Public Health Graduate – Public Health (Various)
Fixed Term Contract - 12 months
Grade 3 - £26,409 - £32,654
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Location - The Council House, Birmingham / Hybrid working
We have an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary public health team. We have four fixed term (12 months) Public Health Graduate roles available. The team is split into six sub-divisions and focused on Healthy Behaviours and Communities, Healthcare Public Health and Addictions, Children and Young People, Adults and Older People, Knowledge, Evidence and Governance and Environmental Public Health and Health Protection, it is part of the Adult Social Care Directorate of the Council.
This is a great opportunity to join the largest Local Authority in the country and contribute to Birmingham being a great city that enables people to live healthy and active lives.
The available roles report to our Assistant Directors of Public Health, the role (grade A) is designed for recent graduates with a degree in Public Health or an equivalent relevant degree level qualification. It will give early and formative experience in applying your learning in a dynamic public health department. The graduate work could span across all of the core subdivisions of Public Health on a series of both structured projects linked to the Health and Wellbeing Board and the NHS Integrated Care Systems and reactive pieces of work that are designed to have an impact on the health of the population of Birmingham. By managing projects from initiation to completion, there will be opportunities to demonstrate personal impact and outcomes during the placement.
Successful graduates will be required to deliver on a selection of duties and responsibilities working with the Assistant Directors of Public Health and their teams, with responsibilities changing and evolving based on emerging priorities and business needs.
Skills & Experience
Each graduate must have a Public Health degree or other relevant degree level qualification and must be prepared to continue with on-going professional development within the role.
It is desirable that the post holders have experience of working on projects, monitoring performance, and understanding public health priorities. It is also desirable for the post holders to have experience of report writing and communicating information to a diverse audience.
The successful graduates will develop and apply subject matter expertise and technical skills to public health projects and implement practical and rigorous approaches to ensure that work has an impact on health and wellbeing. This includes:
- Identifying and using suitable sources of data and conducting data analysis to help establish health needs.
- Engaging with citizens and other stakeholders to understand the local context and feasibility of interventions
- Communicating and presenting innovative solutions and best practice for health and wellbeing problems to stakeholders and citizens
- Supporting the evaluation of interventions
- Delivering technical pieces of work such as; health needs assessments, health impact assessments, systematic reviews, or health economics analyses
- Collaborating with stakeholders to embed evidence-based approaches
- Supporting work on equality impact assessments
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
Job Description and Person Specification
Additional Information
Special Conditions:
- This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
- A DBS check will be undertaken.
- Observance of the City Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy will be required.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached.
For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact:
Thomas Harwood - Head of Office to the Director of Public Health Birmingham or Dawn Shillingford – Public Health Workforce Development Senior Officer
Email: PHWorkforceDevelopment@birmingham.gov.uk
When applying, you are strongly advised to pay attention to the person specification and job description.
Proof of Right to work in the UK (United Kingdom) is required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) apply for a visa. Successful applicants may be able to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible) subject to meeting the relevant criteria.
The closing date for applications is Monday 12th May 2025.
