Advanced Health Improvement Specialist (Drugs and Alcohol)inLeedsinLeedsPUBLISHED SUN 9 MAR 2025

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Leeds Public Health. Our ambition is for Leeds to be the best city in the UK; one that is compassionate and caring, with a strong economy, tackling poverty and reducing inequalities. We want to be a healthy city for all ages, where people who are the poorest improve their health the fastest. Leeds Public Health plays a major part in delivering this vision as part of the highly collaborative approach of Team Leeds, and we have the ideal partners and assets in Leeds to succeed.

About You

To be considered for this Advanced Health Improvement Specialist role you will need to have:

• An undergraduate degree
• A postgraduate diploma in Public Health or Health Promotion
• Effective leadership and support to partnership working
• The ability to communicate the analysis of complex information to a range of audiences
• A strong commitment to addressing health inequalities
  
  

Main duties of the job

About The Role

Public Health is looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic individual with the experience and knowledge to lead the development and implementation of drug and alcohol programmes across the city.

This post will require extensive partnership working and engagement with local stakeholders, effective communication skills and experience of project and programme management.

The Successful Candidate Will:

• Have experience of multi-agency working to achieve public health outcomes
• Be experienced in undertaking Health Needs Assessments and Health Equity Audits
  
  

This post is located in the Localities & Primary Care and Drugs & Alcohol Team. Although the post holder can be deployed on any of the above work programmes they will have a focus on drugs and alcohol.

Initial Priorities Will Be:

• Alcohol licensing including putting in licensing objections, liaising with colleagues in the Localities Team, and working in partnership with West Yorkshire Police and Trading Standards
• Leading and supporting project and procurement work, including securing future funding
• Leading and supporting drug and alcohol campaign planning, development and dissemination
• Acting as a member (and Coordinator, when required) of the Leeds Drug Alert System Panel
  
  

About us

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• A competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (please note that you will be required to spend regular time in the office in addition to home working)
• A clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• A range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further
  
  

Date posted

06 March 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£44,711 to £47,754 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F

Job locations

Merrion House

110 Merrion Centre

Leeds

LS2 8LX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Lead multi-agency public health work and community based health needs assessments, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. This will include developing and implementing action plans in line with priorities and working closely with partners.

To lead the development and implementation of a specific area of public health work to improve health and reduce inequalities.

To lead Public Health programmes targeting high risk groups.

• Project manage and evaluate public health work programmes.
• Facilitate multi-agency working to achieve public health outcomes.
• Provide Public Health input to the commissioning of health, social care and / or children's services.
• Undertake performance and contract management of public health contracts.
• Enable public involvement in planning, development, implementation and evaluation of public health improvement activities.
• Build public health capacity and capability within local communities, third sector and the Local Authority and NHS workforce.
• Contract manage Public Health commissioned services.
• Supervise and manage public health staff as appropriate.
• Contribute and advise on the development and implementation of specialist local health improvement programmes ensuring the implementation of Public Health policies, strategies and work programmes which includes developing and maintaining public health information and support structures.
  
  

Responsibilities

The post holder will be required to:

• Lead on the development and implementation of public health programmes and initiatives working in partnership with key organisations across Leeds.
• Identify priorities and develop long term strategies and action plans for public health programmes, plan integration of policies and strategies, develop and implement long term plans and strategies across a range of agencies and community groups.
• Provide public health input into the commissioning of health, social care and/or children's services and the development of service specifications and contracts; in order to influence the deployment of resources and services to appropriately meet the health needs of the population, address inequalities in health, ensure services are commissioned according to the evidence base and represent value for money.
• Access evidence bases and use them to ensure that work programmes are informed by current evidence of effectiveness and maintain current specialist knowledge of own areas work and initiatives of relevance to public health.
• Provide advice and support to Integrated Care Boards, General Practice, other Leeds City Council Departments in respect of public health activities and evidence-based practice.
• Develop communication strategies and campaigns including use of social marketing approaches and work with the media to raise awareness and change behaviour.<