Public Health Programme Officer

Are you looking to make a difference? Do you want to be part of an established team that makes a difference and supports people to improve their health and wellbeing?

Tameside Public Health has an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Public Health Programme Officer.

We are committed to our ambition that the people of our Borough will stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. To achieve that, we work in collaboration with people to assist them to improve their health, as well as forming partnerships with professionals and we work together for the community we serve. We respect and embrace the diverse Borough that we work in and strive to reduce health inequalities by making healthy choices accessible to all. We also trust the individual contributions of each of our team members and are receptive to innovation. We firmly believe that people have untapped resources within them, that can be unleashed by providing high quality, non-judgemental support.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent organisational, verbal and written communication skills. You will have a proven track record of collaborative working with a range of colleagues and partner organisations to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and wellbeing of the local population. You will have the ability to communicate at all levels, work on complex projects and apply your knowledge and experience to meet the business needs of the organisation.

This post will have a specific focus on the Health Improvement agenda and will support the Public Health Programme Manager in driving forward the emerging Healthy Places work as well as providing advice and support across the broad spectrum of public health. The areas of responsibility may vary over time depending on local priorities and the needs of the Public Health directorate.

You will support the development and delivery of a range of public health strategies, interventions and services for the population in Tameside particularly in relation to key strategies such as the Health & Wellbeing Strategy, Healthy Places Strategic Framework and statutory public health programmes and services.

You will have experience of:

Public health programme development and delivery with strong technical public health skills

Working across organisational boundaries and collaboratively with several parties engaged in the public health agenda., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.