Strategic Lead - Health Improvement Systems (Internal Applications Only) at Leicestershire County Council

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jan, 26

Salary

61111.0

Posted On

20 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Public Health Expertise, Partnership Working, Strategy Development, Project Management, Health Needs Assessment, Communication Skills, Negotiation Skills, Influencing Skills, Autonomous Decision Making, Equality and Diversity Commitment

Industry

Government Administration

Description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS Organisation: Leicestershire County Council Work Location: County Hall Worker Category: Hybrid Worker Salary: Grade 14 - £55,4443 - £61,1116 Working Hours: 37 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 27th October 2025 Interview Date(s): TBC Why work for the County Council? Opportunities to join a very good Local Government Pension Scheme Opportunities to progress within a large public sector organisation Extensive training and development opportunities Generous annual leave entitlement Access to staff wellbeing & counselling Service Discounted local gym membership Work for an organisation which 94% of our staff say is a good employer About the Role We have a fantastic opportunity to become part of our innovative and vibrant Public Health Department. We are looking for a passionate and driven Strategic Lead Health Improvement Systems to join our dynamic Health Improvement Team. In this key leadership role, you will design and drive high-impact health improvement initiatives that enhance the wellbeing of our community and drive reductions in health inequities. Working across sectors, you’ll influence policy, champion prevention and lead innovative strategies to improve the health of Leicestershire residents. This role is responsible for driving and leading system change in relation to health improvement, utilising public health expertise to empower and support partners to deliver on public health objectives. The role involves managing a diverse team, as well as a broad range of projects, working in close partnership and collaboration with the System. You will be responsible for setting and delivering the strategic direction on a number of large-scale system-wide projects and public health portfolio, including: Strategic Oral Health Healthy Weight Food, Nutrition and Sustainability The role will ensure the correct services are developed, commissioned, and implemented based on needs, as well as identifying and progressing opportunities to further develop links with partners within health and the wider community. Understanding the wider marketplace, ensuring that services remain ‘fit for purpose’ responding to local needs, national drivers, and international evidence, are also crucial elements to the role. About You To apply for this post, you must have: Have a professional qualification at masters level or above in a subject relevant to public health or have a large depth and breadth of demonstrable public health experience. Comprehensive experience of developing, facilitating and leading partnership working to ensure an integrated and connected approach across departments, organisations and systems in relation to public health, including utilisation of strong communication skills such as negotiating and influencing Experience of developing and implementing strategy in a complex, multi-professional and multi-organisational environment. Significant experience of leading and managing people across several projects within multiple disciplines, setting clear priorities and objectives and negotiating and implementing effective outcomes. Identifying, assessing and monitoring the health needs of the local population and devising and delivering evidence-based programmes to address needs, whilst undertaking monitoring, evaluating success and reporting programme progress to senior managers. The ability to work autonomously, making decisions at the appropriate time, considering the needs of the situation, priorities, constraints and availability of information, whilst communicating, liaising and collaborating with department management team and colleagues in other departments when necessary. You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. Interested in Flexible Working? We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc. Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site. For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Hollie Hutchinson Public Health Specialist Telephone: 0116 305 4204 Email: hollie.hutchinson@leics.gov.uk How to Apply Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme. To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application. This should explain how you meet the criteria outlined in the ‘About You’ section above and include relevant examples to demonstrate your experience. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

Responsibilities

The Strategic Lead will design and drive high-impact health improvement initiatives to enhance community wellbeing and reduce health inequities. This role involves managing a diverse team and leading system change in relation to health improvement.