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Senior Public Health Practitioner for Older Adults, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
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Senior Public Health Practitioner for Older Adults & Adults with Learning Disabilities
Early applications are encouraged as we may close the advert ahead of the advertised closing date.
About the Role
Join our well-established and dynamic Public Health Team as a Senior Public Health Practitioner for Older Adults and take the next step in your public health career. You’ll play a key role in addressing health inequalities and preventing ill-health across our communities, helping to improve outcomes for some of our most vulnerable populations.
As part of Hampshire Public Health Team, we thrive on working innovatively and collaboratively, continuously improving our public health initiatives and driving meaningful change. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful, forward-thinking projects that:
• Support older adults to live longer in better health • Improve the health and wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities
Responsibilities
Our Senior Public Health Practitioner will:
- Lead and deliver innovative and expanding public health projects, with a particular focus on supporting older adults to live longer, healthier lives
- Support the health and wellbeing needs of adults with learning disabilities through tailored, evidence-based approaches
- Build strong, effective relationships with stakeholders across multi-agency settings
- Analyse research, data, and public health intelligence to: • Gather complex information • Interpret findings • Communicate insights clearly to diverse audiences
- Identify opportunities for improvement, implementing creative, transformative ways of working
- Contribute to reducing health inequalities through targeted, impactful interventions
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Requirements
We are looking for a public health professional with:
- Significant experience in a public health role
- master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
- Deep understanding of public health concepts, with the ability to: • Use evidence-based research methods and practice • Analyze and interpret complex data effectively
- Proven partnership-working experience across multi-agency settings, with: • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills • Excellence in relationship-building
- A creative, forward-thinking mindset capable of driving innovation and change
- Confident, excelloent communication skills for engaging diverse audiences
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Benefits
Join us for a supportive, dynamic, and forward-looking career in public health. You’ll:
• Work on impactful projects directly improving population health outcomes • Develop and shape future public health strategies in Hampshire • Collaborate with partners across health and care systems • Innovate and advance your career with challenging opportunities
Additionally:
- Access to Health Assured’s Employee Assistance Programme (supporting physical & mental wellbeing), including:
- 24/7 telephone support
- Comprehensive online resources
- Legal and financial advice
- Competitive benefits package, including:
- Generous annual leave
- Occupational sick pay
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary range
For further details, visit our Candidate Pack on our website.
Next Steps
Applications welcome before the advertised closing date – we’ll assess them and update affected applicants within two weeks.
Note: We are unable to offer sponsorship, so candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.
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