The Director of Public Health is the system leader for improving the health and wellbeing of residents, reducing inequalities in health outcomes and protecting local communities from public health hazards (infectious diseases and environmental threats). As such, the Director of Public Health is a statutory chief officer of the authority and the principal adviser on all health matters to elected members, officers and partners, with a leadership role spanning health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. Section 73A (1) of the NHS Act 2006, inserted by section 30 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, gives the Director of Public Health and Communities responsibility for: * all their local authority's duties to improve public health * any of the Secretary of State's public health protection or health improvement functions that s/he delegates to local authorities, either by arrangement or under regulations - these include services mandated by regulations made under section 6C of the 2006 Act, inserted by section 18 of the 2012 Act * exercising their local authority's functions in planning for, and responding to, emergencies that present a risk to public health * their local authority's role in co-operating with the police, the probation service and the prison service to assess the risks posed by violent or sexual offenders * such other public health functions as the Secretary of State specifies in regulations * producing an independent annual report on the health of local communities.

The fundamental purpose of the postholder is to provide the leadership to drive improvements in the health and wellbeing of the residents of Surrey County Council, to reduce inequalities in health outcomes and working in collaboration with UKHSA to protect local communities from threats to their health through infectious diseases, environmental and other public health hazards. Be the chief officer and principal adviser on public health to the Council, local communities and local partners Operate strategically as a member of the corporate management/executive board and across the Council influencing policy and practice. To lead on embedding Public Health within the whole Surrey system positively working with partners to ensure the health and well-being of Surrey residents is maximised to its full potential.

Dimensions
* Financial:
Direct responsibility for Public Health (circa £40 million) budget. To be accountable for the budget including reporting on the use of the public health ring fenced grant.
* Direct reports: Up to 10 Direct Reports
Person Specification Education, training and work qualifications Inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register/GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR) or within 6 months of gaining entry at the date of interview. If included in the GMC/GDC Specialist Register in a specialty other than public health medicine/dental public health, candidates must have equivalent training and/or appropriate experience of public health medicine practice.

High level of understanding of epidemiology and statistics, public health practice, health promotion, health economics and health care evaluation Full understanding of and commitment to addressing relationships and cultures of organisations that impact on the wider determinants of health Demonstrable understanding of the changing role of local authorities, the issues facing local government and the wider economy and how they impact relevant service areas. Knowledge of methods of developing clinical quality assurance, quality improvement and evidence based clinical and/or public health practice In-depth knowledge of local communities and better working between the public and local organisations Understanding of social and political environment Understanding of interfaces between health and social care and wider integration agenda.

Hybrid work

40 percent office/meetings - Surrey Area then rest from home

Weekly pay

Inside IR35 - Paid via umbrella company

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