JSNA Programme Manager

The starting salary for this role is £46,634 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

Surrey County Council has an ambitious vision for data analytics to support service transformation. To deliver our 2030 Community Vision and the Surrey Health and Wellbeing Strategy, we are committed to changing and radically improving the council's culture, approach and performance, putting residents' current and future needs first. The Public Health Intelligence and Insights Team (PHIIT) are active participants in delivering this analytic vision.

The Public Health Department in Surrey is forward-looking with a strong focus on innovation to deliver improvements to the health and wellbeing of our county's population. The successful applicant will be part of the PHIIT which provides intelligence to inform Public Health and system partners in addressing local health needs and reducing health inequalities, regularly collaborating with a wide variety of analytic partners to deliver joint intelligence.

We are a team committed to providing a stimulating environment within which to work, and to providing development opportunities that will help you excel in your career through both a formal and peer-led training programme, shadowing, and on-the-job learning.

About the role:

The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is a process by which Local Authorities and Integrated Care Boards assess the current and future health, care and wellbeing needs of the local community to inform local decision making.

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to join our Public Health Intelligence and Insights Team (PHIIT) to guide and coordinate our programme of JSNA across Surrey. Duties in your role will include:

• Project managing the production and publication of JSNA chapters
• Supporting the Governance of the JSNA programme
• Leading on the dissemination of learning from the JSNA programme in order to inform the Surrey Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Your work will focus on health and wellbeing issues, specific geographical areas and population groups.

About you:

The successful applicant would be someone who has project management experience and expertise, looking to influence health and wellbeing, and health inequalities, in Surrey. You will also be interested in the wider determinants of health and how these influence health outcomes.

Qualified to degree level (or able to demonstrate equivalent qualification through experience), you must also have relevant experience of building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.

You will be comfortable working with and engaging a range of partners including the NHS, Local Authorities, the Community and Voluntary Sector as well as local surrey residents.

Excited by data and forming key relationships with intelligence and statistics experts within the PHIIT, you will be able to present the highest possible quality evidence base.

You will be a good communicator with well-developed planning and problem-solving skills, highly organised and flexible.

About the organisation

Our values are important to us and as a team member, you will understand the importance of and be comfortable in leading by example when it comes to displaying these through your work and actions.

Surrey County Council's headquarters are based in Woodhatch Place, Reigate, however the work assigned could see the post holder working from any of our sites across the county and so the ability to travel is a requirement of the role. We offer flexible working and are currently operating via a hybrid working model.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

Additional information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 08/12/2022.

Interviews will take place w/c 2nd January or w/c 9th January 2023 TBC.

Contact details

For more information, please find attached a full job profile. To arrange an informal chat, please feel free to contact Tom Bourne, Public Health Analyst Team Lead, at tom.bourne@surreycc.gov.uk.

If this role interests you, then we want to hear from you. Apply by uploading your CV and a personal statement (up to 1500 words) providing evidence of how you meet the role profile. Please note that if applying through NHS Jobs, then you will be given the option to upload a CV only - include your personal statement as a continuation of your CV.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.