Health Improvement Principal

Westfield Secondary School; Sheffield; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working opportunities

Guaranteed Interview scheme for under‑

Generous holiday entitlement

Résumé du poste

Sheffield City Council seeks an experienced public health professional to lead complex programmes in Tobacco Control and Employment and Health. You will shape priorities, lead the Tobacco Control team, and influence change across the wider system while managing staff and fostering partnership working.

The role reports to a Consultant in Public Health and focuses on Stop Smoking services, health inequalities, and strategic commissioning in a fast-moving public health landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong track record in strategy development, partnership working, commissioning and delivery.
• Experience leading complex health improvement programmes.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Tobacco Control team and shape priorities across Tobacco Control and Employment and Health.
• Support colleagues and partners and influence change across the wider system.
• Manage a staff member working on employment and health and provide direction across strategy and service improvement.

Connaissances

Public health leadership

Strategy development

Partnership working

Commissioning

Staff management

Description du poste

Tobacco Control and Employment

Join us to create a fairer, healthier Sheffield.

Sheffield is an ambitious city with a clear vision to close unfair gaps in the length and quality of people's lives. We're looking for an experienced public health professional to lead complex programmes that improve health and reduce inequalities. You will bring a strong track record in strategy development, partnership working, commissioning and delivery.

Reporting to a Consultant in Public Health, you will provide leadership across Tobacco Control and Employment and Health. You will lead the Tobacco Control team, shape priorities, support colleagues and partners, and influence change across the wider system. You will also manage a member of staff working on employment and health, providing direction and oversight across strategy, partnerships, commissioning and service improvement.

You will build on Sheffield's strong performance in delivering our Tobacco Control Strategy and make the most of the opportunities presented by the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026. You will lead the commissioning of Stop Smoking services and develop innovative, evidence-based approaches that support communities experiencing the poorest health to become smokefree.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a lasting difference for Sheffield's communities, we'd love to hear from you.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 3 rd December.

For informal queries please contact Ruth Granger, Consultant in Public Health, Sheffield City Council [e-mail]

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we'll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.