Health & Wellbeing Board Manager

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £46,404 - £50,865 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37 hours

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 23/09/2024

Interview Date(s): early October

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference?

Do you want a job where no two days are the same?

About the Role

Leicestershire County Council is looking for a dynamic professional to have responsibility for ensuring the effective support and management of the Leicestershire Health and Wellbeing Board and programme of work. This will include the planning and delivery of key Board products, development sessions, projects and action plans.

The post holder will be embedded within the Council's Public Health department and will support the successful delivery of the Leicestershire Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2022-2032 and lead the communication and engagement strategy to strengthen the Board's relationship with our local communities.

This is a key role within the council and will work with key partners and agencies to ensure that the Health and Wellbeing Board fulfils its statutory responsibilities. With the Health and Wellbeing Board evolving, this is an exciting time to join the team to collectively improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities across Leicestershire.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• An understanding of the role, responsibilities and functions of a Health and Wellbeing Board and how it fits in the wider Integrated Care System
• Experience of building effective partnerships/working relationships at senior level
• A proven track record of working effectively in a multi-agency environment
• Demonstrable skills in programme or project management
• Commitment to inter-agency working and to continued improvement in practice and performance

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Joshna Mavji, Assistant Director - Public Health

Telephone: 0116 305 0113

Email: Joshna.Mavji@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
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