Public Health Project Manager, Grade 12 , £47,040- £49,083

Providing project and programme management support to the Public health team, this is an exciting opportunity to develop your Public Health skills and competencies and work across the whole range of multi-disciplinary Public Health programme areas supporting the public health team and delivering on recent transformation projects and service plans.

Public health within Croydon is small well-respected team of specialists. We are changing the conversation and using our competencies and expertise to make the health of the people everyone's business. We want public health thinking hard-wired into strategic decision making and operational delivery to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of the people of Croydon. Working with our colleagues around localities, place, and people we have a track record of work that results in real outcomes and improvement. We are proud of our track record in developing our team and maximising their potential.

Croydon Council works in collaboration with the NHS, voluntary sector, statutory and other partners and our communities and residents - the council serves the second largest population in London. It is passionate and forward thinking but also faces significant challenges both in terms of health inequalities, deprivation, and a constrained financial environment. Public health has a key role to ensure that we don't build in or increase inequalities.

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Public Health professional who is interested in coming to work in a fast paced and friendly environment., The post holder will have experience of public health and be able to take a structured approach to the public health programmes as well as driving change and supporting the achievement of Public Health outcomes.

You will have a detailed understanding and excellent knowledge of the NHS, Local Authority, primary care and voluntary sector provisions relating to the commissioning and delivery of public health services. You will have excellent relationship management skills and be confident and able to demonstrate working with partners at a senior level across the local authority system. You will be proactive, well organised and willing to drive change and improvement. You will have a detailed understanding and excellent knowledge of the NHS, Local Authority, primary care and voluntary sector provisions relating to the commissioning and delivery of public health services. You will have excellent relationship management skills and be confident and able to demonstrate working with partners at a senior level across the local authority system. You will be proactive, well organised and willing to drive change and improvement.