Public Health Consultant

Role Responsibility

Kent County Council

Consultants in Public Health

Up to £100,684.

This is a great time to join Kent – a great county to live in, with excellent schools, vibrant cities, golden beaches and stunning countryside. As the largest county council in the country, Kent is a very large canvas and there is a real opportunity to make a tangible difference. 

We are looking to expand our highly regarded and well-resourced Public Health team and now have a fantastic opportunity to appoint two innovative and forward-thinking Consultants in Public Health to help us to drive our exciting agenda forward.

The Consultant portfolios are:

• AAC reference: AAC0001290 – Consultant in Public Health leading in Adults and Older People
• AAC reference: AAC0001291 – Consultant in Public Health leading in Healthy Behaviours and Communities

You will need to be a UK qualified public health consultant with a passion for tackling health inequalities and up for the challenge of working in a complex and diverse environment. We have an experienced team working to achieve the aspirations of our members for improving the health and wellbeing of the Kent population.

We are well integrated into the council and support the Kent and Medway Integrated Care System and have a Public Health commissioning programme of circa £80 million with a major focus on reducing health inequalities.

Kent is recognised as an excellent training site for public health specialists, has an integral Kent Public Health Observatory https://www.kpho.org.uk and library function and has national recognition for several programmes including Public Health research linked with Europe.

You could be newly qualified and seeking your first Consultant post or an experienced Consultant looking for an opportunity to make a real impact. As a passionate and motivated public health professional we welcome your interest in these roles and your application. You can apply to one or both of these roles, in your application, please state your order of preference if you are applying for more than one position.

We are committed to flexible working: "Work that works for you and us – let's talk flexibility!"

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to participate in enhanced pre-employment screening undertaken by the County Council.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

For a confidential discussion, please contact our consultant at Penna: Nick Raper on 07715 690 463.

Closing date: Monday 14^th November.

AAC/Final Panel: 1^st/2^nd December

For more information please visit: https://jobs.kent.gov.uk/were-recruiting/public-health-consultants/

To apply: https://execroles.penna.com/apply/db10ebe5-fc28-475f-b121-8e3e084858ea

For a confidential discussion, please contact our consultant at Penna: Nick Raper on 07715 690 463.

Contact Details

Nick Raper on 07715 690 463.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.