Public Health Research Practitioner (LARP) - PE28 4YEOur BenefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your familyBuy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice schemeTake your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstancesMake Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savingsAccess to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthPaid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working dayAccess to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion networkOpportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition AwardsAn Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemesTake a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.About the roleThis role is part of the Cambridgeshire’s County Council’s Public Health Service. The overall purpose of the Local Authority Research Practitioner (LARP) is to ensure that public health research and evidence-informed practice is embedded across Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) and its partners. This is a new role that is half-funded by the NIHR School of Public Health Research and provides a great opportunity to strengthen public health research within local government, working collaboratively across multiple partners including with the School of Public Health Research at Newcastle University.For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Sarah Dougan, Interim Consultant in Public Health sarah.dougan@cambridgeshire.gov.ukAbout youWe are looking for someone with a higher level degree in Public Health/related subject or equivalent experience, who has experience of working in public health research and can develop and nurture collaborations and partnerships across research organisations, the local authority and our other partners. About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers