Public Health Officer

Role Responsibility

Are you passionate about health improvement? Do you want to help reducing obesity prevalence and tackle health inequalities in Kent? The Public Health Team is looking for a motivated and skilled individual to join us as a Public Health Officer, supporting the delivery of Kent’s Whole Systems Approach (WSO) to Healthy Weight Programme. 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, system-wide programme that brings together partners from public, private, voluntary, and academic sectors to address obesity and its wider determinants. The role will involve programme delivery, coordinating actions, building partnerships, and supporting the development and growth of the Kent Healthy Weight Network.

Main Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and support delivery of Whole Systems Approach (WSO) actions across Kent, ensuring agreed priorities are implemented on time and progress is regularly tracked and reported.
• Engage, support, and expand a multi-sector network of stakeholders, demonstrated through increased partnership participation and contribution to shared objectives.
• Promote and strengthen the Kent Healthy Weight Network, contributing to increased visibility, membership growth, and active stakeholder involvement.
• Plan and facilitate partnership meetings, workshops, and engagement events, achieving strong attendance, stakeholder feedback, and clear action outputs.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external partners to drive system-wide action, evidenced by delivery of joint initiatives and progress against strategic goals.
• Analyse and apply data and public health intelligence to inform decision-making, monitor programme performance, and demonstrate impact through key indicators (e.g. reach, engagement, and outcomes).

About You:

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual who brings:

• Strong partnership-building and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across sectors.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, including confidence in facilitating meetings and delivering presentations.
• Good analytical skills, with experience using data and insight to inform planning and decision-making.
• A strong commitment to improving population health, with a passion for reducing health inequalities and promoting healthy weight.

Important Information:

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement

Kent County Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 2 weeks of the advert closing date then, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.

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.

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

Contact Details

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Dr Abimbola Ojo via email: Abimbola.ojo@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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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, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

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