How you’ll make a difference
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. Youll 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 decisionmaking 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
- It will be your responsibility to provide expert public health advice to senior managers and elected members to embed a public health approach within council policies and decision making.
- By leading an agreed public health programme area, you will shape strategy and drive delivery to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
- It will be key for you to lead and manage staff, budgets and resources within the relevant service area to achieve value for money and delivery of agreed public health outcomes.
- Using your influencing skills, you will build and persuade partnerships across statutory, voluntary and commercial organisations so that services are coordinated and population health impact is maximised.
- You will monitor performance and reporting outcomes to senior leadership and members to support assurance, accountability and continuous improvement.
What we need from you
You must hold a 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.
- It is essential you can operate strategically to solve problems, influence decisions and lead within a complex multi-agency system.
- With proven leadership and management experience, you will be able to lead, motivate and develop teams to deliver improved population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
- You will have experience of leading strategies, programmes or projects and delivering measurable outcomes.
- Given the nature of the role, you will be able to support evidence-informed decision-making within partnership or system environments.
- You will have 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 receivegenerous annual leave(pro rata), employeewellbeing supportand you will have access to a range ofstaff 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 ourtraining and development offer, which helps our people make the greatest long-term difference in their work.
- We recognise that ourdiverse teamof 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. Were making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Specialist Public Health Manager – Job Description
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