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Public Health Programme Officer

In a borough with amongst the greatest public health challenges in the country, do you have what it takes to work with local communities, the council, and partners to improve health outcomes and address health inequalities in Tower Hamlets?

We are looking for an experienced and competent public health professional to join our dynamic and friendly team. We are passionate about delivering an excellent public health service to support the health and wellbeing of children and families in the borough.

Your overarching goal will be to improve the health and wellbeing of people in Tower Hamlets and reduce health inequalities.

You will help drive the Healthy Children & Families programme by employing a diverse skill set that includes:

• Logic modelling around outcomes
• Insight and intelligence
• Strategy, and partnership, public, community engagement, planning and communications
• Commissioning and delivery
• Evaluation, innovation, and research
• Developing public health skills and leadership
• Management of budgets and resources

You will work across the public health division, the council and wider partners, including the NHS, schools, housing associations and community and voluntary organisations. You will support the delivery of a programme of work targeted at enabling the aspirations below.

We aspire for 0-5 year olds to have:

• Caregivers with life skills for health and wellbeing through critical early years life stages e.g., pregnancy, infanthood, weaning, bonding, transitioning to school age
• Secure social and emotional attachment
• Good cognitive, social, and physical development including participation in active play
• Healthy nutritional habits
• Good oral health
• Protection from infectious diseases
• Good outcomes through early identification of need and access to early help
• Freedom from abuse and neglect

Requirements

You will need to hold a degree-level qualification in Public Health or related subject or equivalent experience, have a strong commitment to public health principles and experience of public health practice. You are likely to be requested to be available for occasional evening and weekend meetings, subject to the requirements of the work programme.

Additional Information

Please see our public health recruitment microsite to learn more about the different roles in the team and for tips of writing your application.

If you wish to discuss this posts, please contact Emma Foord, Public Health Programme Manager for Maternity and Early Years (emma.foord@towerhamlets.gov.uk).

Application Details

This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External. We will consider secondment opportunities and welcome applications for part-time working.

If this role is available to internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees.

All applications should be made via our online application system; no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/careers

Files

JSPS-PHPO-MEY-No-TOWER-Aug-23.pdf

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