Senior Public Health Principal
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £67,575.00 to £72,399.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £67575.00 - £72399.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Location: | Morden, SM4 5DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0019-2931 |
Summary
The post holder has responsibility for strategic leadership of the wider determinants of health agenda, with a focus on healthy places and healthy environments, working across all directorates in London Borough of Merton and in partnership with communities and external organisations. -They will provide strategic direction, leadership and develop and manage the implementation of public health strategies and action plans. They will have oversight of the relevant priorities of the Merton Health and Wellbeing Strategy (published in 2025) ensuring these are being driven forward by relevant boards and committees. -The post holder will work with senior level boards e.g. Health and Wellbeing Board, Merton NHS Integrated Care Partnership, and senior boards of the Housing and Sustainable Development Directorate, and Environment, Civic Pride and Climate Directorate. This role will communicate effectively and influence these boards and other senior fora, as well as support and advise the operational level teams. -They will provide expert public health professional advice to partners, embedding approaches which address the wider determinants of health and which help reduce health inequalities. -They will be responsible for leading change and creating new, innovative and evidence-based programmes and initiatives. Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience -1. MSc qualification in Public Health/Health Policy or related subject or equivalent professional qualification. -2. Conceptual and analytical skills, normally demonstrated by degree level education or equivalent. Knowledge & Experience -3.Knowledge of strategy and policy development, as well as national policy drivers for public health, and ability to link this to wider determinants of health and healthy places. -4.Knowledge of methods of developing clinical qualityassurance and evidence based clinical practice. -5.Experience working in multi-agency partnerships particularly in the fields of public health, local authority, regeneration, housing, planning, natural environment, NHS or commercial determinants of health. -6.Experience of undertaking population needs assessment, evaluation, policy and strategy development -7.Previous experience of audit or quality assurance Skills & Abilities -8.Ability to provide professional leadership within a defined public health area and influence without authority. 9.Ability to participate in strategic planning andpolicydevelopment and implement change. .10-Excellent IT skills including use of databases, statisticalpackages and keyboard skills to RSA level1 or equivalent. .11-Ability to work with partners in sometimes ambiguous context in order to improve population health outcomes. .12-Confident, resilient and able to work autonomously Other Requirements (relevant to this post) .13-Commitment to develop and improve own performance .14-Continual professional development of all public health competencies.