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Details...

Job title:
Head of Publilc Health Commissioning
Job reference:
SPH15
Department
People's Services
Grade:
SCP 52 - 55
Pay:
From: £46,698 To: £50,040 per annum
Hours:
37 hours per week
Closing date:
12/05/2017

Description...

Do you have drive, enthusiasm, leadership, commissioning and management skills and are ready to take on a challenge?

St. Helens is a high performing Council with strong partnership arrangements and we want a leader and team player that will further strengthen this culture. In this key strategic public health role you will be joining a dynamic team and play a significant part in addressing the major strategic challenges for health, social care and inequalities in the borough.

You will be a suitably experienced clinical commissioner who has a clear understanding of the role of public health commissioning and has had significant experience of commissioning clinical services. You will have experience of developing effective partnerships across health, local government and with wider partners and be able to demonstrate success in programme management and major organisational change. This role will be accountable for all the public health commissioning and will link with a wider team of commissioner across children’s and adults health and social care both within the council and St. Helens CCG. You will also have a strategic lead for Drugs and Alcohol and Sexual Health within your portfolio, as well as oversight of the commissioning of public health services from general practice and community pharmacies.

These are exciting times for Public Health in local government which pose significant challenges and opportunities in terms of meeting local need, securing high quality service delivery and value for money.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please ring Susan Forster Interim DPH on 01744 673232.

When applying for this vacancy, you have the following options

For an application form and further details contact:

recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

When requesting an application form please state your name, your address, the job you are interested in and the job reference number.
The Council's official job application form must be completed in all cases. CVs should not be submitted as a replacement.