Job Details

Hours of work: 37 hours per week Working pattern: Full time

Closing date: Sunday 08 October 2017 Interview date: Tuesday 24 October 2017

For an informal discussion and further information please contact Anita Counsell or Rimple Poonia. All vacancies will be considered on a job share basis. Please state on your application if you wish to job share.

About the Role

Background Information

East Sussex is an attractive place to live, with beautiful countryside and stunning beaches all within easy reach of Gatwick and London. It has the country's highest percentage of older people and contrasting with pockets of rural and urban deprivation in a sizeable population of 560,000 residents.

Introduction

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an exceptional and highly experienced health improvement professional to play a leading role in improving the health of people in East Sussex.

Job Summary

The post-holder will provide highly specialised health improvement expertise and leadership to improve health outcomes in East Sussex. This includes providing strategic leadership for the specialist health improvement team, ensuring that the team is effectively managed, utilises its skills and resource to best effect and is supported to plan, commission and/ or deliver evidence based health improvement interventions. The post-holder will provide direct line-management to Health Improvement Principal staff within the team, supporting them to manage and lead their teams of Health Improvement Specialist staff.

The post-holder will work with and deputise for, the Head of Specialist Health Improvement. They will lead on implementing transformational change programmes in response to the requirements of East Sussex Better Together, the development of the Accountable Care model for East Sussex and to support Connecting4You.

The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring that the aspirations of the East Sussex Personal and Community Resilience programme are developed and delivered. This includes working with the Head of Specialist Health Improvement to lead on, and supporting Health Improvement Principals and their teams to develop interventions in key settings such as communities, schools, workplaces and healthcare settings, and services to support people to achieve a healthy lifestyle, ensuring these meet the needs of the population across the life-course and address health inequalities.

Qualities/skills

Educated to Masters level in health improvement/public health. Substantial experience of leading senior health improvement professionals, together with in depth knowledge and expertise in leading on or supporting others to develop, deliver and evaluate health improvement interventions. The post requires excellent communications, partnership working and staff leadership and development skills and knowledge.

Travel/Flexibility

The post holder whilst based in Lewes will be required to travel across East Sussex. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

Equal Opportunities

East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.