Consultant in Public Health

Job Summary

We are excited to be recruiting a new Consultant post in public health in Sefton Council. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Consultant to join our friendly, creative and forward-thinking team. You will be leading across children’s and women’s public health interventions.

You will be joining our public health team as we continue to work across Sefton to deliver our ambitious health and wellbeing outcomes.

Main duties of the job

You will be an advocate for Children, young people and women in Sefton. This will include fulfilling the Child Health Commissioner role and influencing decision-making across the Council and Sefton Place to improve health outcomes for Children and Young people and women’s health.

In Sefton, we can see that lifestyle choices are largely constrained by the social, economic, and environmental conditions in which we live. We aim to improve health through addressing these social determinants, and through using our influence with local communities and anchor institutions. As such you will provide leadership by representing Sefton Council on relevant regional meetings related to this post’s workstreams, including the development of women’s health hubs with the local ICB, the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Beyond children’s workstream and the work of Champs Public Health Collaborative.

About Us

We are committed to improving and protecting the health of children and young people in Sefton and reducing preventable differences in health outcomes.

Sefton is a great place to come to work. It is the most northern borough of Liverpool City Region with more than 275,000 residents. Boasting 22 miles of stunning coastline, Sefton is a leading coastal tourist destination with a flourishing visitor economy. Spanning the busy Port of Liverpool, the famous Antony Gormley’s Another Place installation, attractive beaches and dunes, to the resort town of Southport, the diversity of the Borough provides a unique mix of urban and natural setting.

This is a diverse and exciting Borough where people can enjoy a great work-life balance. With excellent transport links, Sefton is well placed for accessing cities across the Northwest, including Liverpool and Manchester.

Date posted

12 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£85,125 a year A market supplement may be payable (where applicable)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0018-25-0000

Job locations

2nd floor, Magdalen House, 30 Trinity Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 3NJ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Public Health

Appointment

This is a new post for a CPH/CPHM. This is a permanent post employed by Sefton Council based at Magdalen House, Bootle, Merseyside L20 3NJ. The council operates an agile working policy, enabling working from home and off-site. Staff are expected to be in the office 2-3 days each week to facilitate teamwork and support corporate function. The post-holder is a health professional providing public health advice to and on behalf of the population of Sefton. The post-holder will also be expected to lead on Cheshire and Merseyside public health issues, and to undertake responsibilities on behalf of the Champs public health network. Job share will be considered.

Job Summary

The post holder will contribute to achieving the priorities of Sefton Council and the vision for 2030, building on the wider vision for system change. Imagine Sefton 2030 will engage the public, local businesses and potential investors in creating a vision that will collectively promote shared prosperity, coordinated public investment, and a healthy environment and population. As a senior leader in the public health team and across the council the post holder will help make the vision a reality, adding value and strengthening the health and wellbeing outcomes.

The post-holder will have a lead role advocating for Children, young people and women in Sefton. This will include fulfilling the Child Health Commissioner role and influencing decision-making across the Council and Sefton Place to improve health outcomes for Children and Young people and women’s health. The post-holder will have a varied job plan which will be flexible according to the needs of the service. The particular focus will be agreed and kept under review through the Job Planning process.

Strategic Duties and Responsibilities

Support the Director of Public Health (DPH) in their role reporting to and supporting the work of relevant Council committees and governance bodies, including Health & Wellbeing Board, Children and Young People’s Board, SEND Improvement Board, Safeguarding Forum, and Partnership Committees within the Integrated Care System.

Provide strategic public health leadership with the children’s directorate, wider council, NHS and voluntary sector partners to effectively support the delivery of services and population level interventions for children, young people and women that improve physical health and wellbeing.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• The National Health Service (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations 1996 (legislation.gov.uk)
• In line with legislation, inclusion in the GMC Full and Specialist Register with a license to practice/GDC Specialist List or inclusion in the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists at the point of application.
• Any public health speciality registrar applicants who are currently on the UK public health training programme and not yet on either the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register must provide verifiable signed documentary evidence that they are within 6 months of gaining entry to a register at the date of interview.
• If an applicant is UK trained in Public Health, they must ALSO be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview. If an applicant is non-UK trained, they will be required to show evidence of equivalence to the UK CCT.
• MFPH by examination, by exemption or by assessment, or equivalent.

Desirable

• Masters in Public Health or equivalent.

Experience Essential

• Delivery of successful change management programmes across organizational boundaries.
• Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences.

Desirable

• Media experience demonstrating delivery of effective health behaviour or health promotion messages.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

Sefton Council

Address

2nd floor, Magdalen House, 30 Trinity Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 3NJ

Employer’s website

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