Senior Public Health Officer

Overview

Directorate: Public Health and Communities | Service: Health Improvement

Position reference: /

Salary : £42,839 – £46,142

Working Arrangements : Monday – Friday

Hours per week : 37

Contract type : Fixed Term until 31/03/2027

We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.

Suitable for Secondment : Employees wishing to be considered for secondment should agree with their head of service before submitting an application form.

Closing date : 13/02/2026 at 23:59

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in. If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be. We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Health Improvement team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

About The Post

Creativity, ambition and a focus on people. That’s what matters at Barnsley Council. Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It’s all about putting local people at the heart of everything. Listening and doing good for our communities. We’re innovative, efficient and provide value for money services for our residents.

Your role in our journey

Barnsley Council are seeking to recruit a Senior Public Health Officer who will lead on the delivery of public health functions, ensuring collaborative working, as part of Barnsley’s distributed model of public health. This post will focus on key areas of work including food and healthy weight, alcohol and gambling harm reduction and commercial determinants of health.

You will be flexible in your approach and able to communicate complex public health messages to colleagues across the council. You will work as part of a team to embed and improve public health outcomes for residents living in the Borough and use your communication and interpersonal skills to influence strategic partnerships; building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver multi-agency action plans that tackle health inequalities and target the most vulnerable people in Barnsley.

This role will be a 12-month fixed-term contract maternity cover.

What you’ll need

• To join us, you will need to be passionate about improving health and wellbeing outcomes for people living and working in Barnsley.
• You will have an understanding of the wider factors that can impact on health and wellbeing, especially for those most at risk and be a great team worker with excellent communication skills.
• Experience of working within complex systems, alongside multiple partnerships and organisations is expected for this role.
• The post holder will also need a good understanding of the wider determinants of health and the social factors that affect health.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. Barnsley Council’s distributed public health model supports our vision to be a Public Health Council. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a wider team who can really make a difference to the health and wellbeing of children and young people in the Borough.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Ian Walker:

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Senior Public Health Officer Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile LOW.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CVs are not accepted for this role.

At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We’re committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances

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