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Public Health Advanced Practitioner (Internship)

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Temporary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
20/07/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 31/07/2022 23:59
Salary:
£46,662 - £50,480 p.a. grade 15
Hours per week:
37
Job Category:
Health
Vacancy ID:
229851
Employment Location:
County Hall, Durham. Hybrid working applies
Post Number:
AHS/22/506
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
31 Jul
Further Information
Adult and Health Services
Public Health

Public Health Advanced Practitioner (Internship)

Full time temporary post until 31/7/2023

Job Location: Durham County Council, County Hall

VACANCY NUMBER: AHS/22/506

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of people and reducing health inequalities across County Durham?

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to join our Public Health team as Public Health Advanced Practitioner (Internship).

We are appointing one full time temporary post.

The ideal candidate will have a track record of developing and implementing health/public health related programmes in a range of settings, exceptional communication skills and ability to provide leadership across all levels of the system to drive forward public health priorities.

Public Health Advanced Practitioners play a key role in forging partnerships with and influencing all key stakeholders within their specialist area of responsibility. They will also be responsible for key elements of the Council’s public health vision and strategic plan, developing, implementing, monitoring and leading key public health programmes to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing.

This will be delivered through the commissioning process and marketplace development with providers including other Local Authorities, the NHS (commissioners, providers in the acute, mental health and primary care), the third sector and independent/private sector.

Applications are invited for the following post:

Public Health Advanced Practitioner (Internship) (County Durham Together)
The postholder will:
• Support the implementation of community centred asset and place-based working across County Durham
• Work with partners across the system to develop community resilience
• Work with partners across the system to agree and embed skills and competency-based programmes such as Making Every Contact Count across frontline workforces

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Kirsty Wilkinson, Public Health Strategic Manager (County Durham Together) via kg.wilkinson@durham.gov.uk


Required Qualifications:

*Masters level qualification with experience of delivering public health programmes of work.
* A relevant degree, supplemented by public health improvement knowledge, acquired through training, courses and experience


It is anticipated that interviews will be held on week commencing 8th August, 2022.
Interviews may be held remotely via Microsoft Teams

Take a look at our comprehensive benefits package https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits

Apply on-line via the jobs portal or for further assistance contact the Payroll and Employee Services Team via Email: PESAHS@durham.gov.uk

Permanent DCC employees wishing to undertake a temporary post within the Council, whether this is within their substantive service, or across services, should seek the approval of their Line Manager / Senior Manager to undertake this temporary post with the guarantee to return to their substantive post at the expiry of the temporary post. If the temporary post is reviewed and further extended, agreement must be sought from the employee’s substantive line manager.

In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.


As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.