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Public Health Officer
London Borough of Lewisham
Reference: 2469
Job Description
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
Are you passionate about babies, children and young people’s health? Do you have the skills and knowledge needed to support our work improving the health and wellbeing and reducing the health inequalities experienced by babies, children and young people?
What’s the role?
You will manage and coordinate key public health offers for babies, children and young people including our Universal Vitamin D Scheme and oral health interventions in early years. You will support the administration of the National Child Measurement Programme. You will analyse, interpret and present quantitative and qualitative public health data to inform policy and practice. You will maintain the Health & Wellbeing pages on the Lewisham Services for Schools website, including developing new resources where needed.
You will also support a wide range of other work relevant to Lewisham’s babies, children and young people. This may the Food Justice Action Plan and the Good Food Lewisham programme; our enhanced Relationships, Sex and Health Education offer to Lewisham schools; Lewisham’s Best Start in Life Local Plan.
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
- Discretionary study budget
We are looking for someone with strong data and project management experience and good public health knowledge to work closely with our team and wider stakeholders.
You will be able to take responsibility for management and coordination of established programmes. You will be confident with routine analysis, interpretation and presentation of public health data, and will be supported to develop your skills further if appropriate. You will have a strong commitment to public health values and Lewisham’s anti-racist agenda, recognising that health inequalities are often the result of wider social and economic inequalities.
The job is primarily based in Laurence House, SE6 4RU, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.
- Degree or the equivalent
- Recognised qualification in public health, child health or data analysis or relevant experience
- The job is subject to an enhanced DBS check
- The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.
- Interviews – Wednesday 16th December
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Lakhvinder Matharu:
Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
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