Deputy Director of Public Health
7 hours ago
Westhoughton
Panoramic Associates are supporting a Local Authority with the recruitment of a substantive Deputy Director of Public Health. Job Title: Deputy Director of Public Health Onsite Requirement: 2-3 days per week Salary: Up to approx. £105k per annum, plus £5k supplement Relocation Package: Available Working Arrangement: Full-time ideally This is a high-profile role requiring exceptional leadership, communication, and partnership skills to influence across organisations and deliver complex public health priorities. Role: • Deputise for the DPH and drive strategies that improve health, reduce inequalities, and protect communities across the region, • Deal with complex public health issues, advise the health and wellbeing board and make recommendations regarding services and patient care and play a full part in ensuring a public health delivery across council priorities, • Act as a highly visible leader, not only in the organisation but also across the system. A high level of communication skills are required, liaising with a range of stakeholders including the media, elected officials, chief executives, boards and committees and the general public., • Deep understanding of the health and care system, local/national government, and wider determinants of health, • Knowledge of clinical quality assurance, quality improvement, and evidence-based public health practice, • Strong strategic leadership with experience in change management across organisations, • Ability to influence senior leaders and work effectively within political systems, • Skilled in partnership working and motivating organisations to improve public health, • Proven ability to lead responses in complex, unforeseen situations, • Experience in policy development, strategy implementation, and media engagement, • Strong communication skills to explain complex issues to varied audiences, • Ability to lead teams and collaborate across all levels JBRP1_UKTJ