Consultant in Public Health

NHS; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Consultant to join their Public Health Team. This role focuses on providing strategic leadership on health initiatives and influencing public health policies. Candidates must be qualified as public health specialists and have strong leadership skills. Competitive benefits including a wellbeing package and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Buy additional annual leave

Flexible bank holiday use

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified as a public health specialist, registered with GMC, GDC, or UKPHR.
• Ambitious, strategic thinker, and strong system leader.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on healthy places and social determinants of health.
• Influence planning policy, transport, and research evaluation.
• Lead in health intelligence and public health initiatives.

Skills

Public health expertise

Leadership skills

Strategic thinking

Epidemiology knowledge

Education

Qualifications as a public health specialist

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting vacancy in the Public Health Team as a Consultant. For more information please see the below.

Job Responsibilities

This is an opportunity for an ambitious and forward‑thinking consultant in public health to join our Public Health Team. There are great opportunities to make a difference to the population of Cambridgeshire. We have a newly formed team structure, with opportunities to shape a new portfolio of work and build plans and strategic direction.

Interviews will be held on 12 December.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Sally Cartwright, Director of Public Health at [e-mail].

Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics such as annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package covering all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, available to the employee and family.
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rata) through the salary sacrifice scheme.
• Flexible bank holiday use.
• Additional Voluntary Contributions to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
• Development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
• Paid volunteering hours each year.
• Peer Support Groups through the IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Opportunity to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
• An Our Cambs Rewards account providing discounts, Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic leadership on healthy places (built and natural environment including influencing planning policy, gambling, transport); social determinants of health; research and evaluation; and health intelligence.

About You

Public health consultants work as system leaders at strategic or senior management level, or at a senior level of expertise such as epidemiology or health protection.

Your leadership and managerial skills, combined with high‑level technical skills and knowledge, give you a unique skill set essential for improving the health and wellbeing of our populations.

You must be qualified as a public health specialist and be on the GMC, GDC or UKPHR specialist register.

We are looking for someone who is ambitious, a strategic thinker and a strong system leader.

About the Employer

Cambridgeshire was chosen for its diverse population across urban and rural areas. Our four values are central to our culture.

We are proud to serve Cambridgeshire’s diverse communities and aim for a workforce reflecting that diversity. We encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement; if you could be a good fit, please consider applying.

We champion inclusion, support our employees through our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the IDEAL network. We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Person Specification

General Requirements (Essential): please refer to the job description above.

Desirable: please refer to the job description above.

Additional Information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check.

UK professional registration is required.

Employer Details

Cambridgeshire County Council

Huntingdon

PE28 4YE

Website: https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/