Senior Public Health Project Officer

**Senior Public Health Project Officer - Primary Care**:
**Employer**: Medway Council

**Salary**: Range 5 - £37,732 - £43,695 per annum

**Location**: To be confirmed

**Contract**: To be confirmed

**Working Pattern**: Full Time

**Hours**: 37.

**DBS Check**: No

**Closing Date**: 03/06/2025 at 23:55

**Reference**: REC/707/334/VR

Do you want to be part of an innovative and forward-thinking team in Public Health?

Are you passionate about health improvement and tackling health inequalities?

Do you want to make a difference?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Medway Public Health is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic Senior Project Officer to work with Primary Care managing commissioned contracts for the NHS Health Checks and Stop Smoking Services in Medway.

The NHS Health Checks programme and Stop Smoking Service support the achievement of national targets relating to cardiovascular disease prevention, reducing smoking prevalence and achieving a Smokefree Generation by 2030, preventing ill health and reducing health inequalities.

The postholder will evaluate and measure outcomes for both programmes, driving performance to meet targets. They will act as an expert for primary care on NHS Health Checks and Smoking Cessation, ensuring adherence to Best Practice, NICE, NCSCT and NHS Health Check Competency Framework guidelines. They will occasionally be required to deliver training on Smoking Cessation and/ or NHS Health Checks as part of the Medway Public Health Champions training programme.

The postholder will work with a broad range of staff in GP surgeries across Medway who are commissioned to deliver services as well as promoting broader Public Health initiatives and messaging. The role will require the ability to build positive working relationships with primary care to support the performance management of the contracts and support practice staff in the delivery of services. This will require strong influencing and negotiating skills.

The postholder will be responsible for monitoring data, identifying challenges or areas of underperformance with the ability to think quickly of solutions to ensure targets are met. The role will be working closely with the wider NHS Health Checks and Stop Smoking team, providing cover and support when necessary. As well as working collaboratively with other teams in Public Health and external stakeholders across the system.

The postholder will be responsible for encouraging and supporting the marketing of both services in primary care, including developing ideas and contributing to content. They will work closely with Medway Council’s Communications and Marketing team to ensure campaigns/posters/promotions are delivered in a timely manner and target the services audience including the use of social media.

Although this post involves hybrid working at Gun Wharf, the Smokefree Advice Centre and at home, the postholder may occasionally be required to travel further afield and must be able to do so in a timely manner. The role will require some evening and weekend work and the postholder must be a non-smoker with a full driving licence.
- Demonstrable experience of using data and intelligence to inform decision making and find creative solutions.
- Proven track record of meeting challenging targets.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, consultation and influencing skills tailored to meet the needs of a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
- Develop and/or implement standards, protocols, and procedures, incorporating national ‘best practice’ guidance into local delivery systems.
- An understanding of how to leverage organisational priorities, policies and strategies to leverage mutually beneficial outcomes.

Public Heath are seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Public Health Project Officer - Primary Care. You will meet the requirements of the person specification fully and can demonstrate applied knowledge, experience and skills in this role. All elements within the person specification are essential. You will be supported through induction, probation and a supportive Performance Appraisal and Career Conversation, which can include identifying and supporting the achievement of professional goals.

Career Progression Frameworks (CPF) have been introduced for all roles at Medway Council. These frameworks provide a mechanism for employees to take ownership of their development within their post and be rewarded accordingly. This means that the salary you will be offered will be at level A unless, based on an assessment against the CPF criteria, you demonstrate that you are meeting the criteria of level B or C. There will be further opportunity once in post to progress from level A to B, and B to C.

The person specification of a job profile is split into three levels:
Level B details the developed competencies that an individual who is practised in this role would be able to demonstrate and will be a progression of knowledge, experience and ski