This is an exciting senior, strategic public health role to influence leadership and decision making across Lambeth Council, the NHS and other partners. The successful candidate will apply their public health skills in a range of spheres and work with senior managers, elected members, and strategic and policy leads in the Council, NHS, communities and other statutory, voluntary and community organisations to improve population health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities.
The post holder will have experience of working in public health settings or similar and will hold, or be actively working towards, accreditation as a public health specialist (or related area of competence).
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The Postholder will work within the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Health Security Programme in UKHSA. The programme, which is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through its Overseas Territories Resilient Economies and Security & Stability programmes, works collaboratively to strengthen health systems that prevent, detect and respond to health emergencies and threats in the UKOTs. This is achieved through the provision of technical expertise and support across the Public Health field, both for communicable and non-communicable diseases, and other hazards.
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An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated registrar in Infectious Diseases, Medical Microbiology, Virology, public health or paediatrics (including paediatric infectious diseases) to join UKHSA as a clinical fellow
This fellowship is an outstanding opportunity for the individual to gain experience and expertise at a national level in areas including investigation and management of major incidents and outbreaks; infectious disease surveillance; guidance and policy development and implementation; research; service development and improvement including close collaborative work across regional reference laboratories, directorate and divisions.
An individual plan will be agreed with the Fellow depending on prior experience and interests, setting out their duties and objectives. The agreement will be tailored to take in consideration the both the needs of the Directorate/Division and the individual. It will include objective setting and mapping expected outputs and timescales for any projects.
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As our Principal Public Health Analyst, you will be the strategic lead for the Public Health Insights Team. You will ensure that high-quality, complex epidemiological and statistical analyses are transformed into actionable insight at both operational and strategic levels.
You will manage high-risk projects, collaborate closely with senior leaders, Directors, and elected Members, and champion data-driven decision-making across the council and our broader healthcare partnerships.
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Barnet Council is seeking an experienced Public Health Strategist to lead and deliver programmes that support residents to live healthier, longer lives. The role focuses on Living and Ageing Well priorities, including NHS Health Checks, cardiovascular disease prevention, cancer screening, immunisation and healthy ageing. Working closely with council services, NHS partners and the voluntary sector, the successful candidate will use evidence, partnership working and population health approaches to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities. This is an excellent opportunity for a public health professional with strong programme management, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills to make a strategic impact across one of London’s largest boroughs.
Bromley Council is seeking an experienced public health professional to lead the development and delivery of its sexual health strategy and prevention programmes. This strategic role will focus on improving sexual health outcomes, reducing health inequalities and working with partners across local government, the NHS and voluntary sector organisations. The successful candidate will use data, evidence and population health insights to shape services, support commissioning and drive system-wide improvement. Ideal applicants will have significant experience in public health, sexual health programme development and partnership working.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-profile, system-wide priorities that will make a meaningful difference to the health and wellbeing of Bromley residents. You will join a supportive, forward-thinking team working across the Council and the One Bromley partnership to deliver impactful public health programmes.
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Slough Borough Council is recruiting a Consultant in Public Health to provide leadership across health protection, healthcare public health and wider public health programmes. Working with council, NHS and community partners, the postholder will help tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes for Slough’s diverse population.
Applicants should be on the GMC or UKPHR specialist register (or within six months of registration) and bring strong leadership, strategic and partnership-working skills. The role offers flexible working, excellent CPD opportunities and a competitive local government benefits package.
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Slough Borough Council is seeking a Public Health Lead – Behavioural Insights to provide strategic leadership on the application of behavioural science across public health programmes, policies and partnerships. The postholder will lead the design, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based interventions that support healthier behaviours, improve population health outcomes and reduce health inequalities.
Working across the council, NHS, voluntary sector and community partners, the successful candidate will champion the use of behavioural insights in service design, policy development and system transformation. The role also includes managing public health budgets, overseeing community development functions and building behavioural science capability across the organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced public health professional with expertise in behavioural science, partnership working and programme leadership to help improve outcomes for Slough’s diverse communities. Applications close on 4 September 2026.
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