Walsall Together have been successful in a bid to recruit a population health fellow to support with reducing health inequalities across Walsall.
The role of the fellow, which is funded by Health Education England, will be to support the partnerships work in improving outcomes for people experiencing significant social deprivation and multiple disadvantages with a focus on LGBT+, homeless and refugees.
Michelle McManus, Director of Transformation and Place Based Development, for Walsall Together Partnership, said: “We’re delighted to be successful in this bid and look forward to welcoming our fellows later in the year. Population health is a key component in the work we do and having the opportunity to support a population health fellow who will identify and challenge the causes of inequality in order to help us meet our ambition will be a great asset to the team.”
The Fellow will use networks and multiple data sources to establish community profiles and characteristics of those experiencing significant disadvantage in terms of health outcomes and who are not currently engaging with services across the partnership. They will explore locally and nationally designed initiatives to improve engagement and make recommendations that will inform decision making.
Stephen Gunther, Director of Public Health, said: “Building up population health skills in our health and care workforce is a great way to support the overall shift we need to see in health outcomes in communities across the Borough. With over 50% of our population living in the 20% most deprived areas in England, we have a large gap we need to bridge to ensure we do what we need to, to create a more equal borough. We very much look forward to hosting a Population Health fellow on behalf of the partnership.”
Applications for the new fellowship are open until Monday 6 March.
Anyone who would be interested in finding our more or applying for the role can visit: https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/151012/
