This is an exciting opportunity to join North Yorkshire’s friendly and dynamic Public Health team who have well-established relationships with other council departments, the local NHS and the voluntary sector. The planned programme of work for the role includes:

Work on the tobacco control agenda, including supporting the local stop smoking service, Living Well Smokefree, as well as the delivery of the additional grant funding for local stop smoking services.
Leading on the NHS Health Check programme, with confidence to liaise directly with providers of this service, in addition to supporting the wider cardiovascular disease agenda.
Facilitating effective linkages between the Public Health agenda and the wider Primary Care system, monitoring activity and subsequent payments on PharmOutcomes across a number of topic areas.
Providing oversight and assurance on the delivery of Health Inequality schemes funded via the Integrate Care Board. This aspect may include the preparation of presentations, quarterly reports, and the future allocation of funding.

Our work is diverse, with a range of functions that include the promotion of healthy environments, commissioning of a range of services (e.g., sexual health and drug and alcohol), and partnership working to improve health outcomes within North Yorkshire. The post holder is expected to work autonomously on a number of strategically important programmes and will demonstrate a depth and breadth of knowledge across health improvement and prevention including operational commissioning, performance management, project management and the development of key public health programmes/service.

Skills & Experience

To be successful you will have:

A commitment to working collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders and a passion for promoting good health and wellbeing.
Experience of monitoring and evaluation.
Experience of working with a Local Authority, Public Health, or multi-agency partnership setting.
Influencing and negotiation skills used effectively and persuasively in support of organisational aims and objectives.
Effective interpersonal skills, including establishing and maintaining good working relationships with internal and external partners.
The ability to present complex and sensitive information to both specialists and non-specialist audiences and individuals.

This role offers an opportunity to work at a strategic level across a number of topic areas to influence and improve outcomes for residents of North Yorkshire, including addressing health inclusion and health inequalities. It is an exciting time within Tobacco Control due to unprecedented levels of national public commitment to reduce national smoking prevalence to 5% by 2030.

Benefits of Working for NYC

A market-leading pension scheme
Generous leave entitlement
Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer
Commitment to staff development and continuous learning
Progression and career-enhancement opportunities
Access to modern technologies to aid flexible working practices
As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website
Green travel loan scheme which offers interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work
In addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions
Staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test and potentially computer-specific glasses
Further training and development opportunities
Work with multi-agency partners including Health, Police, and the Third Sector.

For informal enquiries please contact Dan Atkinson, Public Health Manager on 07811 667681 or email [email protected]

Key Documents

Job Description Public Health Officer Grade L.docx

Total Rewards

Key Dates

Closing Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025

Shortlisting Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025

Interview Date: Friday 7th March 2025

Venue for Interview: County Hall, Boroughbridge Road, Northallerton DL7 8AN

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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