Public Health Manager

North East Combined Authority; Morpeth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexi scheme up to 2 days per month

Job summary

Northumberland County Council's Public Health team is seeking an experienced Public Health Manager to lead the Building Blocks and Health Policy portfolio in Northumberland. You will manage a small team responsible for planning, housing and transport elements, and work with colleagues across housing, planning, economic development and delivery functions to improve health outcomes.

Applicants should have substantial public health experience, a degree in Public Health or related field, and a track

Qualifications

• Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion or related field.
• Knowledge of health inequalities and social determinants of health.
• Experience applying public health skills across priorities and settings.
• Specialist knowledge of health improvement and determinants including community approaches.
• Experience with multi-agency partnership working.
• Experience supervising staff, providing training and wellbeing support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Building Blocks team, overseeing planning, housing and transport elements.
• Collaborate with Public Health colleagues and cross-council teams (housing, planning, economic development, delivery).
• Drive public health action addressing wider determinants of health.

Skills

Public Health

Health Promotion

Health Inequalities

Partnership Working

Staff Supervision

Education

Degree in Public Health or related field

Job description

We require an experienced Public Health Manager to work in the Public Health team (Building Blocks and Health Policy portfolio). The team focuses on addressing the wider determinants of health to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities in Northumberland.

As manager of the Building Blocks team, you will be responsible for managing a small team responsible for the planning, housing, and transport elements of the building blocks portfolio.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues within the Public Health Team, and with colleagues from across the council from the housing, planning, economic development, strategic transport and other delivery functions.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team, working in a large and diverse county with both urban and rural places, bringing community voice and professional expertise to the development of healthy neighbourhoods.

You will be an enthusiastic, qualified and self-motivated Public Health professional, bringing significant experience of working within a Public Health setting and with particular experience leading public health action to address the wider determinants of health.

Interviews will be held on the 28th of October 2026.

We offer flexible working arrangements.

Please note, this a fixed term contract for 3 years.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB

• Degree in Public Health, Health Promotion or related field
• Knowledge and understanding of the main health inequalities in Northumberland and the social determinants of health
• Proven track record of adapting and applying public health skills, knowledge and competencies to all priorities as well as be able to apply the evidenced base to all public health programmes and settings.
• Specialist knowledge of health improvement and addressing the wider determinants of health including community centred approaches
• Experience at multi-agency partnership working
• Experience of supervision of staff, including training and development, workload management, wellbeing support, and performance.

For further information about this vacancy, please contact Anne Lawson (Public Health Manager) via email: [e-mail]

Northumberland County Council's (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities', for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

• 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

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Further information

Please note that this is a full time position but applications on a secondment basis would be considered for the right applicant.

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