Public Health Strategist

Locations London, United Kingdom Colindale, London, United Kingdom

Apply Before 08/16/2026, 11:00 PM

Job Schedule Full time

Working Hours 36

Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees

Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process.

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do.

About the role

You will take a strategic lead for public health in protecting and improving the health of Barnet residents, with a particular focus on Living and Ageing Well priorities, including NHS Health Checks, cardiovascular disease prevention, cancer screening, immunisations and healthy ageing. You will work with council services, NHS organisations, voluntary and community sector partners and other stakeholders to improve population health outcomes through prevention, partnership working and evidence-based approaches. You will form part of the Live and Age Well and Health Protection team and will work closely with another Public Health Strategist and Public Health Officers to deliver shared priorities through a one-team approach. You will contribute to wider Public Health priorities, including neighbourhood working, population health management approaches, health protection resilience, emergency response activity and cross-cover arrangements where required. This role offers hybrid working, with an average of two office-based days per week.

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About you

You will have experience of leading, managing, implementing and evaluating public health programmes and projects; working collaboratively with NHS partners and other stakeholders to improve health outcomes; strong analytical skills, including the ability to use evidence, data and intelligence to identify priorities and drive improvement; excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to prepare reports, briefings and presentations for a range of audiences; and the ability to build effective partnerships and deliver complex programmes through collaboration and influence.

What we offer

• 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.