Public Health Consultant

Brentwood Borough Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional public health authority in Greater Manchester is seeking a qualified public health professional to lead public health initiatives. You will guide the team, engage with partners, and focus on reducing health inequalities. Strong communication and political skills essential for collaboration. The role promotes a commitment to community health and wellbeing, aligned with corporate values.

Qualifications

• Energy and drive to reduce health inequalities.
• Interest in wider determinants of health.
• Strong relationship and partnership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and strategic leadership in Public Health.
• Lead health improvement and cross-sector collaboration.
• Support the delivery of the Live Well programme.
• Contribute to multi-agency partnerships.
• Engage in CPD for professional registration.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Political skills

Technical skills

Partnership skills

Education

Qualified public health professional

Job description

Overview

This is a great opportunity to join Public Health at Tameside MBC. Tameside is one of the ten boroughs in Greater Manchester, located a short journey from Manchester City Centre. The role works with partners across Greater Manchester to lead GM-wide programmes, including the Live Well programme.

Role and Leadership

The role provides strategic leadership within Public Health and across the council and wider system, alongside the Director of Public Health, Assistant Director, and the existing Public Health Consultant. You will be part of the Public Health Senior Team and the Extended Leadership team of the council, working with partners to improve health outcomes identified in the Tameside Corporate Plan and Health & Wellbeing Strategy. The role reports directly to the Director of Public Health.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and strategic leadership in the Public Health team and across the organisation and wider network of partners.
• Lead on a range of agendas including health improvement (tobacco harms, unhealthy weight, and inactivity), cross-sector collaboration with the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector, and healthcare public health initiatives.
• Support neighbourhoods work and delivery of the Live Well programme, ensuring services reach residents in the right places at the right times.
• Contribute to cross-council and multi-agency partnerships and help develop the public health function and day-to-day operational activities of the Public Health team.
• Engage in CPD opportunities to support professional registration and explore areas such as research and health protection, including line management and educational supervision.

About You

We are seeking a qualified public health professional with excellent problem solving, communication, political and technical skills. You should have energy and drive to reduce health inequalities in Tameside, with an interest in wider determinants of health and working with the VCFS E sector. The role requires strong relationship and partnership skills, intellectual rigour, political awareness, negotiation, flexibility, tact, diplomacy, and the ability to influence across organisational boundaries.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to helping all citizens lead long, healthy lives. We support economic growth, provide high-quality health and care services, protect the vulnerable, and foster strong, self-sufficient communities. Our STRIVE values—Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage—underpin our practice and behaviours. We value collaboration, happiness, wellbeing, and motivation in our people.

Other Information

This position is subject to Basic Disclosure Procedures and is a politically restricted post.

Closing date: 20 October 2025.

Assessment date: Interviews week commencing 3 November 2025.

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