Public Health Programme Manager Alcohol and Drugs United Kingdom
Job description
Public Health Programme Manager Alcohol and Drugs
Posted on 7 August 2023 Apply- Directorate BHCC: Health & Adult Social Care
- Salary £52,560 - £57,445
- Contract Permanent
- Closing Date Apply by 29 August 2023
Location
Hove Town Hall
Job Summary
- Job referenceorbis/TP/489/35299
- Positions available1
- Working hours37
- Closing date29 August 2023
- Job categoryPublic Health
- OrganisationBrighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction
This is an exciting time to be working in substance misuse in Brighton & Hove. The postholder will play a lead role in improving the drugs and alcohol treatment and recovery outcomes for the population of Brighton & Hove, including leading the strategic commissioning of these services in Brighton & Hove and the local delivery of the Government’s new drug strategy - From Harm to Hope: a ten-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives.
The post is based within the busy and dynamic public health team at Brighton & Hove City Council and the postholder will be a senior member of the public health team. They will work in collaboration with partners across Brighton & Hove, Sussex and the South East including other council departments, NHS commissioners and providers, police and the office of the police and crime commissioner, substance misuse treatment providers, national government agencies, other public sector organisations and local communities.
If you enjoy partnership working and are passionate about improving outcomes for people experiencing harms from drugs and alcohol use please think about applying for this job
If you would like to discuss the role or for any further information please email [email protected]
Closing date midnight Tuesday 29 August 2023
Interviews: Tuesday 5 September 2023
About the role
About the Role
The postholder will be primarily responsible for
- Leading the development and management of long-term strategies and delivery plans for effective drugs and alcohol treatment and recovery services
- Leading and managing the strategic commissioning and the procurement of high value contracts for drugs and alcohol treatment and recovery services with the budget of approximately £5 million.
- Developing and implementing long-term city-wide commissioning strategies and care pathway design.
- Leading the local delivery and implementation of national substance misuse strategies and related health improvement programmes
- Leading the development and implementation of service specifications and strategies and ensure the delivery of relevant key performance targets, strategic objectives and quality outcomes for patients and service users.
- Make evidence based judgements with the purpose of commissioning multi-sector public health and social care services
- Work in partnership with the public health intelligence team to undertake complex needs assessments, health impact assessments and health equity audits to inform strategic commissioning plans.
- Line manage staff in the substance misuse and combatting drugs partnership team including recruitment, appraisal and performance reviews.
Please also see attached full job description and person specification.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk)) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.
Part office / part home – hybrid - We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.
- For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
