Consultant in Public Health

On behalf of the local authority, the postholder, working with the DPH and other colleagues, will lead on improving and protecting the health and wellbeing of the residents which is underpinned by the statutory duty placed on local government to take such steps as it considers appropriate to improve health of its residents. The postholder will be expected to work across organisations, be able to influence budgets held by those organisations, and to advocate for change effectively. On behalf of the authority to take responsibility for ensuring delivery of the public health mandated services such that the full range of benefits are delivered to residents of the authority. These services include sexual health services, NHS HealthCheck, substance misuse services, the Healthy Child Programme and National Child Measurement Programme and specialist public health advice to the Page 2 of 10 NHS.