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The Islington Public Health Department is seeking to appoint a Public Health Strategist. The role will provide advice and support across the broad spectrum of public health, with a particular focus on working with our diverse communities to improve health and tackle inequalities. This will include taking the strategic lead for public health communications and campaigns as well as continuing to build on our place-based and community development approaches to empower residents to live healthy and flourishing lives.

You will bring a range of public health competencies to the department. You should be able to demonstrate:

• A suitable postgraduate qualification in public health;
• A strong track record in developing, delivering and evaluating public health programmes and campaigns;
• A good understanding of different community engagement and development approaches for improving health and tackling inequalities;
• Strong communication, negotiating and project management skills; and
• A good understanding of the public health statutory responsibilities of the local authority in relation to health improvement, health protection and supporting NHS commissioners around health care provision.

The Public Health team is a fundamental part of both the local authority and the local health and social care system. You will join a supportive, ambitious, dynamic team delivering programmes that tackle health inequalities across all aspects of life in Islington, enabling our residents to live better, longer, healthier lives.

The public health challenges of working to address the diverse needs of the population and communities across the borough are significant. As a Public Health Strategist, you will work with a range of partner organisations and make an important contribution to the development of work to reduce health inequalities and improve the health and wellbeing of the local population.

The post holder will have a major input into work on the development of public health policies, projects and programmes in liaison with colleagues and partner organisations. The post will support the equitable, and evidence-based, delivery of priorities set out by Islington’s Health and Wellbeing Board.