Bradford Health Determinants Research Centre
(HDRC) Research Director (Post Ref: 485953)
Fixed Salary: £75,000- £87,000 pa (dependent upon experience)
Permanent Role
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower/Hybrid Working
Public Health Consultant – HDRC (Post Ref: 486326)
Fixed Salary: £78,192 - £90,387 pa (dependent upon experience)
Permanent Role
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower/Hybrid Working
Bradford is seeking people with a passion for the power of research to improve health outcomes.
Following a successful bid for funding from the National Institute of Health Research, Bradford is creating a Health Determinants Research Collaborative.
With £4.7million funding due over the next four years we need to appoint individuals with a deep-rooted commitment to the power of research to drive policy that makes a difference to people’s lives.
Better research and evidence will help us better address health inequalities. Knowing what works allows us to make the best use of our resources. The Research Director and Public Health Consultant will be critical to leading the delivery of this.
The HDRC will build research infrastructure that will transform understanding of our people, places, determinants and approaches that have the greatest impact on health inequalities. It will allow Bradford Council to be able to choose, use and generate research independently so it is an equal and effective partner in Bradford’s research environment.
The centre will bring together expertise from partners across Bradford Council, NHS and The University of Bradford to investigate the causes and consequences of health inequality. The findings will help shape national and regional policy.
Underpinning the work will be the world-renowned research programmes of Bradford Institute for Health Research and the Born in Bradford cohort study. These provide the foundation for developing a whole council and system approach to using research to drive policy. This work will build on and amplify existing programmes including City of Research and Connected Data.
We are seeking key appointments to lead and deliver this work including a Director of Research for the programme. The Director will report to the Chief Executive of the Council and work closely with her senior leadership team and other system leaders. We are looking for a Research Director with research and policy knowledge who has evidence of leading significant change.
Reporting to the Research Director, the Public Health Consultant will work with the Director to drive the programme. This is an opportunity to work with council leaders, the research team at the Bradford Institute of Health Research and with partners across the district.
Collaborative working across systems and sectors is how we do business in Bradford so we are looking for leaders who relish the opportunity to join the team and work in this way.
Bradford District is home to over half a million residents and 17,000 businesses. It is the fifth largest metropolitan district in the country, the UK’s youngest city and among its most diverse. The district faces real challenges around poverty and inequality which impact the lives and outcomes of our residents. But, we have big plans for the future.
We are the Sunday Times, Best Place to Start a Business and were recently named the 2025 UK City of Culture, making this a great time to join Team Bradford!
For more information about either post please contact Kersten England, Chief Executive Kersten.england@bradford.gov.uk
Closing date: 21st November 2022
Please find attached the Job Profile: Director of Research (485953) - JP.doc
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Please find attached the Job Profile: Public Health Consultant (486326) - Research.pdf
If you wish to apply for the Public Health Consultant (Research) please click on the link below:
https://bradford.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/7255/0/369370/15138/public-health-consultant-research