Job title: Consultant in Public Health – Health Protection 

Permanent – Fulltime 

Salary: MG4 – Salary £93,672 - £110,463

Hours: 36

Location: Flexible working, Twickenham Civic Centre /Wandsworth Town Hall and home

Our Public Health team is part of an excellent partnership offering better services across the London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth. We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and innovative Consultant in Public Health to lead on Health Protection supporting both councils to protect residents from health hazards arising from infectious disease and the environment. This includes the impacts of poor air quality and climate change.

The two boroughs have different and dynamic populations presenting a fantastic opportunity address a wide range of population health challenges. You will be part of a dedicated and friendly Public Health team that is embedded across all council departments and serving over half a million residents. We have an excellent track record of developing our public health staff, and many have gone on to take more senior roles in future careers. 

As well as strong skills and experience in leading on complex Public Health issues, we are looking for a positive attitude and the ability to cope with multiple and changing demands. You will be able to work flexibly and autonomously. You will be politically astute and enable elected members to maximise their positive impact on health and wellbeing.  You will be an influential and clear communicator and able to take people with you to effect change.  You will embrace diversity and be able to work and influence people from a variety of backgrounds.

You will report to the Director of Public Health provide a public health lead on all health protection work including infection prevention and control, national immunisation and screening programmes (cancer and non-cancer), inclusion health, air quality, climate change and sustainability. The post will provide line management support to a team of staff, linking with the wider Public Health Team and other council directorates as needed. 

If you have the above attributes, want a relentlessly exciting job and want to influence at the heart of local democracy to improve and protect the health and wellbeing of the residents of Richmond and Wandsworth, this is the job for you, and we want to hear from you!

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Ann Jachmich on  #removed# or #removed# or email #removed#

Indicative Recruitment Timeline:

• Closing Date: Sunday 15 September 2024.
• Shortlisting Date: 16 September 2024.
• Interview Date: Week commencing 30 September 2024 to be confirmed.

Useful Information: 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan. For more details click