Public Health Practitioner (Advanced) Mental Health/Suicide Prevention in Aylesbury

Job summaryAre you passionate about improving population health and tackling health inequalities? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Public Health Practitioner to join our ambitious and forward-thinking Public Health team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to local communities by developing and delivering evidence-based prevention programmes that improve health outcomes and wellbeing across Buckinghamshire. Working with a wide range of partners, you will help shape innovative public health initiatives while contributing to a healthier future for residents.Main duties of the jobAs a Public Health Practitioner, you will lead and support the development, delivery and evaluation of public health prevention programmes, with a particular focus on Public Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Council, the NHS, voluntary and community organisations, and other key partners to reduce health inequalities and improve population health outcomes. The role also involves using evidence and data to inform decision making, contributing to strategic priorities, and adapting to changing service needs by supporting a range of public health programmes as required.About usAbout the organisation and teamAt Buckinghamshire Council, public health is at the heart of our work. We are a high-performing, innovative organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our diverse communities. You will join a supportive and collaborative team of Public Health professionals who are passionate about making a positive impact and sharing expertise. We foster an inclusive, flexible and agile working environment that encourages professional development and career progression. Alongside the opportunity to undertake meaningful work, we offer excellent benefits including flexible working arrangements, a generous pension scheme, health and wellbeing initiatives, employee assistance support, staff networks, discounts on a wide range of services, and support towards UK Public Health Register Practitioner accreditation. Our values of being Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy underpin everything we do and create a culture where colleagues feel valued, empowered and supported to succeed.DetailsDate posted27 August 2026Pay schemeOtherSalary 51,081 to 53,571 a year ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time Reference numberF0103-26-0001Job locationsWalton StreetAylesburyHP20 1UAUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob Purpose and Job ContextTo develop and deliver an effective public health prevention work programme for specified lead areas/ prevention priorities. This work involves multi-agency working engaging with internal and external stakeholders and customers to deliver against specified prevention priorities and where appropriate instigate behavioural change in these partners.Main Responsibilities and DutiesSurveillance and assessment of the populations health and well-beingTo inform public health interventions and identify and analyse national and local information sources related to specified lead areas, contribute to monitoring of targets and support the development of key reports e.g. JointStrategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Director of Public Health (DPH) annual report and support the identification of health needs and public health areas for action.Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of health and healthcare interventions, and translating this into localdelivery of programmes and servicesTo use academic and best practice evidence to develop high quality public health programmes and services which are expertly project managed in terms of performance, risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Leadership and collaborative working for healthTo develop collaborative working to reduce inequalities and provide leadership and specialist advice concerning public health initiatives and key topic areas to partner organisations; and to influence their contribution to the public health agenda. e. g. Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (BHT), Thames Valley Police (TVP) etcHealth ProtectionTo promote and protect the populations health and wellbeing by contributing to the organisational response to public health emergencies including communicable disease outbreaks and major incidents involving chemical, biological or radiological hazardsPolicy and strategy development and implementationTo be responsible for interpreting and implementing national public health policy at a local level and support the development and evaluation of long term multi-agency plans and strategies, impacting on a range of community agencies and strategic partnerships. Facilitate public involvement and consultation exercises on designated issues promoting a dialogue with community groups and working in partnership with other public involvement leads. To contribute to the public health work programme and produce business cases for investment in prevention programmesResearch and developmentTo maintain an up to date specialist knowledge of public health research activity and key findings to inform service developments in all areas, evaluation and audit and work with others on health needs assessment and health impact assessmentHealth ImprovementTo provide specialist advice to local communities to support the development of action to tackle longstanding and widening health inequality issues, using community development approaches or social marketing as appropriateEthically managing self, people, and resourcesTo ethically manage self and resources and maintain a personal development plan in order to maintain knowledge and skills and work flexibly in order to manage workload to meet the needs of the public health service area.Values and BehavioursWe expect your values and behaviours to reflect the values of the organisation:ProudPerform to your best every dayCares about delivering the role and setting high standardsUpholds the reputation of the service and the wider CouncilAmbitiousAmbitious to learn, develop and fulfil potentialAmbitious to do things betterSolution focused looking for suitable resolutionsCollaborativeEffectively engages with others sharing ideas and solutionsAble to look at things from different perspectivesHappy to work with others to achieve outcomesTrustworthyAccountable for actionsBehaves professionally and to professional standardsQuick to respond and show initiative Job description Job responsibilitiesJob Purpose and Job ContextTo develop and deliver an effective public health prevention work programme for specified lead areas/ prevention priorities. This work involves multi-agency working engaging with internal and external stakeholders and customers to deliver against specified prevention priorities and where appropriate instigate behavioural change in these partners.Main Responsibilities and DutiesSurveillance and assessment of the populations health and well-beingTo inform public health interventions and identify and analyse national and local information sources related to specified lead areas, contribute to monitoring of targets and support the development of key reports e.g. JointStrategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Director of Public Health (DPH) annual report and support the identification of health needs and public health areas for action.Assessing the evidence of effectiveness of health and healthcare interventions, and translating this into localdelivery of programmes and servicesTo use academic and best practice evidence to develop high quality public health programmes and services which are expertly project managed in terms of performance, risk management, monitoring and evaluation.Leadership and collaborative working for healthTo develop collaborative working to reduce inequalities and provide leadership and specialist advice concerning public health initiatives and key topic areas to partner organisations; and to influence their contribution to the public health agenda. e. g. Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust (BHT), Thames Valley Police (TVP) etcHealth ProtectionTo promote and protect the populations health and wellbeing by contributing to the organisational response to public health emergencies including communicable disease outbreaks and major incidents involving chemical, biological or radiological hazardsPolicy and strategy development and implementationTo be responsible for interpreting and implementing national public health policy at a local level and support the development and evaluation of long term multi-agency plans and strategies, impacting on a range of community agencies and strategic partnerships. Facilitate public involvement and consultation exercises on designated issues promoting a dialogue with community groups and working in partnership with other public involvement leads. To contribute to the public health work programme and produce business cases for investment in prevention programmesResearch and developmentTo maintain an up to date specialist knowledge of public health research activity and key findings to inform service developments in all areas, evaluation and audit and work with others on health needs assessment and health impact assessmentHealth ImprovementTo provide specialist advice to local communities to support the development of action to tackle longstanding and widening health inequality issues, using community development approaches or social marketing as appropriateEthically managing self, people, and resourcesTo ethically manage self and resources and maintain a personal development plan in order to maintain knowledge and skills and work flexibly in order to manage workload to meet the needs of the public health service area.Values and BehavioursWe expect your values and behaviours to reflect the values of the organisation:ProudPerform to your best every dayCares about delivering the role and setting high standardsUpholds the reputation of the service and the wider CouncilAmbitiousAmbitious to learn, develop and fulfil potentialAmbitious to do things betterSolution focused looking for suitable resolutionsCollaborativeEffectively engages with others sharing ideas and solutionsAble to look at things from different perspectivesHappy to work with others to achieve outcomesTrustworthyAccountable for actionsBehaves professionally and to professional standardsQuick to respond and show initiativePerson Specification Qualifications EssentialGood first degree OR equivalent professional qualificationPostgraduate degree (masters level) in an area related to Public Health (e.g. Masters degree in public health related subject such as Masters in Public Health (MPH) and/or MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualifications OR either a local authority, NHS or the voluntary and community sectorDesirableDemonstrable evidence of continuing professional development and working towards registration as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register (PHR). Experience EssentialRefer to job descriptionDesirableRefer to job description Person Specification Qualifications EssentialGood first degree OR equivalent professional qualificationPostgraduate degree (masters level) in an area related to Public Health (e.g. Masters degree in public health related subject such as Masters in Public Health (MPH) and/or MSc in Health Promotion and Public Health or evidence of equivalent qualifications OR either a local authority, NHS or the voluntary and community sectorDesirableDemonstrable evidence of continuing professional development and working towards registration as a Public Health Practitioner on the UK Public Health Register (PHR). Experience EssentialRefer to job descriptionDesirableRefer to job descriptionDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameBuckinghamshire CouncilAddressWalton StreetAylesburyHP20 1UAUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameBuckinghamshire CouncilAddressWalton StreetAylesburyHP20 1UAUnited KingdomEmployer's website