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Location
Thurrock, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
The Director of Public Health is a statutory chief officer of the Council and the principal adviser on all health matters to elected members and officers, with a leadership role spanning all three domains of public health: health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health. Section 73A(1) of the NHS Act 2006, inserted by section 30 of theHealth and Social Care Act2012, gives the Director of Public Health responsibility for: all of the Councils duties to take steps to improve public health any of the Secretary of States public health protection or health improvement functions that s/he delegates to local authorities, either by arrangement or under regulations these include services mandated by regulations made under section 6C of the 2006 Act, inserted by section 18 of the 2012 Act exercising the Councils functions in planning for, and responding to, emergencies that present a risk to public health the Councils role in co-operating with the police, the probation service and the prison service to assess the risks posed by violent or sexual offenders such other public health functions as the Secretary of State specifies in regulations The Director of Public Health will provide strategic oversight of the continued integration of public health into all aspects of the Councils work. Public health will also have an integral part in the delivery of the positive health impacts from the Councils ambitious regeneration programme to drive growth and economic prosperity across the borough.
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Salary
£106.5k - £117k per annum
