Public Health Team Lead
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £37,336 to £40,221 per year |
| Additional salary information: | pension, flexible working, annual leave |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 June 2024 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1RG |
| Company: | West Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CAFHE05192_1716544460 |
Summary
The government has announced new funding to support current smokers to quit smoking, with £70 million additional funding per year for local authority-led stop smoking services (SSS) and support.
West Sussex County Council Public Health (WSCC PH) will be receiving approximately £1.075 million for 2024/25, ring-fenced for smoking cessation. Although the exact amount for each subsequent year is yet to be determined, this funding will continue until 2028/29.
We are seeking multiple Public Health Team Leads to develop and support a team of Smoking Cessation Practitioners, who will be providing smoking cessation support in a range of different ways, including telephone support and face to face support in a variety of venues including community settings and workplaces across West Sussex.
The Opportunity
Salary: £37,336 to £40,221 per annum.
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week.
Contract type: 1 x Permanent, 1 x Fixed term or Secondment until 31 July 2026
Location: Northleigh, County Hall, Chichester and hybrid working from home
Interviews: Friday 21 to Wednesday 26 June (virtual), 2nd stage interviews Monday 01 and Tuesday 02 July (face to face)
As a Public Health Team Lead for the Smoking Cessation Service, you will support the team meet the delivery requirement from the initial referral right through to completion of the programme.
The team will be providing behavioural support and either the direct supply or facilitation of medications to support quit attempts. You will ensure the effective and efficient management of the team and work to support the Service Manager and Tobacco Control Lead to develop the new in-house service to reduce the prevalence of smoking in West Sussex.
Broader areas of your role include supporting service promotion and working collaboratively to reduce smoking prevalence with key groups.
What are we looking for?
- You will have demonstrable leadership skills and flexible and adaptable leadership style.
- You will be responsible for all operational activities supporting the team to deliver in their role, in addition to supporting the development.
- You will have an in-depth understanding of smoking cessation delivery, and be competent in delivering smoking cessation interventions at NCSCT practitioner level.
- You will be able to successfully manage delivery methods in smoking cessation including best practice behaviour change approaches and pharmacotherapy delivery.
- of the service and embedding smoking cessation within certain communities.
- You will be expected to use your initiative to make informed decisions when unanticipated problems are presented, for example providing your team guidance on treatment options.
- You will be capable of effective staff management, performance and development and confident in working to support the activities of the Service Manager and Tobacco Control Lead and associated team.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Working for us
As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential,
have access to a range of benefits including:
- an excellent local government pension scheme
- generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE05192.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Helen Simmons (Advanced Public Health Practitioner - Smoking Cessation Service) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.