Public Health Specialist

Our client in East London is currently seeking a Public Health Specialist to join their Public Health team on an interim basis.

Key Responsibilities

· Undertaking health needs assessments as required to enable actions to be taken to improve the health of the local population.

· Developing prioritisation techniques and managing their application to policies, services and to help resolve issues such as the investment-disinvestment debate.

· Effective communication of complex concepts, science and data and their implications for local communities, to a range of stakeholders with very different backgrounds.

· Understanding of evaluation frameworks and applying those frameworks to the benefit of local communities.

· A capacity to apply the scientific body of knowledge on public health to the policies and services necessary to improve health and to formulate clear practical evidence-based recommendations.

· The understanding of human and organisational behaviour and the application of this knowledge to the achievement of change.

· Inspire commitment to public health outcomes and to prevention as a core feature of public sector reform.

Qualifications/ Experience

·  Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List/UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) for Public Health Specialists or evidence of gaining entry within the next six months.

·   Able to influence senior members including directors and CEOs.

·  Able to both lead teams and to able to contribute effectively in teams led by junior colleagues.

·  Experience of using complex information to explain public health issues to a range of audiences.

·  In depth understanding of the health and care system and the relationships with both local national government.

To register your interest, please either email info@buckinghamfutures.com or call us on 020 8125 4321.