Consultant in Public Health

Overview

As a senior public health leader in Herefordshire, you will drive health improvement and reduce inequalities across adult health, prevention, and public health intelligence. You’ll work with multi‑agency partners to deliver key programmes and ensure high‑quality, cost‑effective services. The role offers strategic scope, system‑level collaboration, and ability to shape population health in a rural county. You will lead and develop teams, manage budgets, and contribute to workforce training and governance.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• generous holiday entitlement
• contributory pension
• relocation package up to 5,000
• flexible working options
• training location for public health trainees

Responsibilities

• Lead on development and delivery of key public health areas across the system
• Drive health improvement programmes and preventive approaches to reduce inequalities
• Oversee commissioning of services such as physical activity, smoking cessation, and weight management
• Lead partnership work across health improvement and public health intelligence
• Manage day‑to‑day staff responsibilities and act as line manager for a function
• Act as an authorised signatory and budget holder, contributing to financial planning
• Possibly deputise for the Director of Public Health
• Undertake research or audit and translate findings into practice
• Ensure high‑quality, safe, cost‑effective public health services
• Provide professional leadership for staff funded by the Public Health Ring‑fenced Grant
• Supervise and deliver public health training to meet national/regional requirements
• Engage with diverse stakeholders across councils, NHS bodies, and partners

Key requirements

• GMC Full and Specialist Register with license to practice or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR)
• CPD requirements up to date per Faculty of Public Health
• Experience at senior public health level with leadership and management responsibilities
• Ability to work independently and lead cross‑organisational programmes
• Experience in commissioning public health services and evaluating outcomes
• Desirable Masters in Public Health or equivalent
• Ability to establish strong partnerships with NHS, social care, voluntary and community sectors
• UK professional registration current at interview

• collaboration and partnership building
• strategic leadership
• effective communication
• public health programme development
• health inequalities mitigation
• public health intelligence and data usage

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