Senior Public Health Lead

Overview

As Senior Public Health Lead, you provide strategic direction for the healthcare public health function within the Public Health service, collaborating with NHS partners and councils to improve population health and reduce inequalities. You’ll drive evidence-based programmes, oversee end-to-end projects, and shape priorities amid local government reform. This role offers the chance to lead high-impact public health initiatives that span across Surrey and future East/West authorities. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable health outcomes and value for money.

Pay / Benefits

• 26 days holiday
• pension scheme
• carer’s leave
• volunteering days
• employee assistance programme (EAP)
• learning and development hub

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for healthcare public health functions
• Use evidence and population health intelligence to assess need and improve services
• Lead end-to-end management of public health projects using analytical and PM methodologies
• Develop, commission, and continuously improve evidence-based public health services
• Ensure programmes deliver measurable outcomes and value for money
• Collaborate across organisational boundaries to shape strategic priorities and stakeholder relationships
• Drive improvements to reduce health inequalities and improve population health outcomes
• Support workforce development and staff management within the team

Key requirements

• Significant experience leading public health programmes and projects
• Strong analytical thinking and programme management skills
• Expertise in translating evidence and intelligence into practice and policy
• Experience in commissioning, contract management and budget oversight
• Experience in leading, managing and developing staff
• Experience in building partnerships with health, local authorities and community sectors

• collaboration
• stakeholder management
• strategic influence
• evidence appraisal
• population health analytics
• project management methodologies

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