Consultant In Public Health Medicine / Consultant In Public Health

• Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Consultant in Public Health
• Permanent | Full-time (37 hours per week)
• Salary details – NHS Agenda for Change Band 8d (£94,356 - £108,814)

An exciting opportunity to join Devon County Council's Public Health Team – Working Together For A Healthier, Fairer Devon.

Join a high‑performing, friendly and ambitious Public Health team at Devon County Council and play a pivotal role in improving the health and wellbeing of over 800,000 residents.

You will be supporting residents to live and age well, improve mental health and wellbeing, and build stronger, more resilient communities, particularly in the context of health inequalities.

This is an outstanding opportunity to improve lives, influence systems and lead change across a diverse county of urban, rural and coastal communities.

If you are passionate about making a lasting impact on communities while working in one of the UK's most beautiful counties, we would love to hear from you.

The role

• Build effective partnerships with Devon communities and stakeholders to support improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Lead strategic public health programmes with a particular focus on health improvement, public mental health and embedding prevention into neighbourhood health.
• Provide leadership across the Council and wider system to improve population health and reduce health inequalities.
• Work collaboratively with Devon's Integrated Care System, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), community, voluntary and private sector partners.
• Provide expert public health leadership across the full spectrum of public health practice, including health protection.
• Contribute to the training and development of Public Health Registrars and other health professionals, including acting as an Educational Supervisor.

About you

• Inclusion on, or within six months of eligibility for admission to, the GMC/GDC Specialist Register or the UK Public Health Register for Public Health Specialists.
• Significant experience in senior public health leadership and delivery across a broad public health portfolio.
• Proven ability to influence, collaborate and deliver outcomes across organisational boundaries.
• Strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and improving population health.
• Ability to demonstrate Devon County Council's leadership behaviours and values.
• Fluent spoken English and the ability to fulfil all communication requirements of the role.
• What we’ll offer in return

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding; you will be working as part of a collaborative team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Devon.

We offer a wide range of opportunities for training and development, as well as some other great benefits:

• NHS Agenda for Change salary with Devon County Council terms and conditions.
• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements to work remotely from home, as well as office working from County Hall in Exeter.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, creating a safe and welcoming workplace for all.
• A starting annual leave entitlement of 26 days
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Choice of remaining in the NHS Pension Scheme or joining the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme
• The interviews are provisionally scheduled for week of 17th August 2026
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