Public Health Commissioner
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £50,181.00 to £57,501.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bexleyheath, Kent |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | London Borough of Bexley |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 207 |
Summary
Bexley is a great place in which to live, work or study. It has the best of both worlds - close to the centre of London but still a green, safe, and friendly place to be. And our mission is to make Bexley even better by tackling health inequalities, supporting residents to live the best lives possible and to reach their potential.
To help us achieve our ambitions we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, team player to join our developing public health team.
Working as part of a passionate public health team, you will provide expert commissioning advice alongside identifying and promoting best practice in developing a range of key public health services. You will commission, implement and deliver public health programmes and projects relating to healthy behaviours (for example, sexual health, substance misuse, smoking and NHS Health Checks), ensuring positive outcomes and helping to tackle health inequalities.
Collaborative working is integral to delivering for our residents and you will aid and influence delivery across a range of stakeholders including across the local authority, the voluntary and community sector, within the new NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) structure (at regional, ‘place’, and neighbourhood levels), and other relevant partners, such as housing associations and businesses.
If you are passionate about making a difference and further developing a career in public health, then we would like to hear from you.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.
Candidate Profile
You will have experience of tackling health inequalities and delivering related outcomes within local authority and health settings, through commissioning, performance management and partnership working.
Have strong verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to work in partnership across boundaries to influence senior managers and other key stakeholders.
Your adaptability and superb organisational skills will enable you to manage competing priorities, and you will remain flexible and adaptable working within the team.
You will have a formal qualification, preferably to a degree level, in a discipline relevant to the responsibilities of Public Health within a Local Authority context, or equivalent work experience.
A master’s degree in a relevant discipline is desirable but not essential.
You must be able to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing professional development and your ability to deliver against the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework.
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
About Us
Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.
Our Offer to you
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.
Recruitment Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To help us achieve our ambitions we are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, team player to join our developing public health team.
Working as part of a passionate public health team, you will provide expert commissioning advice alongside identifying and promoting best practice in developing a range of key public health services. You will commission, implement and deliver public health programmes and projects relating to healthy behaviours (for example, sexual health, substance misuse, smoking and NHS Health Checks), ensuring positive outcomes and helping to tackle health inequalities.
Collaborative working is integral to delivering for our residents and you will aid and influence delivery across a range of stakeholders including across the local authority, the voluntary and community sector, within the new NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) structure (at regional, ‘place’, and neighbourhood levels), and other relevant partners, such as housing associations and businesses.
If you are passionate about making a difference and further developing a career in public health, then we would like to hear from you.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.
Candidate Profile
You will have experience of tackling health inequalities and delivering related outcomes within local authority and health settings, through commissioning, performance management and partnership working.
Have strong verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to work in partnership across boundaries to influence senior managers and other key stakeholders.
Your adaptability and superb organisational skills will enable you to manage competing priorities, and you will remain flexible and adaptable working within the team.
You will have a formal qualification, preferably to a degree level, in a discipline relevant to the responsibilities of Public Health within a Local Authority context, or equivalent work experience.
A master’s degree in a relevant discipline is desirable but not essential.
You must be able to demonstrate your commitment to ongoing professional development and your ability to deliver against the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework.
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
About Us
Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.
Our Offer to you
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.
Recruitment Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.