Creative Health Lead
Stockport Council
Creative Health Lead Greater Manchester Public Health Network
MB4 (£36,072 - £ £41,084 per annum)
29.6 Hours, Part Time
Temporary, 2 years
Stopford House, Stockport Council with hybrid working across multiple partner settings
Application Deadline: 10th July 2026
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 15th July 2026
Interview Date: 21st July 2026
Interview Type: In person
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Your Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and inspirational individual to take on the role of Creative Health Lead within the Greater Manchester Public Health network.
This role, which is supported by Arts Council England and The Baring Foundation, is part of the National Centre for Creative Health’s Creative Health Leads Programme, which supports the integration of creative health across health and care systems.
The role will support the integration of creative health into locality and neighbourhood health delivery, with an initial focus on agreed priority areas (e.g. frailty and dementia), and contribute to reducing health inequalities and strengthening community-based prevention.
Hosted by Stockport Council on behalf of the GM Public Health Network, the postholder will work across organisational boundaries to develop a coordinated, GM-wide approach to creative health, aligned to Live Well and neighbourhood health models.
The postholder will also contribute to national learning through the Creative Health Leads Programme.
About You
You will be an imaginative and self-motivated individual with a passionate belief in the power of creative engagement to benefit the lives of individuals and reduce health inequalities across communities.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the UK health and social policy context including the 10 Year Health Plan, understanding of health inequalities and determinants of health, knowledge of creative health, social prescribing or cultural sector practice, experience in developing partnerships and cross-sector working and experience of working across health, local government or VCFSE systems.
We’re looking for someone with excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, ability to work strategically and translate strategy into delivery, strong programme and project management capability, ability to analyse, interpret and communicate complex information and data, strong facilitation, presentation and influencing skills, and ability to work effectively across system boundaries.
You will have a collaborative and systems-thinking approach and be innovative, proactive and solution-focused. With a strong commitment to inclusion, equity and community voice, you will also be resilient, adaptable and able to work in complex environments.
About Us
This role provides the opportunity to work in an exciting and developing area, working with and on behalf of the GM Public Health Network, NHS GM and locality partners to embed creative health approaches within neighbourhood models for health including Live Well.
Your host, Public Health in Stockport Council, is a dynamic, diverse and highly respected directorate dedicated to improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Jilla Burgess-Allen, Director of Public Health at jilla.burgess-allen@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
This post is also open as secondment opportunity for Stockport Council Employees, however, you must seek the permission of your current manager prior to making an application.
Stockport Council holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not currently qualify.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application. Please also email recruitment@stockport.gov.uk.
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We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.