Public Health Officer – Physical Activity

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £44,075

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Birmingham City Council aims to improve the quality of life for the people of Birmingham today, tomorrow and always. Our vision for Birmingham is that it becomes

•    An entrepreneurial city to work, learn and invest.
•    An aspirational city to grow up in.
•    A fulfilling city to age well in.
•    A great, clean, and green city to live in
•    A city whose residents gain the maximum benefit from hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
•    A city that takes a leading role in tackling climate change

The Public Health Function is an important contributor to this vision, responsible for developing the Council into a ‘Public Health Engine’, which actively promotes population good health and enables all Birmingham citizens to make healthier choices. This will be achieved through the continual championing of the health and wellbeing of all people across the city, but especially the most vulnerable. The delivery of an effective intelligence-led approach based on a set of agreed principles will require significant cultural and structural change – where the citizen is at the heart of what we do and each and every member of the Public Health workforce willingly and actively takes responsibility for their actions.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division in a Public Health Officer – Physical Activity role. This is a rare opportunity for a skilled individual to join Public Health within the largest Local Authority (LA) in the country and lead work that contributes to Birmingham being a great city that enables people to live healthy and active lives.

The Public Health Division is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of innovative work at a local, regional, national and international level.

This permanent position will be within Physical Activity (PA) team. This team leads on ensuring we have a strong Physical Activity offer across Birmingham.

The post holder will support the Service Lead to meet the work programme of the Physical Activity team. You will be educated to Degree level with a public health component (or have equivalent experience).

We are looking for a highly skilled officer with strong experience in delivering PA interventions to join the largest LA in Europe to help us improve health and reduce inequalities. This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who can cover the following:

•    Having a strong understanding of the PA agenda
•    Supporting and monitoring the delivery of the Creating an Active Birmingham Strategy
•    Providing operational support to the delivery of the Active City Partnership
•    Supporting the delivery of the Active City Partnerships dashboard
•    Managing the PA team’s webpages
•    Supporting commissioning/procurement activities
•    Supporting the management of existing contracts
•    Supporting financial management of PH PA budget.

Informal enquiries to Jack Anderson, Public Health Senior Officer – Physical Activity
Email: Jack.Anderson@birmingham.gov.uk

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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