Overview
Head of Portfolio (Public Health) – Permanent
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Head of Portfolio (Public Health)
- Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 2nd Floor
- Salary: £69,255 – £74,467
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 02/11/2025
- Job Requisition Number: 12512
- This post is not open to job share
Are you an experienced senior public health professional looking for a new leadership challenge?
About the team & role:
The Public Health and Communities team at Gloucestershire County Council is recruiting a new Head of Portfolio. Reporting to the Assistant Director, you’ll join our dedicated Senior Leadership Team, working alongside the other Heads of Portfolio and our Public Health Consultants, to improve health outcomes and tackle health inequalities.
The post-holder will work flexibly across a range of programmes and will initially be based in the team’s ‘communities and wellbeing’ strand. Provisional work areas will include supporting the council’s strategic partnerships with the voluntary and community sector, developing place-based approaches to improve health and wellbeing, as well as leading commissioning in designated portfolio areas.
About you:
The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills, and senior level experience of working across a breadth of public health competencies. They will combine a track-record in commissioning with experience of leading multi-agency partnerships and working with communities to improve health outcomes.
As a Head of Portfolio, you’ll work flexibly and be prepared to take on other areas of work in response to business need. You will require political awareness, the resilience to manage a dynamic and fast-paced workload, and the credibility and communication skills to represent the team within the Council and with our external stakeholders.
About us:
You’ll join a welcoming team, with a strong commitment to professional development. We value the benefits which come from in-person team work, and expect all team members to work in the office in Gloucester an average of two days per week as well as attending in person meeting as and when needed. Due to the responsibilities of the role, the post is only available on a full-time basis.
We are a team who are committed to making a difference to the health and wellbeing of residents, and places and communities, to enable people to live healthy lives and reduce inequalities. Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work:
- A supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days.
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family.
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service.
- Employee discount scheme.
- Access to the Cycle to Work and Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Schemes (T&Cs apply).
- An inclusive employer which actively values diversity with links to employee networks such as the GCC Prism (LGBT+), network and the Young Employees Network.
How to Apply:
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please read the job profile which provides further information on the experience and attributes sought of our ideal candidate.
Submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Claire Procter, Assistant Director, Public Health and Communities Hub: Claire.procter@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Closing date is midnight on Sunday 2nd November.
Interviews are provisionally planned for 24th and 25th November.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:
Head of Portfolio – Public Health Principal Job Profile
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
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We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
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