Job Introduction
Help Staffordshire achieve our ambition of good health and wellbeing for all.
We’ve got a vision at Staffordshire – we want our county to be an innovative, ambitious and sustainable county, where everyone has the opportunity to prosper, be healthy and happy.
About Us: You'll be working in the Public Health Team within the Health and Care Directorate focusing on embedding a culture of research. Our team provides oversight and delivery of the county’s public health responsibilities.
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.
This is available as a full-time role but we are happy to consider part-time applications. please make it clear in your application if you would like to be considered for part-time working.
This role is fixed term for 2 years.
Main Responsibility
This is an opportunity to be part of our exciting programmes of work. You will be working to reduce health inequalities across Staffordshire by embedding a culture of research, to ensure local decision-making on public health and the wider determinants of health is grounded in robust evidence.
To achieve this, you will:
- work with colleagues to foster the development and integration of equity-sensitive research skills, processes, capacity, and infrastructure throughout the team.
- build collaborative working relationships with colleagues across the County Council, local stakeholders and wider academic networks, to promote the use of equity-sensitive research.
- use your experience of working in an academic setting to connect into existing regional and national research and academic networks to foster collaborative opportunities.
- provide guidance and support for colleagues looking to evaluate their work and engage in research, through networking and sharing of knowledge and best practice.
- lead on the identification of external funding sources to take forward research activities within the county council, and take a lead role in applying for funding.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:
- Academic research experience and networks - Substantial experience of working within an academic research setting. You’ll have a solid understanding and experience of the practicalities of research, including publishing, ethical review, grant applications etc.
- Strategic thinker – You need to be able to work at a strategic level whilst also using your strong project management skills to refine and deliver objectives.
- Passionate - You will be passionate about improving public health and reducing health inequalities and be committed to community engagement and coproduction.
- Committed - You will also be able to work effectively as part of the team to deliver our objectives and outcomes, with a high level of personal drive and integrity, and committed to proactively solving problems and developing innovative solutions to improve outcomes.
“We’re happy to talk flexible working”
Interviews will be held on 28 July 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 Nicola Dennis, Acting Consultant in Public Health, at Nicola.Dennis@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.
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