Public Health Consultant

Role Responsibility

Kent County Council

Consultant in Public Health

Up to £104,711. (With potential to offer a market premium dependant on experience)

We are looking to expand our highly regarded and well-resourced Public Health team and now have a fantastic opportunity to appoint an innovative and forward-thinking Consultant in Public Health to help us to drive our exciting agenda forward.

We have a highly experienced team working with our Director of Public Health including a Deputy director as well four additional Public Health consultants all working to achieve the aspirations of our members for improving the health and well-being of the Kent population.

The Role

The Consultant portfolio is:

• AAC0001480 – Consultant in Public Health leading in Adults and Older People

We are well integrated into the council and support the Kent and Medway Integrated Care System and have a Public Health commissioning programme of circa £80 million with a major focus on reducing health inequalities.

As part of this role, you will be responsible for the line management of public health specialists as well as a dedicated budget for this area of the service.

Kent County Council

Kent is recognised as an excellent training site for public health specialists, has an integral Kent Public Health Observatory https://www.kpho.org.uk and library function and has national recognition for several programmes including Public Health research linked with Europe.

This is a great time to join Kent – a great county to live in, its proximity to London, has excellent schools, vibrant cities, golden beaches, and stunning countryside.  As the largest county council in the country, Kent is a very large canvas and there is a real opportunity to make a tangible difference.

Candidates

You will need to be a UK qualified public health consultant with a passion for tackling health inequalities and up for the challenge of working in a complex and diverse environment.

You could be newly qualified and seeking your first Consultant post or an experienced Consultant looking for an opportunity to make a real impact. As a passionate and motivated public health professional we welcome your interest in this role and your application.

You will be able to work in a hybrid format with a split between working from home with an office base as Maidstone and we are committed to flexible working: "Work that works for you and us – let's talk flexibility!"

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Next Steps

For more information please visit: https://jobs.kent.gov.uk/were-recruiting/public-health-consultant-leading-in-adults-and-older-people

To apply please visit https://www.panoramicassociates.co.uk/job/consultant-in-public-health-9?source=google.com

Closing date: Monday 22 May 2023.

Interviews will be held week commencing 5 June 2023.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to participate in enhanced pre-employment screening undertaken by the County Council.

Contact Details

For a confidential discussion, please contact Maisie Hockings, Panoramic Associates 07557107933

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.