Public Health Senior Strategist – Healthy Lives

Salary Range: £55,832 - £65,350
Job Level: Level 5, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 2nd October 2023; 23:59
Interviews to be held: Thursday 12 October
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Inclusive Recruitment Pilot

In keeping with Camden’s commitment to Conscious Inclusion, we are taking positive action to improve diversity at our senior levels. One of the measures we have committed to is making sure we don’t have any All-White shortlists for leadership roles.

The recruitment to this role will form part of that pilot, to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in senior roles within the council. If you are a Black, Asian or Other Ethnic candidate and would like to self-declare this as part of our positive action commitments, please do so. For further information, please email the resourcing team at resourcing@camden.gov.uk

About us 

Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we’re not just home to UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. As a Public Health Senior Strategist, you can play a key role in delivering our health and wellbeing agenda.

The role

This is an exciting new role placed within our Health and Wellbeing Department where you will take a lead role in developing evidence-based strategies and interventions. You will identify ways to improve health, reduce health inequalities within Camden, and play a leadership role in a number of transformational projects, both as a system leader and a commissioner.

As Public Health Senior Strategist, you will play a key role in supporting the strategic development, commissioning, delivery, evaluation and performance management of Public Health programmes and services related to mental health and the wider determinants of health, and be the department’s suicide prevention lead. You will also contribute towards the improvement of health and the reduction of inequalities, reflecting the diversity of local need. 

This role works closely with partners and departments across the council and local and national health and care system stakeholders, which ranges from NHS partners to elected members, and government departments such as the Office for Health Inequalities and Disparities.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

About you

We are looking for an experienced individual who holds a masters in Public Health, or higher degree in a related subject, or evidence of CPD in Public Health and documented experience at master’s level practice. You will have proven experience delivering Public Health initiatives to tackle inequalities, preferably in a local authority setting but not essential.

The nature of this role will mean you have a high standard of communication, demonstrated by the ability to present complex oral and written information in a variety of usable formats to a variety of audiences to drive positive change. 

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.

If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information 

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10171057/file/document?inline

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits'.

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG