Public Health Officer

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Additional annual leave

Flexible bank holidays

Shared AVCs pension

Development opportunities and coaching

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL peer support network

Employee recognition awards

Cambs Rewards discounts and schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a Public Health Officer to join the Prevention and Inclusion Team. You will help develop and deliver programmes to improve health and reduce inequalities across Cambridgeshire.

Working with NHS organisations, district councils and providers, you will coordinate projects, monitor progress, analyse data and contribute to policy and practice. A degree or equivalent experience is required and strong collaboration and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of public health principles, prevention and health inequalities.
• Awareness of behaviour change approaches and factors influencing health.
• Understanding of local government, the NHS and third sector in health outcomes.
• Experience supporting or coordinating projects with multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, coordination and delivery of public health projects and services.
• Monitor progress against plans and report to senior colleagues.
• Organise meetings, papers and follow-up actions.
• Maintain project documentation, risk logs and performance reporting.
• Support communication with internal teams, partners and stakeholders.
• Assist with data collection, analysis and interpretation for service improvement.
• Contribute to research, evaluation and evidence reviews.
• Support commissioning, procurement and contract management activities.
• Assist with budget monitoring and administrative processes.

Skills

Degree or equivalent experience

Public health principles

Behaviour change awareness

Health inequalities awareness

Project coordination

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Data handling

Policy and practice knowledge

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Public Health Service as part of the Prevention and Inclusion Team. Our team works to improve health and wellbeing, reduce health inequalities and support residents to live healthier, more independent lives. We do this through prevention, partnership working, evidence-based practice and innovative approaches to behaviour change. Working to the Consultant in Public Health for the Prevention and Inclusion the post will support the Prevention and Inclusion Team across a broad portfolio of prevention-focused activities that includes strategy development, programme delivery and commissioning. Areas covered include health behaviours, substance misuse healthy ageing, cardiovascular disease prevention and mental health

What will you be doing?

As a Public Health Officer, you will support the development, delivery and continuous improvement of programmes and services that help prevent ill health, promote healthy lifestyles and reduce inequalities across Cambridgeshire. You will work closely with colleagues across Public Health and more widely across Cambridgeshire County Council with NHS organisations, district councils, community organisations and commissioned providers to support delivery of shared priorities. You will play an important role in ensuring programmes are well coordinated, effectively managed and informed by evidence, helping to improve outcomes for residents and communities.

In this role, you will:

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of public health projects, programmes and commissioned services.
• Monitor progress against plans, milestones, performance indicators and outcomes, producing reports and updates for senior colleagues.
• Organise and support meetings, workshops and partnership groups, including preparing papers, recording actions and following up on agreed actions.
• Maintain project documentation, risk logs, action plans and performance reporting systems.
• Support effective communication and collaboration with internal teams, partners and stakeholders.
• Assist with data collection, analysis and interpretation to support service improvement and decision‑making.
• Contribute to research, evaluation and evidence reviews to inform public health policy and practice.
• Support commissioning, procurement, contract management, and performance monitoring activities.
• Assist with budget monitoring and administrative processes associated with programme delivery.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self‑organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered.

We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are looking for a motivated and organised individual but also flexible, with strong project coordination skills and a passion for improving population health and reducing health inequalities.

You will bring:

• A degree or equivalent experience.
• An understanding of public health principles, prevention, and health inequalities.
• An awareness of behaviour change approaches and the wider factors that influence health and wellbeing.
• An understanding of the role of local government, the NHS, voluntary and community organisations in improving health outcomes.
• Experience supporting or coordinating projects, programmes, or services, with the ability to manage competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• The ability to work confidently with data, reports, and performance information.
• A commitment to improving outcomes for residents and supporting a fairer, healthier Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage …

Benefits

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in‑store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.