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The postholder will be a strategic lead for Public Health and will report directly to the Director of Public Health. The postholder will lead in the critical delivery of public health programmes supporting Senior Leaders of the Council, whilst ensuring all strategies are delivered for the benefit of members of the public in a complex and challenging environment. The postholder will oversee the work of the Health and Wellbeing Board, lead on healthy work and mitigating poverty and other specific programmes dependent on the current needs of the directorate.

The postholder may be required from time to time to deputise for the Director of Public Health.

The postholder will be responsible for line managing teams, ensuring competent skills knowledge transfer and maintaining robust advice and support to members of the team, across the organisation and to advise third parties in relation to public health initiatives whilst setting standards which accord with the Council's Vision.

The postholder will be operating at the level of a newly-qualified Consultant in Public Health to enable an application to be a Consultant in Public Health through the UKPHR's Specialist Registration by Portfolio Assessment. The postholder will need to make a portfolio application and adhere to the requirements of continuing professional development, ethical management of self, and 360^o appraisal as required by UKPHR.

The postholder will be expected to lead programmes of work covering all aspects of Public Health: health intelligence and evidence, health promotion, health strategy and policy, health protection, screening, and academic public health, and include the wider determinants of health and approaches to reducing health inequalities.

The postholder will be a key member of the Public Health Senior Leadership Team who will work at a strategic level with system leaders across Dudley Council and partner organisations, ensuring collaborative working, building networks across the Black Country to influence, steer and lead transformational change.

Top tip when applying - As we've got a new recruitment system the application process has changed a little and we hope you'll like it!

You'll first need to register and create a profile the first time you apply.

Creating your profile will enable you do things such as track your application progress, view emails you've received from us and manage communication preferences, manage your interview bookings and offer information if successful.

About Dudley Council

It's an incredibly exciting time to work in Dudley Council as we embark on numerous multi-million pound regeneration schemes which will be real game-changers for the borough. In addition to the exciting schemes such as the Midland Metro we also have the ongoing and very serious challenges of ensuring vulnerable people across the borough receive the services they deserve.

At Dudley Council we have a 'one council' ethos that builds an effective and dynamic organisation which grows the economy and creates jobs, creating a cleaner and greener place and supports stronger and safer communities.

We are rightly proud to be the historic capital of the Black Country and, working with our partners, Dudley Council is also committed to looking forward and helping to deliver our borough vision of 'Forge a Future for all' www.dudleyboroughvision2030.org.uk

We ensure communities influence council decisions and are committed to delivering services in partnership with communities. We provide flexible and responsive service in partnership and help communities help themselves.

In joining a local authority that serves 320,000 residents you will become an integral part of a council that:

• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark



• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services



• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people



• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums



• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents



• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents