Consultant jobs in United Kingdom

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

This is a unique opportunity to lead work that strengthens prevention within Adult Social Care and ensures public health principles are consistently applied across practice. Working closely with the Public Health Consultant and colleagues in Adult Social Care and Public Health, you will champion evidence-based approaches, support pilot initiatives, and lead targeted learning and development to build skills and confidence across the workforce.

You will foster collaboration between Adult Social Care and Public Health, share best practice, and encourage innovative thinking to improve outcomes for residents. By providing dedicated expertise, you will help strengthen prevention in Adult Social Care, enhance local insight, and support the system to respond proactively to emerging needs.

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking professional with strong public health knowledge and experience. You will have excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills, and be confident in managing programmes that deliver measurable impact. The ability to work collaboratively across teams and organisations, and to translate evidence into practical solutions, is essential.

You should be educated to degree level in a public health-related subject (or have equivalent experience), with a good understanding of health improvement, health protection, and the wider determinants of health. Experience of working in or alongside Adult Social Care would be an advantage.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an ambitious and supportive team, and to make a real difference by ensuring the voices of Wirral residents inform the services that affect their lives.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact sophiebaird@wirral.gov.uk.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation that you will attend the office at least twice per week.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging.

Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

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