Consultant in Public Health – Children’s Public Health and Life Chances

Coventry City Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health authority in the UK is seeking a Consultant in Public Health to enhance children's health outcomes and collaborate with various sectors. The ideal candidate must be qualified in public health and have proven leadership skills. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a diverse city. If you are passionate about reducing health inequalities, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing strong leadership in public health.
• Successful working with local authority elected members.
• Ability to design and implement public health policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the improvement of health outcomes for children and young people.
• Work across health, social care, and education sectors.
• Shape services to enhance population health.

Skills

Leadership and partnership working

Translating public health policy

Understanding complex environments

Data analysis and research

Education

Qualified Consultant in Public Health

Public Health Speciality Registrar

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Consultant in Public Health – Children’s Public Health and Life Chances, Preston

Client:

Coventry City Council

Location:

Preston, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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3

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

Job Description:

What is the job role?

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on Children’s Public Health and Life Chances in Coventry, a young, diverse city.

We need to change the way we work across our authority and with partners, using data and evidence in everything we do to address inequalities at every level: the social gradient, different ethnic groups, different disease groups and disabilities. This includes building our economy in a new way, where wellbeing and reducing inequalities are at the heart of our programmes. We want Coventry to be a City of opportunity for all, where everyone has the life chances needed to maximise their potential and their sense of contribution to a thriving economic and social environment.

We are seeking an outstanding Consultant in Public Health to provide leadership and management across:

• Improving health outcomes for Children and Young People.
• Leading the 0-19 Public Health commissioned services.
• Working across internal organisational structures and city-wide partners, including health, social care, education, economic development, housing, planning, transport and infrastructure to shape services and improve the impact on the health of the population.

Please note that the salary may be subject to a market supplement dependent on the candidate’s experience.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone who has experience in:

• Providing strong leadership and partnership working across both internal local authority structures and external partners.
• Translating national public health policy into local action by developing clear strategies to improve health protection and reduce health inequalities.
• Working in complex political and social environments, including successful working with local authority elected members.
• Using data, research and intelligence to understand complex circumstances, design solutions and drive activity.

Candidates will need to be: A qualified Consultant in Public Health (UKPHR/GMC/GDC) or a Public Health Speciality Registrar within 6 months of qualification (UKPHR/GMC/GDC).

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Our workforce data shows that men, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and people from the LGBTQ+ community are under-represented, so we encourage applicants from these backgrounds to apply. This does not prevent individuals with other protected characteristics as set out within the Equalities Act from applying for this post.

Are you the person we are looking for? For an informal chat about the role, please contact Allison Duggal, Director of Public Health and Wellbeing at

When applying for this role, you will be asked to write a personal statement. Please include the following information in your statement. Applications will be shortlisted against these points:

• Your experience of working as a Consultant in Public Health/ as a Specialist Registrar in Public Health
• Your experience of working in complex political and social environments
• Your knowledge and understanding of epidemiology, public health practice, health economics and health care evaluation
• Your ability to design, develop, interpret and implement public health policies and strategies

Previous Candidates need not apply.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date(s): TBC. In person at our offices in Coventry.

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.