Head of service public health smoking cessation

Head of Service - Senior Manager, Smoking Cessation - Public Health. Durham. This is a newly created, exciting opportunity to join one of the UKs leading public health providers in an influential management position. You will be a passionate leader with knowledge of public health/community based healthcare, and have a solid understanding of integrated healthcare systems. Heading up a life-changing smoking cessation service, you will be leading, building and developing a high-impact team of specialist professionals based across various locations in the community and also primary and secondary care settings. Your relationship building skills will allow you to engage with a wide range of stakeholders and partners including community leaders and other healthcare organisations. As well as overseeing operations you will drive growth, develop the strategy and service and effectively manage expansion and change. The organisation have a genuine commitment to addressing health inequalities across the communities they serve, ensuring that hard to reach groups and vulnerable individuals are receiving the best possible levels of support. They have an ethos which is driven by innovation and continual improvement, and also collaboration - this is at all levels, so whilst you will be empowered to manage autonomously you will also be fully supported within a talented senior management team. Their growth trajectory also offers realistic opportunities for further progression for the successful applicant, as well as the immediate opportunity to make a real difference in the short term