Public Health Senior Officer (Physical Activity)

Programme Senior Officer (Physical Activity)

Permanent

Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460 

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review 

Working 36.5 hours per week 

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our multi-disciplinary Public Health Division in a Public Health Senior Officer – Physical Activity role. This is a rare opportunity for a skilled individual to join Public Health within the largest Local Authority in the country and lead work that contributes to Birmingham being a great city that enables people to live healthy and active lives.

The Public Health Division is engaged in a dynamic and diverse range of innovative work at a local, regional, national and international level.

The post holder will support the Service Lead to meet the work programme of the Physical Activity team. You will be educated to Degree level with a public health component (or have equivalent experience). 

We are looking for a highly skilled officer with strong experience in delivering PA interventions to join the largest LA in Europe to help us improve health and reduce inequalities. This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who can cover the following:

• Having a strong understanding of the Creating an Active Birmingham (CAB) Strategy, alignment with the Health and Wellbeing Board’s priorities, the Council’s Corporate Plan and the NHS long-term Plan.
• Leading on the Active Travel agenda of the CAB Strategy
• Working with Adults Social Care and Children’s Services to influence care plans
• Lead and support on work supporting PA in secondary care, including Falls Prevention
• Support and build on the evidence base for PA
• Have an oversight of commissioning/ procurement activity
• Support recruitment for any new and/or vacant posts
• Matrix manage the officer in the team
• Supporting financial management of PH PA budget

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached  

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. 

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. 

For any informal enquires please contact: Resourcing Team

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. 

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.  

Job Description and Person Specification 

We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).