Public Health Commissioning Manager

Are you ready to make a difference? We have two exciting full-time permanent opportunities to deliver our public health flagship programmes, nationally recognised for their innovation and ambition. If you are looking for a challenge in an organisation and system that has bold ambitions, one of these posts could be for you.

About Us: You'll be working in the Adult Public Health Team within the Health and Care Directorate. Our team is responsible for the oversight and delivery of the county’s public health responsibilities, spanning the three domains of public health:

• Health Improvement
• Supportive Communities
• Health Protection

We provide specialist input, technical expertise, and leadership for a range of programme areas, working ‘upstream’ to prevent ill health and enable good health and wellbeing. Our focus is on reducing health inequities and achieving the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for all of Staffordshire’s residents.

You can find out more about the Supportive Communities programme via our latest report Supportive Communities in Staffordshire A Progress Report 2018 to 2024 - Staffordshire County Council and video link An introduction to Supportive Communities in Staffordshire   

Main Responsibilities

Position 1: Healthy Homes and Environments

Lead our Warmer Homes programme to ensure Staffordshire has the right homes for happy and healthy lives. Collaborate with partner organisations and senior colleagues to provide strategic leadership and drive this agenda. Key responsibilities include:

• Reducing health inequalities across the system.
• Leading the Warmer Homes programme and Partnership Board.
• Implementing government-funded Warmer Homes schemes.
• Integrating work programmes and funding with partners, including the NHS and local councils.
• Embedding health impact assessments within policies and programmes.
• Seeking sustainable funding opportunities.

Position 2: Supportive Communities

Join our Supportive Communities team to build community assets, connect people to local help and support, and keep people independent for longer.   This senior management role involves:

• Co-designing and co-producing communication resources and campaigns with partners and communities.
• Maximising opportunities for digital and non-digital support.
• Ensuring accessible information, advice, and guidance.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to keep resources up to date.
• Implementing the Healthy Ageing Action Plan.
• Measuring the impact of the Supportive Communities programme.

The Ideal Candidate

For these roles you'll have:

• Degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum of 3 years of strategy or commissioning experience in a relevant field.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Strategic thinking and strong programme management skills.
• Commitment to community engagement and coproduction.
• Ability to build and sustain partnerships.
• High level of personal drive and integrity.

Interested? We will interview for both roles at the same interview. Please indicate in your application the role you are interested in or if you wish to be considered for both.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 24 February 2025. 

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact

Both roles - Tilly Flanagan, Lead Commissioner at: tilly.flanagan@staffordshire.gov.uk 

Healthy Homes and Environment role - Bethan page, Public Health Consultant at bethan.page@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. 

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. 

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.