At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead public health initiatives to reduce inequalities and improve community health outcomes.
- Company: Join South Gloucestershire Council, dedicated to making a real difference in local communities.
- Benefits: Generous leave, wellbeing support, staff discounts, and extensive training opportunities.
- Other info: Hybrid role with opportunities for career growth and impactful work.
- Why this job: Influence policy and create lasting change in public health for diverse communities.
- Qualifications: Postgraduate qualification in Public Health or equivalent senior-level experience required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
In this senior public health role, you will lead and shape one of the Councils Public Health programme areas, driving action to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for local communities. You will lead strategy, commissioning and service delivery across complex systems, working in partnership to create lasting impact. As part of the Public Health Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening the Divisions ways of working as well as overseeing multidisciplinary teams and services to ensure high-quality, effective delivery.
By influencing Council policy and decision-making and providing expert advice to senior leaders and Members, you will make a difference by ensuring effective delivery through resource management, commissioning and partnership working across complex systems. This is an opportunity to lead with purpose, influence system-wide change, and make a lasting difference to peoples lives.
What you will be doing:
- Provide expert public health advice to senior managers and elected members to embed a public health approach within council policies and decision making.
- Lead an agreed public health programme area, shape strategy and drive delivery to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
- Lead and manage staff, budgets and resources within the relevant service area to achieve value for money and delivery of agreed public health outcomes.
- Build and persuade partnerships across statutory, voluntary and commercial organisations to ensure coordinated services and maximise population health impact.
- Monitor performance and report outcomes to senior leadership and members to support assurance, accountability and continuous improvement.
What we need from you:
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in Public Health (or an equivalent field), or possess senior-level public health experience, or have equivalent experience in commissioning or delivering services.
- Ability to operate strategically to solve problems, influence decisions and lead within a complex multi-agency system.
- Proven leadership and management experience to lead, motivate and develop teams to deliver improved population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
- Experience of leading strategies, programmes or projects and delivering measurable outcomes.
- Support evidence-informed decision-making within partnership or system environments.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload.
What you need to know:
This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Yate, Badminton Road and from home. All applications will be initially reviewed and if you are shortlisted, you will be invited to complete a psychometric assessment. The assessment will need to be completed before you attend your interview. Interviews will be held on 5th August 2026.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:
As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We invest in the careers of our people, and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work. We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of. We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life. We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential. We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. Be part of it!
Specialist Public Health Manager - Yate employer: South Gloucestershire Council
At South Gloucestershire Council, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to making a meaningful impact in our communities. Our hybrid work model allows for flexibility, while our comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and employee wellbeing support, ensures a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to the professional growth of our staff, offering extensive training and development opportunities that empower our diverse team to lead initiatives that improve public health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
Contact Details:
South Gloucestershire Council Recruitment Team
