Public Health Consultant Health Protection Resilience

CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD; Dudley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A public health consulting agency is seeking an Interim Public Health Consultant to provide strategic leadership in health protection and resilience. This role involves managing health protection programmes, supporting the Director of Public Health, and ensuring collaboration with multi-agency partners. Candidates should have substantial experience in health protection and hold proper qualifications. The position is full-time and located in Dudley, with an expected start date of 10 November 2025.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading health protection programmes.
• In-depth knowledge of Public Health England guidance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate health protection responsibilities.
• Support the Director of Public Health.
• Oversee immunisation and infection prevention programmes.
• Provide public health input into resilience planning.
• Lead the Health Protection Team.

Skills

Leadership in health protection programmes

Knowledge of UKHSA frameworks

Multi-agency emergency response

Immunisation and infection control

Stakeholder engagement

Commitment to health inequalities

Education

Qualified Public Health Consultant (GMC UKPHR or GDC)

Job description

Job Summary

6 months contract with a Local Authority. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an Interim Public Health Consultant Health Protection & Resilience to provide strategic leadership and expert advice on all aspects of health protection, environmental hazards and population resilience. The post holder will support the Director of Public Health (DPH) to ensure systems and processes are in place to protect the population from infectious diseases, environmental risks and other health protection threats. This is a 6-month interim assignment starting 10 November 2025 working within the Health & Wellbeing Directorate at Dudley Council.

Key Duties / Accountabilities

• Lead and coordinate local authority responsibilities for health protection ensuring readiness and response to major incidents, outbreaks and environmental hazards.
• Support the DPH in delivering statutory functions and ensuring partner organisations (UKHSA, ICB, NHS) have robust systems and surge capacity in place.
• Oversee local delivery of immunisation and infection prevention and control programmes including surveillance and incident response.
• Provide strategic public health input into resilience planning including emergency preparedness, adverse weather response and pandemic planning.
• Lead and manage the Health Protection Team ensuring effective cross‑agency collaboration and governance.
• Provide expert advice on environmental and housing‑related health issues including air quality, climate change impacts and the health‑enabling settings approach.
• Drive actions to reduce health inequalities and promote inclusion health, ensuring equitable access to protection and prevention programmes.
• Represent the local authority in multi‑agency partnerships, resilience forums and strategic planning groups.

Skills / Experience

• Significant experience leading health protection programmes including infectious disease management, outbreak control and environmental health resilience.
• In‑depth knowledge of UKHSA frameworks, Public Health England / UKHSA guidance and Civil Contingencies Act requirements.
• Proven ability to lead multi‑agency emergency response and resilience planning across local government, NHS and voluntary sectors.
• Strong background in immunisation, infection control and surveillance systems.
• Experience working with local authorities, ICBs and NHS partners on population‑level health protection strategies.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder‑engagement skills.
• Commitment to tackling health inequalities and promoting inclusion health.

Additional Information

The closing date: 09 / 11 / 2025.

Qualified Public Health Consultant (GMC UKPHR or GDC registration or eligible for inclusion on the Public Health Specialist Register).

Location: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Health & Wellbeing Directorate.

Compliance: Enhanced compliance required.

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years