Surrey County Council is recruiting a Director of Public Health, and is opening up the opportunity to everyone in the Southeast region for an initial six-month secondment.
This is an exciting opportunity to experience life as a Director of Public Health in one of the largest councils in the country which has one of the best resourced public health departments and highly engaged Integrated Care Partnerships.
If you, or any suitable candidate in your teams are interested in the role, please submit a personal statement, no longer than two pages, outlining how you meet the criteria and why you are interested in the role to Claire Edgar, Executive Director – Adults, Wellbeing and Health Partnerships Claire.Edgar@surreycc.gov.uk via email by 17:00 hrs Monday 19 May 2025.
If you would like an informal conversation with Claire before then, please contact her to arrange.
The postholder will work across the Public Health Commissioning Team to support and enable transformation and innovation. The postholder will lead on several key projects in the subject areas of sexual health, children’s, stop smoking and primary care services alongside the potential for generalist commissioning support to colleagues from across the team. These key projects include:
- Supporting the commissioning of online sexual health services
- Primary Care training, governance, liaison and communication
- Data management, interpretation and coordination (e.g. pharmoutcomes)
- Support the research and implementation of local needs assessments (e.g. sexual health and smoking)
- Support contract management of commissioned services (0-19, smoking, healthwatch)
- Implement and commission key projects based on local needs (e.g. vision screening)
- Collaborate with other parts of the Public Health team to join up service areas and with opportunity to develop new Public Health topic skills and knowledge
This post will also involve performing the day-to-day role of a commissioner and providing Public Health advice on approaches to tackling health needs and inequalities. They will support and work with the Public Health Service Development & Commissioning Leads, the Health Improvement Team and the Corporate Head of Service for Healthy Behaviours and Public Health Services to develop and deliver the priorities of the organisation.
We aim for this to be a development role, working across a number of Public Health areas, fostering innovation, learning & developing digital Public Health skills and being a part of commissioning exercises and relevant financial and contact monitoring. The postholder’s development will be encouraged throughout and will have the opportunity to progress if additional responsibilities are taken on.
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Are you a dynamic and experienced procurement and contracts professional looking to play a key role in improving public health services? We are seeking a Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer to join the City and Hackney Public Health Team.
You will work closely with the senior colleagues in the Commissioning Team to provide effective commissioning and contract management support. You will be instrumental in ensuring that services are procured effectively, contracts are managed robustly, and that we achieve the best possible outcomes for our community.
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Are you an enthusiastic and detail-oriented Commissioning and Contracts Officer looking to develop your career in public health services? We are seeking a motivated individual to join the City and Hackney Public Health Team.
In this role, you will work closely with the senior colleagues in the Commissioning Team to provide effective commissioning and contract management support. You will play a key role in ensuring that services are procured effectively, contracts are managed efficiently, and that we achieve positive outcomes for our community.
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