Senior Public Health Practitioner - Healthy Places

Hampshire County Council; Winchester; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured Employee Assistance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking a Senior Public Health Practitioner to join the Healthy Places, Nutrition and Physical Activity Team. You will lead programmes addressing the wider determinants of health, with a focus on place-making, housing, food insecurity and community connectedness to improve outcomes for Hampshire residents.

You will work with district and borough councils, NHS partners and communities to embed public health in policy and decision-making, develop evidence-based

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent.
• Significant experience in public health or roles with substantial public health responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of health inequalities and wider determinants of health.
• Experience developing, implementing and evaluating public health programmes, strategies or policies.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret evidence and data for diverse audiences.
• Understanding of evidence-based policy, epidemiology and research methods in public health.
• Outstanding communication and partnership-working skills across organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support development and delivery of programmes addressing wider determinants of health (healthy places, housing, food insecurity, community connectedness).
• Embed health in all policies across council services and influence policy and decision-making.
• Collaborate with district/borough councils, NHS partners and communities to implement place-based health improvements.
• Use evidence, research and insights to identify priorities, understand local needs and reduce inequalities.
• Shape public health responses to spatial planning and place-making to create healthier environments.
• Develop outcome measures and evaluate programmes to demonstrate impact and drive improvement.
• Provide specialist public health advice, prepare reports and represent Public Health in partnerships and forums.

Skills

Public health expertise

Analytical skills

Communication & partnership-building

Project management

Policy development

Education

Master's degree in Public Health

Job description

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Senior Public Health Practitioner - Healthy Places

Job Reference: HCC625102

Salary Range: £50,564 - £56,219per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 3 November 2026

Interview Date: 18 or 20 November 2026

The Role:

Joining our well-established and dynamic Healthy Places, Nutrition and Physical Activity Team as a Senior Public Health Practitioner, you'll be joining at an exciting time as our new Public Health Strategy highlights the importance of place making and the wider determinants of health. There has never been a better opportunity to integrate public health into spatial planning, transport, healthy housing and tackling food insecurity, helping to create healthier communities and improve outcomes for both residents across Hampshire and the environment.

Working alongside colleagues across the council, district and borough councils, health partners and local communities, you'll shape and deliver innovative programmes that address the wider determinants of health and reduce inequalities. You'll play a key role in ensuring health considerations are embedded within local policies, strategies and services, helping to create environments where people can live healthier, more connected lives.

As part of a supportive multidisciplinary public health team, you'll have the opportunity to influence projects and programmes of work, drive partnership working and contribute to the delivery of our Public Health Strategy, while continuing to develop your career within a forward-thinking public health service.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and support the development and delivery of programmes and projects that address the wider determinants of health, with a particular focus on healthy places, housing, food insecurity and community connectedness.
• Embed a health in all policies approach across council services, ensuring public health principles influence policy, strategy and decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with district and borough councils, NHS partners, Integrated Care Boards, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders to develop and deliver place-based approaches to improving population health.
• Use evidence, research and insight to identify priorities, understand local needs, reduce inequalities and inform effective interventions.
• Shape and contribute to public health responses to spatial planning and place‑making, helping to create healthier, more sustainable environments.
• Develop evidence-based outcome measures and evaluate programmes to demonstrate the impact of public health services/programmes/projects, drive continuous improvement and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Provide specialist public health advice, prepare reports and presentations for a range of audiences, and represent Public Health at key partnerships, networks and forums.

What we’re looking for:

We're looking for an experienced public health professional with a passion for improving health outcomes through collaboration, innovation and evidence-based practice.

You’ll bring:

• A Master's degree in Public Health, or equivalent.
• Significant experience working in public health or a role with substantial public health responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of health inequalities, the wider determinants of health, the principles and models underpinning health improvement, and current public health policy.
• Experience of developing, implementing and evaluating public health programmes, strategies or policies.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex evidence and data and present findings clearly to a range of audiences.
• Understanding of evidence-based policy and practice, epidemiology and research methods and their application to public health policy and practice.
• Outstanding communication, influencing and partnership‑working skills, with experience of building productive relationships across organisations and sectors.
• Strong project management, organisational and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high‑quality outcomes.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Public Health Commissioning Officer, Public Health Practitioner, Health Improvement Lead, Healthy Places Officer, Population Health Analyst/Lead, Community Planning Manager, Health and Wellbeing Lead, Public Health Project Manager, Public Health Programme Manager

• Help shape the future of public health across Hampshire through the delivery of our ambitious Public Health Strategy.
• Play a key role in addressing health inequalities and improving outcomes for residents and communities.
• Work alongside experienced public health specialists within a collaborative and multidisciplinary team.
• Enjoy opportunities to develop your expertise, broaden your experience and progress your public health career.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• A competitive benefits package that includes generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here .

Values Based Recruitment:

We are passionate about our values:

• Collaborative: Working together, combining talents and sharing resources to shape decisions and actions, and to maximise health outcomes.
• Equalities-driven: Reducing inequalities and promoting equity in all we do, so that no one is left behind as we strive for better health and wellbeing.
• Outcome focussed: Prioritising our work based on evidence, effectiveness and value for money to improve quality outcomes and prevent ill health.
• Sustainable: Being future‑focussed. Creating lasting change in local systems and communities. Developing our work through a climate change lens to achieve health and climate benefits.

We practice values‑based recruitment in Public Health and invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our values in your application. The interview for the role will also be values based and will explore how you will be able to contribute to these.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender re‑assignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.