We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Environmental Health Practitioner to play a key role in protecting public health and supporting safer, healthier communities. You will help secure compliance with statutory requirements through inspection, investigation, auditing, monitoring and, where necessary, enforcement across areas such as food safety and standards, health and safety, public health, and licensing. Your work will directly contribute to achieving Council and service objectives, improving the local environment, and supporting community wellbeing and economic prosperity.
A significant part of the role involves influencing positive behaviour change within businesses and the wider community. You’ll use your communication skills, professional judgement and problem solving approach to provide advice, guidance and, when required, take enforcement action. We’re looking for someone who brings a positive attitude, is open to new ways of working, takes pride in delivering excellent customer service and demonstrates perseverance in achieving meaningful outcomes. Strong organisational skills and a commitment to high quality service delivery will be essential to your success.
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Barking & Dagenham Council is recruiting for a Public Health Principal to lead and develop partnerships and programmes in a number of Place-based public health areas, providing highly specialist knowledge, leadership, strategic direction, policy advice, and support.
You will be an experienced public health professional with proven ability to influence partners and senior stakeholders across multiple sectors and within complex partnerships, and ability to adapt fluidly to different working cultures.
You will have a sound understanding of public health principles, commissioning and project management, and how to use evidence and insight to inform strategic approaches.
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We are recruiting two Assistant Director / Consultant in Public Health roles, each with a distinct portfolio. Both roles sit within our senior leadership team and work closely with the Director of Public Health to shape strategy and improve outcomes.
About the Roles:
1. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH/ CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE
– Children & Young People and Sexual & Reproductive Health
You will lead work to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families and in sexual and reproductive health. This includes oversight of 0-19 health visiting and school nursing services, CYP mental health and wellbeing, CYP suicide prevention and child death reviews. You will drive prevention, early intervention and equitable access to high-quality services collaborating with the Council’s Children’s Services, NHS and VCS partners and provide leadership to the local and London Sexual and Reproductive Health and GUM systems.
2. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH/ CONSULTANT IN PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE
– Healthy Places, Food Systems & Public Health Workforce
You will lead on the wider determinants of health, including working across Council divisions on the built environment, housing, employment, and the local economy. You will have oversight of the healthy food systems including Southwark’s ambitious school meal transformation, the holiday food and activity programme and sustainable healthy food work. You will lead on public health workforce development and create public health capacity across the Southwark system.
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This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic Public Health team dedicated to improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequalities in Croydon. You will be part of a small, fast-paced and agile team working across a range of public health priorities.
We are recruiting to three Public Health Practitioner roles.
- Two posts will work as part of the substance use team to support harm reduction, treatment and recovery for people using drugs and alcohol
- One post will focus on programmes related to early years and oral health.
As a Public Health Practitioner, you will play a key role in contributing to the development and delivery of projects and programmes that support longer, healthier lives for local residents. You will lead on specific areas of work and contribute to commissioning, service development, performance management and evaluation of public health initiatives. You will work closely with colleagues across the Council, NHS partners, community organisations and wider stakeholders to maximise positive health outcomes and reduce health inequalities. You may also line manage staff and support the development of others.
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The principal responsibility of the post holder will be the overall management of the work and outputs of the Environmental Epidemiology Team, with a focus on the Environmental Public Health Tracking programme, and to share responsibility for strategic management of the Environmental Epidemiology Team overall as a member of the management team.
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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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