Public Health Officer

Overview:

One of my local government clients is seeking a skilled and motivated Public Health Officer to join their Public Health Team on a temporary-basis. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the health and wellbeing of residents through innovative, evidence-based, and community-driven public health initiatives.

Key Areas of Work:

The role supports work across three core public health domains:

1. Health Improvement

• Deliver community-based programmes (e.g., smoking cessation, NHS Health Checks, physical activity).

• Tackle health inequalities by addressing wider determinants such as housing and environment.

• Promote healthy lifestyles through education and engagement initiatives.

2. Health Protection

• Support vaccination and screening programmes.

• Help manage and monitor responses to communicable diseases and environmental hazards.

• Contribute to emergency preparedness and response strategies.

3. Healthcare Public Health

• Work on the development of evidence-based care pathways.

• Support service improvement using health data and health economics insights.

• Assist with Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and healthcare commissioning.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of public health contracts (e.g., drug and alcohol treatment, smoking cessation, sexual health, mental health).

• Support procurement and commissioning of services.

• Plan and deliver public health programmes aligned with local and national priorities.

• Work collaboratively across departments, agencies, and external partners.

• Promote integration of public health into broader strategies (e.g., housing, climate change, community safety).

Candidate Requirements:

• Relevant qualifications or demonstrable experience in Public Health or related discipline.

• Strong knowledge of public health systems, policy, and service delivery.

• Proven experience in managing public health programmes or contracts.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and project management skills.

• Experience working in local government or NHS setting is desirable.

If interested in this role please send your CV to Lee-Jaun at Coyle Personnel Ltd.