Assistant Director in City of London

Assistant Director: Prevention (Public Health Consultant)

Salary:£91,836 p/aplusa pro rata premium to reflectpublic health consultant pay scaleandexcellentbenefits.

Contract:Permanent

HoursPerweek:37.5hoursperweek

OurFoundation

WeareanindependentcharitableorganisationworkingtobuildahealthierUK.

Healthisourmostprecious asset.Goodhealthenablesustolivehappy,fulfillinglives,fuelsour prosperity, and helps build a stronger society.

YetgoodhealthremainsoutofreachfortoomanypeopleintheUKandservicesarestrugglingto provide access to timely, high-quality care.

Itdoesn\’thavetobelikethis.OurmissionistohelpbuildahealthierUKby:

1. Improvingpeople\’shealthandreducingin equalities
2. Supportingradicalinnovationandimprovementinhealthandcareservices
3. Providingevidenceandanalysistoimprovehealthandcarepolicy.

Weaimforexcellenceacrossourworkand willachievethisbyproducingresearchandanalysis, shapingpolicy and practice,buildingskills,knowledge, andcapacity, and actingas acatalystforchange.

Everyonehasastakeandaparttoplayinimprovingourhealth.Byworkingtogether,wecanbuilda healthier UK.

Abouttherole

A unique opportunity to lead an influential and leading- edge portfolio of work to position the Health Foundation as a leading voice on public health and prevention policy and practice in the UK. You will ensure the Foundation delivers a strong portfolio of in-house research, commissioned work and convening activities to ensure the Foundation makes relevant, timely and innovative contributions and commentary to UK prevention policy and practice. This includes work across local, regional and national government, as well as in the NHS and wider health and public health landscape.

• Set an ambitious strategy for the Health Foundations prevention and public health agenda by engaging with new frontiers in public health and prevention, this may include areas such as the wider determinants of health, commercial determinants of health, risk factors for ill health, and personalised prevention including the role of technology, AI and genomics.
• Maintain our position as a trusted voice on policy on risk factors including tobacco, obesity, and alcohol and develop our positions in light of external environment
• Provide expert input to the Health Foundations understanding and influencing of the role of the NHS in prevention, including primary care and integrated care systems.
• Provide professional advice to shape the Foundations work on analysis of health trends, ensuring the work delivers novel insights and producing expert commentary when required.
• Provide motivating leadership to a team of public health professionals and multi-disciplinary colleagues from across the Foundation.

Howtoapply

*This role is facility approved, Applicants going through the portfolio registration routes (GMC or UKPHR) are not eligible to be shortlisted for interview until they are included on the register. The six-month rule does not apply to these portfolio route applicants.

Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to findout more. You can find the job .Ifyouwouldliketo apply,pleasesubmityourCV,andusing no more than 2500 wordsanswerthe following application questions:

1. Are you currently included on the GMC or UKPHR register?
2. Describe a time when you have delivered a strategy to affect change in the field of prevention. What were the key components of your strategy and how were you able to use system leadership skills to influence people or organisations where you didnt have direct responsibility.
3. How have you contributed to shaping policy on health improvement, for example on risk factors such as tobacco, obesity, or alcohol, in your previous roles? Provide a specific example of your input and the impact it had on public health outcomes.
4. Share an example of how you provided motivating leadership to a multidisciplinary team. How did you ensure effective collaboration and ensure quality expectations were met in prevention research or policy?
5. Outline your thoughts on an emerging theme in prevention where you think the Health Foundation could have impact and how this could be achieved.

OurcommitmenttoInclusionandDiversity

We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds andencourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us. We have identified three diverse groups, In particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from blackandethnicminoritybackgrounds and recruitmore people withdisabilities. Aspartofthis commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups.Applytojoinourteamandlet\’sworktowardsbuildingadiverseandinclusiveworkplacetogether.

Closingdate:March 24,2025,at23:59

Interviewdate:April 10, 2025

*As part of the interview process, you will be asked to complete a written task to send in advance and prepare a presentation for the day