Health & Wellbeing Support Officer – Maldon District Council in Essex

• Health & Wellbeing Support Officer - Maldon District Council
• Maldon District Council
• Permanent, Full Time

Maldon District Council is working in partnership with Essex Shared Services to support the role of Health & Wellbeing Support Officer, a full-time position offering hybrid working with an expectation of attending the office 2 days per week.

Role Purpose

Contributing to public health improvements for residents.

Using data to help inform health and well-being priorities, working with services to help improve Public Health outcomes and to assist with the development of projects.

Accountabilities – Service Delivery

Deliver public health improvements for residents to tackle health inequalities in the district by:

• Supporting the promotion of the principles of public health across all council departments.
• Collaborating with Maldon District partners and communities to support positive health outcomes across health, voluntary and community sectors.
• Partnership working with Essex County Council, neighbouring districts and heath, community and voluntary partners as part of place-based working approaches, focusing on shadowing and learning opportunities to develop partnership skills.

Benchmarking best practice from other local authorities and using this to shape local plans.

• Supporting action to create healthy environments, strategies and policies.
• Linking staff, partners, businesses and community groups to local community initiatives, assets and support.
• Deputising at Maldon District Livewell Partnership meetings and translating national and local public health priorities, datasets and evidence into meaningful language for community and voluntary groups.
• Supporting the administration of the Health Integration team’s funding pots and disseminating funding to successful applicants, processing applications against criteria and tracking spend.
• Supporting the Health Integration team to identify sources of external funding to maximise impact and reach of public health activities across the district.
• Being accountable for delivery of KPIs that directly support the Council’s Supporting our communities priority in the Corporate Plan.
• Developing and supporting best practice public health project management and data evaluation methodologies and processes across Maldon Livewell Partnership.
• Assisting with the delivery of national and regional Public Health campaigns for the Council.
• Developing skills to manage small projects under supervision.
• Undertaking desk-based research, data collection, and analysis to support the team's data and evaluation processes, using data across population, deprivation, health needs and wider determinants domains.
• Demonstrating a strong interest in developing skills in handling both quantitative and qualitative data to better support team insights and evidence-based practice.
• Undertaking training to become a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) consultee, supporting the team to implement and process HIAs.
• Encouraging customers to use online services and promoting digital inclusion.
• Encouraging customer feedback to improve services.
• Developing and maintaining an extensive knowledge and understanding of health and well-being issues.
• Completing other tasks which may be considered appropriate.
• Be willing to improve and develop professional competencies , engaging with public health practitioner learning opportunities as appropriate to the role.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification or experience in Public Health, Social Sciences, Data Analytics or a related field.
• Demonstrable interest or experience in working with qualitative and quantitative data datasets, with proficiency in using basic data and spreadsheet software (e. g., Microsoft Excel).
• UK Driving Licence essential or able to travel around the district
• Commitment to working towards registration as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register, with an understanding of public health principles and professional standards.
• Sound knowledge of Data Protection legislation
• Policy development, including contributing to the creation, review, and implementation of policies that support service delivery and improvement.
• Knowledge of core project management methodologies and tools, and a willingness to develop in this area to support the planning, coordination, and successful implementation of projects to agreed timescales and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent level of IT skills including researching
• Be part of Maldon District Council - 'Where Quality of Life Matters'

Maldon District Council is a local authority 'Where quality of life matters'.

Our Corporate Plan sets out our vision and priorities for the next three years and will be reviewed regularly to make sure we are on the right track.

Using a range of data and what we know about the needs of our residents, we have set out what we will be doing and what we aim to achieve between now and 2028.

It is also a useful tool that helps with decision-making and allocating resources.

To download or listen to a presentation of the Corporate Plan 2025-2028 click here

Maldon District Council plays a crucial role in the development and prosperity of the District, working for the good of the community and the long term benefit of residents, you can be part of our friendly team.

From front line customer facing roles to policy and strategy, the work of the Council is diverse and dynamic.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will be entitled to a range of benefits, including:

• The Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible and agile working
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Free parking

Maldon District Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Disclosure and Barring checks will be undertaken according to the responsibilities of the role.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, culture and experience.

Applicants will be considered regardless of race, sex, disability or marital status.

Maldon District Council is committed to the employment and career development of disabled people.

To demonstrate our commitment, we have been accredited as a Disability Confident Employer.

As a Disability Confident Employer we take various actions in order to successfully employ and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.

For more information on this position, please email essexsharedservices@essex. gov. uk

Essex Shared Services is advertising this role as part of its partnership with Maldon District Council; however, the successful candidate will be employed directly by Maldon District Council.

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