About us
West Sussex County Council provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day and has pledged to change the way it works, do more, embrace its communities and be ambitious. The West Sussex Plan sets out how the County Council plans to shape its services for the next five years. We will focus on:
- Giving our children and young people the best start in life
- Ensuring West Sussex is a prosperous place
- Our communities will be strong, safe and sustainable
- We will support you in later life to remain independent
- We will be a council that works for our communities
For more information about West Sussex County Council and The Public Health and Social Research Unit, please visit our West Sussex JSNA Website page.
West Sussex County Council has a strong commitment to public health and has invested in a dynamic experienced team- all working towards the attainment of improved health and wellbeing of our local people. There is already a strong experienced public health team already in place and we are seeking a public health consultant to join us.
The Opportunity
Salary: £85,000 - £89,000 per annum, up to £8,000 relocation package available
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week, however applications for job share will also be considered
Location: County Hall, Chichester, with flexibility across other bases/remote working
Interview date: 04 June 2024
We have an exciting opportunity here at West Sussex within our Public Health team, as we are seeking to appoint a Consultant in Public Health who really wants to make a difference in terms of the improvement of the health and wellbeing outcomes of our local people. You will form part of a wider Public Health Consultant team and have generic Public Health Consultant responsibilities agreed with the Director of Public Health, as well as leading on Sexual Health and Health Protection as a specialist area.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for a candidate who possesses strong leadership skills together with a positive attitude who can work flexibly as part of a wider public health team. Whilst not essential, experience of working in a local authority setting, shaping and leading public health initiatives in a political environment is desirable.
Working to our Director of Public Health, you will have responsibility for the development, implementation and delivery of national, regional and local policies, developing inter-agency and interdisciplinary strategic plans and programmes to deliver key public health targets.
You will provide expert public health advice and leadership to support and inform an evidence-based approach for commissioning and developing high quality equitable services, across primary, secondary and social care, and across sectors including voluntary organisations.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Working for us
As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:
- an excellent local government pension scheme
- generous holiday entitlement of 31 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
- maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- volunteering opportunities
- training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our Staff discounts page if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
- health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05111.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Anna Christian (Director of Public Health, Executive Assistant) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory references, health check and UKPHR/GMC registration.
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