We have an exciting role on offer within our Public Health Services as a Consultant in Public Health.
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a public health team operating in a unique environment across two Council areas and who are committed to delivering better outcomes for the people and communities of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. You will be joining the first joint public health team working across two Councils in the North East.
This brings benefits and challenges, building relationships and visible leadership in both Councils is critical. We are looking for an exceptional, driven and passionate individual to join Public Health South Tees to lead the Start Well elements of the mission-led Live Well South Tees Health and Wellbeing Strategy to reduce inequalities in attainment, improve education, training and work prospects for young people and improve mental health and outcomes for young people.
This post is critical in our ambition to achieve longer and healthier lives for all our communities in South Tees. We have an outstanding team and we are seeking a Public Health Consultant who, in addition to having strong technical public health skills, has the experience and ability to lead and inspire our teams and build great relationships within the Councils and partners. You will have and an ability to articulate complicated issues in a way that engages and encourages participation to support the delivery of our emerging programmes.
The ethos of our leadership team is to support people at all levels in the team to flourish. You will have a desire to develop a confidence and interest in our areas of work that can shift public health from the margins to the mainstream to build change across policy areas, build on assets in communities in addition to considering services. If you want to be part of a strong Leadership Team and want a place that helps you to develop your ideas and follow your passion - and if you have the tenacity, drive and ability to build interest with fellow travellers to develop those ideas into tangible outcomes for our communities then we want to hear from you.
We aim to improve health and well-being and reduce the health inequalities and are committed to ensuring South Tees is a great place to live, work, play and visit. We are realistic about the scale of the challenges we face but are determined to succeed. If you are an inspirational Public Health leader who is talented and ambitious and who can make a make a positive difference, helping us to achieve our vision then we look forward to hearing from you.
Please note, this is a fixed term contract until 30th September 2026, working 30 hours a week.
In return we can offer
* Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
* Excellent pension plus top-up options.
* Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
* Flexible working (dependent on job role).
* Electric car lease scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
* Staff lottery.
* Travel and car parking schemes.
* Ongoing training and development opportunities.
* Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!
For a further informal discussion please contact Mark Adams, Joint Director of Public Health on 01642 729601.
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.