Job Description

Public Health Consultant | 10769 | fixed term contract for five months/secondment opportunity | 18.5 hours per week | Up to £105,377 per annum pro rata (dependent on experience and qualifications) | Grade O | Norwich

For further information – including discussing potential portfolios or flexible and hybrid working – please contact Derek Ward - Director of Public Health, by emailing derek.ward@norfolk.gov.uk

Norfolk County Council is seeking an outstanding Consultant in Public Health to join its ambitious and well-established Public Health team.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic leadership across a large and diverse county, working with partners across local government, the NHS, the voluntary sector and communities to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.

About the Role

As a Consultant in Public Health, you will support the Director of Public Health in delivering Norfolk County Council’s statutory public health responsibilities and wider ambitions to improve population health and wellbeing.

Portfolio responsibilities will be agreed with the successful candidate. The role will focus on providing capacity and resilience to cover maternity and sick leave in the team and to carry out a rapid review of the county council health protection function.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing strategic leadership to improve population health and reduce inequalities
• Supporting the Director of Public Health in fulfilling statutory responsibilities
• Leading major public health programmes and partnerships across Norfolk
• Influencing decision-makers across local government, the NHS and wider partners
• Using evidence, intelligence and research to drive policy and service improvement
• Providing specialist public health advice to commissioners and system leaders
• Working with elected members, senior leaders and communities to embed prevention and improve wellbeing

Requirements

• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register, GDC Specialist List or UK Public Health Register (UKPHR), or be within six months of registration at the time of interview in accordance with current appointments guidance
• MFPH (or equivalent)
• Significant experience of delivering change and influencing across organisational boundaries
• Strong strategic leadership and partnership-working skills
• Excellent analytical, communication and influencing abilities
• Experience of translating complex public health evidence into action and outcomes
• A commitment to reducing inequalities and improving population health

Before you apply find out more here and Person Specificationto help shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 23 June 2026

All other applicants closing date: 23 June 2026