We are looking for an Interim Public Health Consultant, to provide high-level senior public health leadership in a range of population level activities, across the council and wider partnerships.

As we transition to a new structure, an interim/locum post is required for six months, to cover the children and young people portfolio, and likely also lead some transition into a wider portfolio including sexual health and health protection.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Sally Cartwright, Director of Public Health, at SallyE.Cartwright@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Interviews are currently planned for the week commencing 29 September (although this is subject to change).

What will you be doing?

• Commissioning public health services across the public health statutory and non-statutory services. This may include: the Healthy Child Programme; public health services or initiatives that are delivered through early years or school settings; sexual health services; drug and alcohol services; NHS health checks; behaviour change services
• Senior and strategic leadership within your portfolio – overall responsibility for work areas related to specific strategic priorities, outcome measures, and health inequality measures
• Working with partners within the council and across the health and care system to enhance prevention and early intervention opportunities
• Working with a range of partners to effectively support the delivery of health services and interventions
• Acting as key strategic partner for a directorate within the council
• Contributing to delivery of the Public Health Strategic Plan and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Health and Wellbeing Strategy
• Demonstrating a commitment to, and understanding of, our equality, diversity and inclusion goals
• Contributing to our organisational commitment to becoming a Net Zero organisation by 2030

About you

You will need to have completed higher specialty training in public health or equivalent and are be the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or UK Public Health (Specialist) Register.

You will be a strong leader, able to effectively manage teams and systems within the organisation and across organisational boundaries.

You are a strategic thinker, analytical, and able to influence and drive change.

You'll need to be ambitious and innovative, working collaboratively to make a difference to the population of Cambridgeshire. You should have a demonstrable track record of delivery in complex environments.