> To mailing list members, > Apologies if you receive cross posting of this message. > > Please forward these details to anyone you think may be interested. > > The post of Knowledge Manager for HAZnet has just been advertised as > follows: > > Salary range: £28,296 pa inc Location: London, SW1 > > The Government's new public health policy challenges all organisations, > including the Health Education Authority, to > contribute to improving the health of local communities. With a new Chair > and Board, we aim to be right at the centre > of public health practice. Our challenge is to add value, as a national > organisation, to local work. > > Twenty-six Health Action Zones (HAZs) have been established throughout > England by the government in areas of > deprivation and poor health to tackle health inequalities and modernise > services through local innovation. > The HEA will be working on behalf of the NHS Executive to develop HAZnet - > a website-based Knowledge > Management System which will be a main vehicle for communications and > shared learning between > the individual HAZs and between the HAZs and Government Departments. Your > role will be to take forward our vision > for HAZnet as a dynamic tool for engaging the organisations, partners and > communities that make up the 26 HAZs. > > We are looking for a creative person to take forward this brand new role > and to maximise the potential of HAZnet. > It will be your job to research, critically appraise and develop HAZnet's > content, whilst planning for future phases > of development. In this you will work with HAZ project managers to develop > a responsive user focused service. > You will also undertake a needs-assessment process to ensure that our > information sources are fully relevant and > provide regular content updates the website itself. > > High-level research and information skills will be essential, with a > particular focus on health inequalities. > You will be a good communicator, who has experience of using a website to > disseminate information. > You will also have management responsibilities for the HAZnet > administrator who will format content for HAZnet > and respond to general website enquiries. > > We can promise an attractive benefits package that includes 27 days' leave > (pro-rata) and an interest free season > ticket loan. To apply send your CV, with a covering letter detailing how > your skills and experience meet the > requirements of the post to: > Human Resources, Health Education Authority, Trevelyan > House, 30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2HW. Fax 0171 > 413 8979 > EMail - [log in to unmask] > > You can also find further details about this post at: > http://www.hea.org.uk/about/index.html > listed under 'Current Vacancies' > > The closing date for the receipt of CVs is: 26th July > 1999 > > Interview Date: 2nd August > > > > > > Mary Ryan > Project Manager > Our Healthier Nation in Practice > Health Education Authority > Trevelyan House > 30 Great Peter Street > LONDON > SW1P 2HW > > Tel: 0171 413 1868 > Fax:0171 413 8928 > Email: [log in to unmask] > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%