Buckinghamshire Council has a fantastic opportunity for two Graduate Trainee Public Health Practitioners to join its Public Health Team.
If you are looking to develop a career in Public Health and support evidence based and innovative public health projects, then apply now!
Contract: 2.5 years fixed term contract
Hours: 37 hours per week – open to discuss flexible working
Start date: September 2023
As one of the biggest local authorities in the UK, we are part of a network of partners spanning both public and private sectors. Our work matters, and together, we can achieve big things.
Buckinghamshire is an exciting place to work and a beautiful place to live. It has a population of more than 500,000 and although generally healthy and wealthy, there are significant public health challenges and inequalities across the county. The Council is now a unitary authority, which enhances our ability to address the broader determinants of health.
These roles are funded by NHS England with the aim to grow a trained and diverse public health practitioner workforce. We would particularly welcome applications from people from ethnic minority groups to grow our diverse and representative workforce.
You will gain hands-on experience of public health delivery and work towards Practitioner registration with the UK Public Health Register (ukphr.org).
This role will include:
- 1 day a week of protected study time for the duration of the contract to support your learning and development.
- Support to undertake a structured development programme as part of this role. This will help to build on your existing knowledge through further training as well as educate you to broaden your knowledge, understanding and application across all areas of public health.
- Opportunity to undertake placements and/or projects to gain a broad understanding across the three areas of public health.
Click here for more information about the Public Health Practitioner Graduate Trainee Programme
As a local, large employer we are keen to recruit people from our local communities, therefore you will be someone who either has a working knowledge of the local geographic area or lives within the local geographic area of Buckinghamshire.
The ideal candidate must:
- Be educated to degree or post graduate level in a public health or related discipline.
- Be prepared to undertake a structured educational development programme alongside delivery of public health programmes and projects.
- Have the ability to undertake placements and/or projects to gain a broad understanding across the three domains of public health.
- Be committed to complete all elements of the training programme, including undertaking projects, placements, full attendance at structured educational programme and completion of a portfolio towards professional practitioner registration with UKPHR.
- Have experience or links with communities experiencing health inequalities across the local geographic area.
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
For more information and to discuss this unique opportunity please contact Lucie Smith, Public Health Principal by email at lucie.smith@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or phone on 01296 531319.
Interviews will take place week commencing 17th July.
We are holding webinars to provide information about the recruitment of Public Health Practitioner Graduate Trainee roles in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Please register using the links below (you only need to attend one webinar):
- 15th June at 6.30pm-7.30pm click here to book
- 22nd June at 12.30pm-1.30pm click here to book
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- Unspent convictions and/or unspent conditional cautions only
For further information on how long it takes for convictions and conditional cautions to be spent, please refer to Nacro’s Advice For Individuals On Criminal Record Related Issues | Nacro.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
Good health is vital to the social and economic success of an area. It contributes to safe, strong, cohesive happy communities, educational attainment and the ability to find and remain in employment. In turn, this reduces demand on children and adult social care services and healthcare services.
Our Public Health service works with communities and colleagues in the NHS, voluntary sector and other partners to co-design approaches, building on the assets of communities to develop solutions and provide equal access to all residents. Some of the ways we do this are by supporting mental health, improving access to healthy, affordable food through a range of growing schemes, and our Active Communities program. We are looking for people who share our values of looking after the wellbeing of our residents and engaging with our communities about delivering the best solutions for them.
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops, Microsoft Home Use Programme, and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme and the opportunity to gain membership to Costco. We have discounted gym memberships, Travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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