We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as A Public Health Practitioner / Advanced Public Health Practitioner.
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Public Health Practitioner to support the Consultants in Public Health to work on the health care public health, sexual health and health protection agendas.
Examples of key areas of work covered by these portfolios include CVD and cancer prevention, completion of the pharmacy needs assessment, development of women’s health hubs and increasing access to contraception, increasing vaccination uptake and responding to cases of infectious disease.
Working for St Helens Council offers some unique and exciting opportunities to make a difference and lead for change. St Helens has won awards for its approach to integration of health and social care and for the joint work with the Community, Voluntary and Faith Sector. At both the regional and local level tackling health inequalities is a key priority and we are working towards becoming a Marmot Community. The Councils priorities include giving every child the best start in life, safe and strong communities, a thriving economy and green and vibrant places.
St Helens Council is an Authority within Liverpool City Region to the east of the Region bordering Greater Manchester and Lancashire. St Helens is a town with a proud history of mining and glass industry and a great sporting Rugby League town. The connections of the M6, M62, M58 and M57 have offered new employment opportunities within the borough. The Council has received additional funding for regeneration and there are opportunities to work with the business sector on achieving health outcomes
We have flexible ways of working in place in St Helens and you will be part of a forward-thinking public health team that sits within the Peoples directorate.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting Diane Bolton Maggs, Consultant in Public Health via email dianebolton-maggs@sthelens.gov.uk.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Thank you for your interest in working for us.
If you are experiencing issues with applying online, you can contact a member of the team at Recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk and a form will be sent to you to complete.
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
