Service Lead Health Protection

Birmingham City Council, Birmingham

Service Lead Health Protection

£61269

Birmingham City Council, Birmingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 25 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2bbdd6f89f5e46af961a65498863f80e

Full Job Description

The role is designed for people with the experience and ability to autonomously lead the delivery of Health Protection work and managing and developing the Health Protection Team. It will give experience in applying previous Public Health skills and experience in a dynamic public health department. This will also give opportunities to gain experience across other Health Protection areas and will support candidates with professional development opportunities in-line with the Public Health skills and knowledge framework (PHSKF) and support with working towards or continuing Public Health Practitioner registration. The role will work on delivering key Health Protection workstreams including (but not limited to) immunisations & screening programmes; complex TB; extreme weather; emergency planning, preparedness, and response; and community engagement around key health protection issues. Beyond supporting the delivery of our key workstreams, the role will also provide the opportunity to manage the team of Public Health Officers and Senior Officers for Health Protection. A key part of the work is responding to incidents and this role will provide the opportunity to support and lead responses to complex Health Protection incidents, working with organisations such as UK Health Security Agency and NHS Birmingham & Solihull ICB to protect the health of residents.

The post holder must have experience of managing teams and relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, project/programme management and statistical analysis/epidemiological methodologies to support with evidence-based working.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary public health team in a permanent Public Health Service Lead role working to the Public Health Assistant Director (Health Protection and Environment) on leading the delivery of Health Protection work for the Public Health team. The Division includes sub-divisions focused on Healthy Behaviours and Communities, Children and Young People, Adults and Older People, Knowledge, Evidence and Population Health Management and Environmental Public Health and Health Protection, and is part of the Strategic Partnerships, Insight and Prevention Directorate of the Council., Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application., Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
  • We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

    In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.