Job summary
This is an amazing opportunity to be part of our exciting programmes of work across Staffordshire.
As a Commissioning Officer you will support the Commissioning Manager in shaping and embedding public health programmes across Staffordshire. Working collaboratively with council colleagues, a wide range of partners and local communities to understand health inequalities, co-ordinate and deliver local plans and capture outcomes.
You will be passionate about promoting improvements in public health and reducing inequity and you will promote co-production to ensure the voice of the person is recognised.
There are 2 x Commissioning Officer posts available:
Post 1 - Healthy Systems and Environments
Post 2 - Supportive Communities.
You will also work across the wider public health team and health and care.
Main duties of the job
As a Commissioning Officer you will support the Commissioning Manager in shaping and embedding public health programmes across Staffordshire. Working collaboratively with council colleagues, a wide range of partners and local communities to understand health inequalities, co-ordinate and deliver local plans and capture outcomes.
You will be passionate about promoting improvements in public health and reducing inequity and you will promote co-production to ensure the voice of the person is recognised.
About us
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a GoldAward Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as yourapplication meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Post 1 Healthy Systems and Environments
This role will support the Commissioning Manager in shaping a new approach to ensure Staffordshire has the right conditions and environments to enable people to live happy and healthy lives. Working collaboratively with public health colleagues and partner organisations you will help to embed and drive the Better Health Staffordshire (BHS) programme of work (a whole systems approach to enabling healthy weight). The role will also support programmes of work that promote and enable healthy weight environments, via levers such as planning policy. The two areas of work will be closely aligned and interdependent.
Post 2 Supportive Communities
The Supportive Communities Programme works to enable people to remain healthy and independent for longer, with support from their family, friends and local community. In this role you will work collaboratively with local communities, voluntary sector organisations, the health and care workforce and wider partners to expand and localise the Supportive Communities programme offer across the County.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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