Public Health Practitioner

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Public Health Practitioner for a hybrid role aimed at improving health in underserved communities. This position involves implementing public health strategies, community engagement, and enhancing sexual health services. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and analytical skills, with opportunities for personal development including postgraduate study.

Benefits

Great leave entitlement

Generous pension scheme

Innovative and inclusive work culture

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering training to diverse groups.
• Understanding of sexual and reproductive health policies.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex information.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of health strategies in Nottingham.
• Contribute to research and evaluation projects in communities.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders to promote health initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Research

Analysis

Networking

Equality and Diversity Awareness

Education

Relevant Degree in Public Health or related field

Job description

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 2 years

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £35,235 (Level one) rising to £37,938 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location:Nottingham City Council, Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG.

We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .

About the Role
Would you like to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of Nottingham's communities? If so, we would love to hear from you!
We are looking for a Public Health Practitioner to support the work of Nottingham's Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy which focusses on improving health and reducing health inequalities in Nottingham City.
Please click on the following link for a short introduction to our Public Health team: What is Public Health - VEED
As a Public Health Practitioner, you will work alongside your colleagues across the public health team and beyond, to make a real and tangible difference to the lives of those in Nottingham who are most vulnerable. You will use a variety of methods to assess and understand their needs, influence and implement strategies, development of health interventions, feed into evaluation of projects and much more! There will be plenty of personal development opportunities, including the possibility of postgraduate study with the University of Nottingham.
We are specifically looking for a Public Health Practitioner to support the implementation and operation of a condom distribution scheme for Nottingham City. The post holder will be vital to the promotion of good sexual health and wellbeing of citizens in Nottingham City and will contribute to the wider Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County plans for sexual and reproductive health. Key duties include the following:
1. To support the development and implementation of key Public Health work streams in Nottingham City whilst ensuring that they deliver Best Value and are cost effective.
2. To contribute to the design and delivery of research and evaluation projects and health promotion and engagement initiatives within the diverse communities of Nottingham City, ensuring they are focussed, positive and productive.
3. To develop and build strong relationships within our diverse communities and with other stakeholders, including the community and voluntary sectors.
4. To assist in the preparation and presentation of briefings reports and presentations, ensuring that the information and evidence, is accurate and current and including recommendations for priorities and future action.
5. To support the team to gather evidence and other intelligence about the effectiveness of Public Health projects, to support co-production and enabling understanding of the needs and perspectives of our communities and to ensure local need is met.
6. To carry out all duties with full regard to the Equality and Diversity policy and ensure they are fully integrated into projects undertaken, including the completion of thorough Equality Impact Assessments where required.

About You
The ideal candidate will have:

Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, with a wide range of audiences including colleagues and staff at all levels both within and outside Nottingham City Council.
As this role requires development and delivery of training, experience of delivering training to a variety of audiences, including young people and professionals is essential.
An understanding of what influences the health and wellbeing of Nottingham City's population.
An ability to research, analyse and interpret complex information from various sources.
An ability to work effectively and network with a range of stakeholders including citizens, diverse communities, Councillors, colleagues at all levels within the organisation and partners
A thorough knowledge of national and local policies, drivers and legislation around sexual and reproductive health.
An understanding of why it's important to consider equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact the team at [e-mail] and somebody will respond to you within 2 working days.

Closing Date: 24th June 2025

We will be hosting on online webinar on Wednesday 11th June 1-2pm to give more information about the role.

Due to the anticipated level of interest in this post, we may need to close the advert before the closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Nottingham City Public Health uses software that identifies the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT. Use of AI will negatively impact on scores during the shortlisting process.

Interviews will be held on 7th and 8th July 2025

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