Public Health Director

Ackerman Pierce are looking to recruit a Director of Public Health within East London. The vacancy will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Responsibilities include:

The Director of Public Health is a statutory chief officer of the Council and the principal adviser on all health matters to elected members and officers, with a leadership role spanning all three domains of public health: 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 responsibility for:

• all of the Council's duties to take steps 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 the Council's functions in planning for, and responding to, emergencies that present a risk to public health
• the Council'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

Experience preferred:

• Post qualifying experience of working within a statutory team within the UK Social Care industry.

Minimum Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Experience working at Director level within a local authority

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Director of Public health role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in East London please contact Ollie Barrett or email in your updated CV to us today.